title: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from multiple sclerosis patients recognize myelin proteolipid protein and selected peptides.
abstract: Myelin proteolipid protein (PLP) can induce a T cell-mediated chronic relapsing autoimmune encephalomyelitis in animals and therefore is a candidate for an antigen involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. In this report, evidence is presented that peripheral blood mononuclear cells from certain multiple sclerosis (MS) patients recognize the intact PLP molecule as well as certain synthetic PLP peptides in proliferation assays. PLP-specific T cell lines could be obtained from six of ten MS patients with early relapsing-remitting disease. These lines recognized more than one PLP peptide and the relevant peptides differed among patients. The relevance of these observations to the pathogenesis of MS remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: van der Veen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sulze
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology*; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D018991:Myelin Proteolipid Protein; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018991:Myelin Proteolipid Protein; D010455:Peptides