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Interstrain variability of autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rats: multiple encephalitogenic myelin basic protein epitopes for DA rats. 1997

J A Stepaniak, and N A Wolf, and D Sun, and R H Swanborg
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.

We investigated T cell epitopes of guinea pig myelin basic protein (MBP) that induce experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in DA rats, using synthetic peptides that correspond to regions of the guinea pig MBP molecule that are homologous to rat MBP. Four peptides were encephalitogenic when tested in DA rats. MBP63-81, which partially overlaps the dominant encephalitogenic MBP epitope for Lewis (LEW) rats, caused severe EAE in the DA strain but did not elicit EAE in LEW rats. MBP66-81 and MBP63-76 were also encephalitogenic for DA but not LEW rats. MBP79-99 also induced EAE in DA rats, although MBP87-99, the minor encephalitogenic LEW epitope, was inactive. This indicates that part of the 79-86 sequence is necessary for encephalitogenic activity in the DA strain. MBP101-120, and MBP142-167 were also encephalitogenic for DA rats. T cells from DA rats immunized with intact MBP proliferated in response to the whole protein and to MBP79-99, but were not stimulated to a significant extent by the other encephalitogenic peptides, suggesting that these may represent cryptic or subdominant epitopes. However, MBP63-81-specific T cell lines could be isolated by repeated restimulation with peptide, indicating that the peptide-specific T cells were present in DA rats at low frequency.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008213 Lymphocyte Activation Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION. Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D011922 Rats, Mutant Strains Rats bearing mutant genes which are phenotypically expressed in the animals. Mutant Strains Rat,Mutant Strains Rats,Rat, Mutant Strains,Strains Rat, Mutant,Strains Rats, Mutant
D004660 Encephalitis Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition. Inflammation, Brain,Rasmussen Syndrome,Brain Inflammation,Encephalitis, Rasmussen,Rasmussen Encephalitis,Rasmussen's Syndrome,Brain Inflammations
D004676 Myelin Basic Protein An abundant cytosolic protein that plays a critical role in the structure of multilamellar myelin. Myelin basic protein binds to the cytosolic sides of myelin cell membranes and causes a tight adhesion between opposing cell membranes. Golli-MBP1 Protein,Golli-MBP2 Protein,HOG5 Protein,HOG7 Protein,MBP1 Protein,MBP2 Protein,MBP3 Protein,MBP4 Protein,Myelin Basic Protein, 17.2 kDa Isoform,Myelin Basic Protein, 18.5 kDa Isoform,Myelin Basic Protein, 20.2 kDa Isoform,Myelin Basic Protein, 21.5 kDa Isoform,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 1,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 2,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 3,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 4,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 5,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 6,Myelin Basic Protein, Isoform 7,Golli MBP1 Protein,Golli MBP2 Protein
D004681 Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental An experimental animal model for central nervous system demyelinating disease. Inoculation with a white matter emulsion combined with FREUND'S ADJUVANT, myelin basic protein, or purified central myelin triggers a T cell-mediated immune response directed towards central myelin. The pathologic features are similar to MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, including perivascular and periventricular foci of inflammation and demyelination. Subpial demyelination underlying meningeal infiltrations also occurs, which is also a feature of ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED. Passive immunization with T-cells from an afflicted animal to a normal animal also induces this condition. (From Immunol Res 1998;17(1-2):217-27; Raine CS, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p604-5) Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Experimental,Encephalomyelitis, Allergic,Encephalomyelitis, Experimental Autoimmune,Allergic Encephalomyelitis,Allergic Encephalomyelitis, Experimental,Autoimmune Experimental Encephalomyelitis,Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis,Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis,Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune Experimental,Encephalomyelitis, Experimental Allergic,Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitides,Experimental Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000939 Epitopes Sites on an antigen that interact with specific antibodies. Antigenic Determinant,Antigenic Determinants,Antigenic Specificity,Epitope,Determinant, Antigenic,Determinants, Antigenic,Specificity, Antigenic
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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