Role of CD8+ T Cells in Mercury‐Induced Autoimmunity or Immunosuppression in the Rat

L Pelletier, J Rossert, R Pasquier… - Scandinavian journal …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
In Brown‐Norway (BN) rats mercuric chloride induces an autoimmune disease
characterized by an increase in serum IgE concentration, and by the production of anti …

Alopecia areata: autoreactive T cells are variably enriched in scalp lesions relative to peripheral blood

RS Kalish, KL Johnson, MK Hordinsky - Archives of dermatology, 1992 - jamanetwork.com
• Background and Design.—Alopecia areata is a condition characterized by hair loss in
association with perifollicular infiltration of T cells and antigen-presenting cells. Autoreactive …

Decreased autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction in multiple sclerosis

DA Hafler, M Buchsbaum, HL Weiner - Journal of neuroimmunology, 1985 - Elsevier
The autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (AMLR) measures the T-cell response to
antigens on the surface of autologous non-T-cells. Studies have shown a decreased ability …

Impaired autologous mixed-lymphocyte reaction of peripheral blood lymphocytes in adult periodontitis

S Kimura, N Fujimoto, H Okada - Infection and immunity, 1991 - Am Soc Microbiol
The autologous mixed-lymphocyte reactions (AMLR) of peripheral blood lymphocytes from
80 patients with adult periodontitis were examined. Some but not all patients showed clearly …

Interferon-γ accelerates immune proliferation via its effect on monocyte HLA-DR expression

S Becker - Cellular immunology, 1985 - Elsevier
The effect of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) on antigen-induced and autologous proliferative responses
has been investigated. The enhanced proliferative response, which resulted in the presence …

Use of synthetic peptides to establish anti-human acetylcholine receptor CD4+ cell lines from myasthenia gravis patients.

MP Protti, AA Manfredi, C Straub, XD Wu… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1990 - journals.aai.org
Acetylcholine receptor-(AcChR) specific T cell lines were propagated from the PBL of six
myasthenia gravis (MG) patients by the use of a pool of synthetic peptides (alpha-pool) …

Cell surface and cell cycle analysis of metal‐induced murine T cell proliferation

GL Warner, DA Lawrence - European journal of immunology, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
The heavy metale cations Pb2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ have previously been shown to induce T
cell proliferation which required the presence of both T cells and Ia+ cells at the initiation of …

Interleukin-2 production and response by helper T-cell subsets in man.

M Salmon, GD Kitas, JS Gaston, PA Bacon - Immunology, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study investigated the production of, and response to, the lymphokine interleukin-2 (IL-
2) by functional subsets of human CD4+ T lymphocytes. Fresh peripheral blood …

Mercury-induced autoreactive anti-class II T cell line protects from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by the bias of CD8+ antiergotypic cells in Lewis rats.

M Castedo, L Pelletier, J Rossert, R Pasquier… - The Journal of …, 1993 - rupress.org
Brown-Norway (BN) rats injected with HgCl2 develop a systemic autoimmune disease
associated with a polyclonal B cell activation, due to autoreactive T cells specific for self …

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma lesional epidermal cells activate autologous CD4+ T lymphocytes: involvement of both CD1+ OKM5+ and CD1+ OKM5− antigen …

ER Hansen, O Baadsgaard, S Lisby, KD Cooper… - Journal of investigative …, 1990 - Elsevier
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is characterized by infiltration of the skin by activated CD4+ T
lymphocytes. The mechanism by which these T lymphocytes achieve and maintain their …