Article
HLA-B27-derived peptides as autoantigens for T lymphocytes in ankylosing spondylitis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 1997
Märker-Hermann E, Meyer zum Büschenfelde K H, Wildner G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study whether peptides derived from the HLA-B27 molecule sequence can stimulate peripheral blood T lymphocytes (PBL) from patients with HLA-B27-associated spondylarthropathies. METHODS: PBL from 55 HLA-B27+ patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 28 HLA-B27+ patients with other s...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Autoantigens
- Cell Line
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptides
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
