Abstract
Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV)-induced demyelinating disease (TMEV-IDD) is an excellent model for human multiple sclerosis. Within the BALB/c strain, BALB/cAnNCr mice are susceptible while BALB/cByJ mice are resistant. BALB/cByJ mice become susceptible when irradiated. Adoptive transfer of CD8+ splenic T cells from resistant BALB/cByJ donors protect irradiated BALB/cByJ, as well as BALB/cAnNCr recipients, from development of TMEV-IDD. Anti-TMEV CTL activities in BALB/cAnNCr, BALB/cByJ and irradiated BALB/cByJ mice are comparable. A population of splenic CD4+ T cells in BALB/cByJ donors has also been identified which can protect both susceptible BALB/cAnNCr and irradiated BALB/cByJ recipients from TMEV-IDD via adoptive transfer. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 136-146 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 3 1999 |
Funding
This work was supported in part by grant NS23349 from the NIH.
Keywords
- EAE/MS
- Mouse
- Neuroimmunology
- T lymphocytes
- TMEV
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology