Vaccination against Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis with T Cell Receptor Peptides

Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system mediated by CD4$^{+}$ T cells reactive with myelin basic protein (MBP). Rats were rendered resistant to the induction of EAE by vaccination with synthetic peptides corresponding to idiotypic determin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1989-11, Vol.246 (4930), p.668-670
Hauptverfasser: Howell, Mark D., Winters, Steven T., Olee, Tsaiwei, Powell, Henry C., Carlo, Dennis J., Brostoff, Steven W.
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Zusammenfassung:Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system mediated by CD4$^{+}$ T cells reactive with myelin basic protein (MBP). Rats were rendered resistant to the induction of EAE by vaccination with synthetic peptides corresponding to idiotypic determinants of the $\beta $ chain VDJ region and J$\alpha $ regions of the T cell receptor (TCR) that are conserved among encephalitogenic T cells. These findings demonstrate the utility of TCR peptide vaccination for modulating the activity of autoreactive T cells and represent a general therapeutic approach for T cell--mediated pathogenesis.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.2814489