title: A synthetic peptide from the third hypervariable region of major histocompatibility complex class II beta chain as a vaccine for treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
abstract: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted, T-cell-mediated, demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system and represents a model for human multiple sclerosis. The present study demonstrates that vaccination of SJL/J mice with an 18-amino acid synthetic peptide from the third hypervariable region of the murine class II MHC IAs beta chain (IAs beta 58-75; 18-mer peptide) is capable of eliciting auto-anti-IAs antibodies specific for the IAs beta chain and preventing and treating EAE. A similar approach may be useful in the treatment of human autoimmune diseases in which susceptibility is linked to class II MHC genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt-Stallworth, Hospital, Nashville, TN 37212.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Topham
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nag
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arimilli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sriram
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D002460:Cell Line; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic