title: T-cell tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor binding in patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: MS is a T-cell-mediated demyelinating disease of the CNS, in which the cytokine network may be deranged, leading to an altered immunoregulation. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a cytokine with several effects on the neuroimmune system. There are specific TNF-alpha receptors on human lymphocytes and other cell types, even in the CNS. We assayed TNF-alpha binding on peripheral blood T cells from MS patients compared with healthy subjects. T cells from MS patients have significantly more TNF-alpha receptors than those from control subjects (Bmax, 955 +/- 31 versus 126 +/- 3 [mean +/- SEM] receptors per cell). Such TNF-alpha binding sites are of the same type in patients and healthy subjects (Kd, 68.7 +/- 4.8 versus 70.2 +/- 4.1 [mean +/- SEM]pM). We discuss these results in terms of MS immunopathogenesis, because activated T cells have increased amounts of TNF-alpha receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bongioanni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012008:Recurrence; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha