Recognition of a high affinity MHC class I-restricted epitope of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein by CD8+ T cells derived from autoantigen-deficient mice.

CD4+ T cells have a well-defined pathogenic role in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the rodent model of multiple sclerosis (MS), yet CD8+ T cells are commonly found in MS lesions. To determine whether immunological tolerance might impact differently on CD4+ versus CD8+ T cells, we studie...

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Main Authors: Melanie D Leech, Antonio eCarrillo-Vico, Roland S. Liblau, Stephen M Anderton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2011.00017/full