title: Specificity of antibody-dependent lymphocyte cytotoxicity against cerebral tissue constituents in multiple sclerosis. Studies with basic protein of myelin, encephalitogenic peptide, cerebrosides and gangliosides.
abstract: In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) there is not only an antibody-dependent lymphocyte cytotoxicity (ADLC) against basic protein of myelin (MBP), as was demonstrated earlier, but also against encephalitogenic peptide, cerebrosides and gangliosides. The reaction against cerebrosides and gangliosides is not specific for MS; it is also frequently positive in patients with other neurological diseases (OND), syphilis and rheumatoid arthritis. The ADLC against encephalitogenic peptide shows a very high specificity for MS. Out of 35 cases with OND, 23 had a positive result with MBP, but only one with encephalitogenic peptide. Patients with syphilis and rheumatoid arthritis reacted negatively without exception. According to this, the encephalitogenic peptide is a highly specific antigen for MS; MBP shows less specificity. The ADLC against the encephalitogenic peptide shows a markedly increased sensitivity in MS compared with MBP. Specificity and frequency of positive findings with encephalitogenic peptide support the pathogenic significance of the reaction in MS.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D001921:Brain / Q000276:immunology*; D002554:Cerebrosides / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology*; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000276:immunology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D002554:Cerebrosides; D005732:Gangliosides; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins