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CTLA-4: a negative regulator of autoimmune disease.
1 Aug 1996
Abstract excerpt
CTLA-4, a CD28 homologue expressed on activated T cells, binds with high affinity to the CD28 ligands, B7-1 (CD80) and B7-2 (CD86). This study was designed to examine the role of CTLA-4 in regulating autoimmune disease. Murine relapsing-remitting experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (R-EAE) is a demyelinating disease mediated by PLP139-151-specific CD4+ T cells in SJL/J mice. Anti-CTLA-4 mAbs (or their F(ab)...
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