Immunomodulation of Myasthenia Gravis Associated Autoimmune Responses by an Altered Peptide Ligand: Mechanisms of action

作者: Miri Pass-Rozner , Anat Faber-Elmann , Michael Sela , Edna Mozes

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4060-7_17

关键词: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisAcetylcholine receptorImmunologyChemistryInositol phosphateLymphocyteMyasthenia gravisImmune systemPeptide ligandNicotinic acetylcholine receptor

摘要: Myasthenia gravis (MG) and its experimental animal model, autoimmune myasthenia (EAMG), are immune disorders characterized by circulating antibodies lymphocyte autoreactivity to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR). Although the production of specific is directly attributed B cells, there extensive evidence that T cells have a key role in etiopathology disease humans animals [1-4]. Since α-subunit AChR was shown be predominant for cell epitopes [2], we used peptides representing different sequences human study initiation, development immunomodulation gravis.

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