Article
Cellular immune response toward human articular chondrocytes. T cell reactivities against chondrocyte and fibroblast membranes in destructive joint diseases.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 1990
Alsalameh S, Mollenhauer J, Hain N, Stock K P, Kalden J R, Burmester G R
Abstract excerpt
Articular cartilage is one of the major targets in destructive joint diseases in humans. We studied cellular immune reactions against cartilage cell-surface membranes, because it has recently been suggested that these represent possible antigenic structures, based upon the observation of autoanti...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibody Specificity
- Antigen-Antibody Reactions
- Antigens, Surface
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Cartilage, Articular
- Cell Line
- Cell Membrane
- Epithelium
- Female
- Fibroblasts
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Joint Diseases