Isolation and characterization of autoreactive proteolipid protein-peptide specific T-cell clones from multiple sclerosis patients

Neurology
J CorrealeL P Weiner

Abstract

During the course of multiple sclerosis (MS), myelin proteins are likely antigenic targets for autoreactive T cells. Although most studies have implicated myelin basic protein as a potent encephalitogenic myelin component, proteolipid protein (PLP) appears also to be a possible target antigen in the autoimmune response in MS. In this report, we investigated the human T-cell responses to PLP by using PLP104-117 and PLP142-153 synthetic peptides as target antigens in limiting dilution. One hundred twenty-five CD4+, T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha beta+ T-cell clones (TCCs) were established from the peripheral blood of seven MS patients and five control subjects. Despite the use of enriched cultures no gamma delta TCCs were obtained. Recognition of both PLP epitopes occurred in the context of multiple HLA-DR alleles. We found no differences in restriction element usage between MS patients and control subjects. TCR variable beta-region (V beta) usage was assessed by flow cytometry using a panel of monoclonal antibodies defining different V beta elements. In both MS patients and control subjects, there was a marked heterogeneity in the TCR V beta repertoire. Furthermore, sequential evaluation of MS patients during acute attacks and clin...Continue Reading

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