Searching for the Cartilage-associated Mimicry Epitope in Adjuvant Arthritis
Adjuvant arthritis (AA) is a T cell mediated disease which can be induced in genetically susceptible rats by immunization with heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mt ) suspended in incomplete Freund's adjuvant. The critical mycobacterial T cell epitope for the induction of AA was previousl...
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Published in | Autoimmunity (Chur, Switzerland) Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 201 - 210 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Abingdon
Informa UK Ltd
2002
Taylor & Francis Taylor and Francis |
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Summary: | Adjuvant arthritis (AA) is a T cell mediated disease which can be induced in genetically susceptible rats by immunization with heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mt ) suspended in incomplete Freund's adjuvant. The critical mycobacterial T cell epitope for the induction of AA was previously identified as residues 178-186 of the mycobacterial 65 kDa heat shock protein ( Mt. hsp65 178-186 ). It was suggested that the development of AA was due to molecular mimicry between a mycobacterial epitope and a cartilage-associated self-antigen. However, until now such cartilage-associated mimicry epitope has not been identified. In this study we designed a computer search profile to predict mimicry self-epitopes, and investigated whether one or more of these self-epitopes could serve as mimicry epitopes in AA. Although several of these self-epitopes were recognized by arthritogenic T cells, no cross-reactivity was found between T cells specific for these self-epitopes and Mt. hsp65 178-186 specific T cells. |
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ISSN: | 0891-6934 1607-842X |
DOI: | 10.1080/08916930290024188 |