Article: Prospects for antigen-specific tolerance based therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Results and problems in cell differentiation
2009 Volume 51, Page(s) 217–235
Abstract: A primary focus in autoimmunity is the breakdown of central and peripheral tolerance resulting in the survival and eventual activation of autoreactive T cells. As CD4(+) T cells are key contributors to the underlying pathogenic mechanisms responsible for ...
Abstract | A primary focus in autoimmunity is the breakdown of central and peripheral tolerance resulting in the survival and eventual activation of autoreactive T cells. As CD4(+) T cells are key contributors to the underlying pathogenic mechanisms responsible for onset and progression of most autoimmune diseases, they are a logical target for therapeutic strategies. One method for restoring self-tolerance is to exploit the endogenous regulatory mechanisms that govern CD4(+) T cell activation. In this review, we discuss tolerance strategies with the common goal of inducing antigen (Ag)-specific tolerance. Emphasis is given to the use of peptide-specific tolerance strategies, focusing on ethylene carbodiimide (ECDI)-peptide-coupled cells (Ag-SP) and nonmitogenic anti-CD3, which specifically target the T cell receptor (TCR) in the absence of costimulatory signals. These approaches induce a TCR signal of insufficient strength to cause CD4(+) T cell activation and instead lead to functional T cell anergy/deletion and activation of Ag-specific induced regulatory T cells (iTregs) while avoiding generalized long-term immunosuppression. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use ; Autoantigens ; Autoimmunity ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Carbodiimides ; Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology ; Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/therapy ; Humans ; Immunity, Mucosal ; Immunosuppression/methods ; Immunosuppression/trends ; Mice ; Multiple Sclerosis/immunology ; Multiple Sclerosis/therapy ; Peptides/immunology ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology ; Self Tolerance ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology |
Chemical Substances | Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Autoantigens ; Carbodiimides ; Peptides ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2009-01-07 |
Publishing country | Germany |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ISSN | 0080-1844 |
ISSN | 0080-1844 |
DOI | 10.1007/400_2008_13 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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