Abstract
Human T cells adopt a CD28-CD57+ phenotype in chronic viral infections and this has been hypothesized to result from continuous stimulation, however this phenotype may be due to direct viral effects on T cells. Employing MS patients before and after chronic in vivo administration of the antigen glatiramer acetate (GA) we examine this hypothesis. Pre-treatment glatiramer acetate-specific CD8 T cells were CD57-Perforin-. This changed to a predominantly CD28-CD57+Perforin+ response after administration of this drug. This phenotype was only observed after chronic stimulation and not in a recall response to mumps. The relevance to GA's mechanism of action is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 117-129 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
Volume | 178 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2006 |
Keywords
- Autoimmunity
- Cell differentiation
- Cytotoxic
- Human
- T cells
- Viral
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology