2000
Enhanced B7 costimulatory molecule expression in inflammatory human sural nerve biopsies
Kiefer R, Dangond F, Mueller M, Toyka KV, Hafler DA, Hartung HP. Enhanced B7 costimulatory molecule expression in inflammatory human sural nerve biopsies. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2000, 69: 362. PMID: 10945811, PMCID: PMC1737105, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.3.362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyGuillain-Barré syndromeSural nerve biopsyPeripheral nervous systemB7-1Nerve biopsyB7-2 mRNAB7 moleculesPolymerase chain reactionB7-2Nervous systemCases of GBSNon-inflammatory control groupCostimulatory molecules B7-1B7-1 mRNANon-inflammatory controlsTh-2 phenotypeInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyB7-1 proteinCostimulatory molecule expressionT cell responsesEffective antigen presentationCases of neuroborreliosisHuman sural nerve biopsiesCIDP cases
1996
Cytotoxic γδ T Lymphocytes Associated with an Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Rothenberg M, Weber W, Longtine J, Hafler D. Cytotoxic γδ T Lymphocytes Associated with an Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder. Clinical Immunology 1996, 80: 266-272. PMID: 8811046, DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.0122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsGamma delta T-cell receptorDelta T-cell receptorPosttransplantation lymphoproliferative diseaseT cellsBrain lesionsT cell receptorLymphoproliferative diseaseCell receptorInflammatory brain lesionsPosttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorderEpstein-Barr virusCultured T cell linesCentral nervous systemT cell linesHuman brain tissueLymphoproliferative disordersAutoimmune diseasesInflammatory processVirus immunityNervous systemBrain tissueLesionsTarget cells