title: Immunomodulatory peptides with high binding affinity for class II MHC molecules for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease.
abstract: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) represents the major barrier to successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Positive and negative selection studies have unequivocally demonstrated that donor T cells are responsible for the induction phase of GVHD. Inhibition of the early steps of T cell antigen recognition leading to graft-versus-host disease has become an area of intense investigation. Peptides with high binding affinity for class II MHC molecules have been shown to compete for the single class II binding site and to inhibit T cell proliferative responses in vitro. Recent work has extended this approach to the prevention of murine GVHD in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Schlegel
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions / Q000276:immunology*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D010455:Peptides