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Myelin Basic Protein–specific T Helper 2 (Th2) Cells Cause Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Immunodeficient Hosts Rather than Protect Them from the Disease

Chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis are caused by CD4(+) Th1 cells. Because Th2 cells antagonize Th1 cell functions in several ways, it is believed that immune deviation towards Th2 can prevent or cure autoimmune diseases. Experimen...

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Autores principales: Lafaille, Juan J., de Keere, Fabienne Van, Hsu, Albert L., Baron, Jody L., Haas, Werner, Raine, Cedric S., Tonegawa, Susumu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2198987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9221760