1997
Oral Administration of Myelin Induces Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secreting T Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosisa
HAFLER D, KENT S, PIETRUSEWICZ M, KHOURY S, WEINER H, FUKAURA H. Oral Administration of Myelin Induces Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secreting T Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosisa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1997, 835: 120-131. PMID: 9616767, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48623.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoimmune diseasesOral administrationT cell linesNon-treated MS patientsPLP-reactive T cellsTh1-type autoimmune diseaseShort-term T cell linesCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseOriginal T cell cloneSystemic immune toleranceExperimental autoimmune diseasesNon-treated patientsRegulatory T cellsRelapsing-remitting patientsIFN-gamma secretionT cell clonesCell linesMultiple sclerosisAOral tolerizationOral toleranceMS patientsAutoimmune cascadeImmune tolerance
1996
Three‐year Open Protocol Continuation Study of Oral Tolerization with Myelin Antigens in Multiple Sclerosis and Design of a Phase III Pivotal Trial
HOHOL M, KHOURY S, COOK S, ORAV E, HAFLER D, WEINER H. Three‐year Open Protocol Continuation Study of Oral Tolerization with Myelin Antigens in Multiple Sclerosis and Design of a Phase III Pivotal Trial. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1996, 778: 243-250. PMID: 8610977, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb21132.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secretion with Bovine Myelin Oral Tolerization in Multiple Sclerosis
FUKAURA H, KENT S, PIETRUSEWICZ M, KHOURY S, WEINER H, HAFLER D. Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secretion with Bovine Myelin Oral Tolerization in Multiple Sclerosis. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1996, 778: 251-257. PMID: 8610978, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb21133.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapsing-remitting MS patientsHuman autoimmune diseasesOral tolerizationMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesT cell linesMS patientsCytokine secretionT cellsAutoreactive T-cell populationsAutoreactive T cellsT cell populationsT-cell fractionCNS white matterFed patientsIL-4Inflammatory responseΒ1 secretionIFN-gammaTolerizationWhite matterPatientsSclerosisBovine myelinSecretion
1994
Oral Tolerance: Immunologic Mechanisms and Treatment of Animal and Human Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases by Oral Administration of Autoantigens
Weiner HL, Friedman A, Miller A, Khoury SJ, al-Sabbagh A, Santos L, Sayegh M, Nussenblatt RB, Trentham DE, Hafler DA. Oral Tolerance: Immunologic Mechanisms and Treatment of Animal and Human Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases by Oral Administration of Autoantigens. Annual Review Of Immunology 1994, 12: 809-837. PMID: 8011298, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.iy.12.040194.004113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan-specific autoimmune diseasesExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisAntigen-specific fashionOral toleranceRegulatory cellsSuppressive cytokinesAutoimmune diseasesClonal anergyHuman organ-specific autoimmune diseasesGut-associated lymphoid tissueAntigen-nonspecific fashionExperimental autoimmune modelsTh2-type responsePositive clinical effectsProlong graft survivalPeripheral immune toleranceT cell autoreactivityInitial clinical trialsAntigen-induced toleranceActive suppressionOral tolerizationSuppress alloreactivityGraft survivalNOD miceAutoimmune encephalomyelitis
1993
Effects of Oral Administration of Type II Collagen on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Trentham D, Dynesius-Trentham R, Orav E, Combitchi D, Lorenzo C, Sewell K, Hafler D, Weiner H. Effects of Oral Administration of Type II Collagen on Rheumatoid Arthritis. Science 1993, 261: 1727-1730. PMID: 8378772, DOI: 10.1126/science.8378772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatoid arthritisType II collagenT cell-mediated autoimmune diseaseCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseChicken type II collagenII collagenActive rheumatoid arthritisDouble-blind trialOral tolerizationTender jointsTolerization approachComplete remissionSwollen jointsClinical efficacySynovial diseaseAutoimmune diseasesPotential autoantigensOral administrationT cellsArthritisSide effectsAnimal modelsDiseaseCollagen groupPatientsDouble-Blind Pilot Trial of Oral Tolerization with Myelin Antigens in Multiple Sclerosis
Weiner H, Mackin G, Matsui M, Orav E, Khoury S, Dawson D, Hafler D. Double-Blind Pilot Trial of Oral Tolerization with Myelin Antigens in Multiple Sclerosis. Science 1993, 259: 1321-1324. PMID: 7680493, DOI: 10.1126/science.7680493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisOral tolerizationMyelin antigensAutoimmune diseasesDouble-blind pilot trialRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisDouble-blind studyCentral nervous systemMyelin basic proteinMajor exacerbationsDaily capsuleT cellsT lymphocytesPilot trialSide effectsNervous systemControl groupMyelin componentsBovine myelinDiseaseMyelinTolerizationSclerosisAntigenBasic protein