PMID- 11535634 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20011011 LR - 20220318 IS - 0022-1007 (Print) IS - 1540-9538 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1007 (Linking) VI - 194 IP - 5 DP - 2001 Sep 3 TI - A pathogenic role for myelin-specific CD8(+) T cells in a model for multiple sclerosis. PG - 669-76 AB - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by plaques of infiltrating CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells. Studies of MS and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of MS, focus on the contribution of CD4(+) myelin-specific T cells. The role of CD8(+) myelin-specific T cells in mediating EAE or MS has not been described previously. Here, we demonstrate that myelin-specific CD8(+) T cells induce severe CNS autoimmunity in mice. The pathology and clinical symptoms in CD8(+) T cell-mediated CNS autoimmunity demonstrate similarities to MS not seen in myelin-specific CD4(+) T cell-mediated EAE. These data suggest that myelin-specific CD8(+) T cells could function as effector cells in the pathogenesis of MS. FAU - Huseby, E S AU - Huseby ES AD - Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. FAU - Liggitt, D AU - Liggitt D FAU - Brabb, T AU - Brabb T FAU - Schnabel, B AU - Schnabel B FAU - Ohlen, C AU - Ohlen C FAU - Goverman, J AU - Goverman J LA - eng GR - T32 CA009537/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA09537-13/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Exp Med JT - The Journal of experimental medicine JID - 2985109R RN - 0 (Myelin Basic Protein) SB - IM CIN - J Exp Med. 2001 Sep 3;194(5):F27-30. PMID: 11535639 MH - Adoptive Transfer MH - Animals MH - Autoimmunity MH - Brain/*immunology/pathology/physiopathology MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology/pathology MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/pathology MH - Clone Cells MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C3H MH - Mice, Inbred MRL lpr MH - Mice, SCID MH - Multiple Sclerosis/*immunology/pathology/physiopathology MH - Myelin Basic Protein/*immunology MH - Spinal Cord/*immunology/pathology/physiopathology MH - T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Time Factors PMC - PMC2195947 EDAT- 2001/09/06 10:00 MHDA- 2001/10/12 10:01 PMCR- 2002/03/03 CRDT- 2001/09/06 10:00 PHST- 2001/09/06 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/10/12 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/09/06 10:00 [entrez] PHST- 2002/03/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 010250 [pii] AID - 10.1084/jem.194.5.669 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Exp Med. 2001 Sep 3;194(5):669-76. doi: 10.1084/jem.194.5.669.