2007
A Local Antigen-Driven Humoral Response Is Present in the Inflammatory Myopathies
Bradshaw EM, Orihuela A, McArdel SL, Salajegheh M, Amato AA, Hafler DA, Greenberg SA, O’Connor K. A Local Antigen-Driven Humoral Response Is Present in the Inflammatory Myopathies. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 547-556. PMID: 17182595, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmino Acid SequenceAntibody FormationAutoantigensB-Lymphocyte SubsetsFemaleGenes, Immunoglobulin Heavy ChainHumansImmunoglobulin Switch RegionImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMaleMicrodissectionMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationMyocardiumMyositisReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSyndecan-1Transcription, GeneticConceptsInclusion body myositisLaser capture microdissectionBody myositisCapture microdissectionInflammatory myopathiesMuscle tissueInsertions/deletionsT cell-mediated diseaseGene sequencesCell-mediated diseaseGene transcriptsInflamed muscle tissueAg-specific responsesAg receptorB cell maturationPlasma cell populationPutative autoimmune disordersControl muscle tissueSignificant somatic mutationsIndividual cellsVariable region gene sequencesOligoclonal expansionInflammatory infiltrateSomatic mutationsMuscle weakness
1999
Direct analysis of viral-specific CD8+ T cells with soluble HLA-A2/Tax11-19 tetramer complexes in patients with human T cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy.
Bieganowska K, Höllsberg P, Buckle G, Lim D, Greten T, Schneck J, Altman J, Jacobson S, Ledis S, Hanchard B, Chin J, Morgan O, Roth P, Hafler D. Direct analysis of viral-specific CD8+ T cells with soluble HLA-A2/Tax11-19 tetramer complexes in patients with human T cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 162: 1765-71. PMID: 9973440, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.3.1765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultB7-1 AntigenCD28 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleGene Products, taxHLA-A2 AntigenHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1HumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedParaparesis, Tropical SpasticPeptide FragmentsPhenotypeProtein ConformationReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, ChemokineReceptors, Interleukin-2SolubilityConceptsT cellsIL-2RMHC class I tetramersHuman T-cell lymphotropic virusViral-specific CD8Class I tetramersProgressive neurologic diseaseDifferent chemokine receptorsHLA-A2 alleleCentral nervous systemTCR Vbeta chainsReactive CD8TCR usageInflammatory infiltrateVbeta chainsChemokine receptorsNeurologic diseaseImmune responseCD8Lymphotropic virusMyelopathyNervous systemPatientsHTLVClonal expansion