Abstract
Autoantibodies directed against conformation-dependent epitopes of the extracellular domain of the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG(Igd)) play a major role in the immunopathogenesis of demyelination in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. We now demonstrate that one or more genes encoded within the MHC selectively censor the ability of H-2(b) mice to mount this conformation-dependent autoantibody response, while leaving T and B cell responses to linear MOG(Igd) epitopes intact. This novel form of selective B cell unresponsiveness discriminates between pathogenic and nonpathogenic Ab responses to MOG and determines whether or not Ab-dependent effector mechanisms play an important role in the pathogenesis of MOG-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the mouse.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 455-461 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
Volume | 171 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2003 |
Keywords
- EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
- MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX
- ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
- MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS
- FINE SPECIFICITY
- IN-VIVO
- T-CELLS
- AUTOANTIBODIES
- ANTIBODIES
- PEPTIDE