title: Specificity, magnitude, and kinetics of MOG-specific CD8+ T cell responses during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
abstract: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) has traditionally been thought to be almost exclusively mediated by CD4(+) effector T cells. Here, we provide evidence for the existence of mouse CD8(+) T cells that are specific for an epitope of the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG). Using a panel of truncated MOG peptides, we have identified the minimal epitope recognized by these T cells as MOG 37-46. This peptide, while possessing relatively low affinity for H-2D(b), efficiently stimulates IFN-gamma production from MOG-specific CD8(+) T cell lines in vitro and induces EAE in vivo. To further characterize the magnitude and kinetics of expansion of the MOG-specific CD8(+) T cell population in vivo, we used MOG 37-50/H-2D(b) MHC tetramers to visualize MOG-specific CD8(+) effectors in the peripheral lymphoid organs and central nervous system during the course of EAE induction and progression. Our results identify MOG-specific CD8(+) T cells in the central nervous system prior to and after the onset of disease, suggesting that CD8(+) T cells are a possible target for therapeutic intervention during EAE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Mandy L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Evavold
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D016513:Mice, SCID; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / Q000276:immunology*; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; C571327:Mog protein, mouse; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C445081:myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (35-55)