Abstract:
:T cells play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of most autoimmune disorders. However, target antigens and pathomechanisms leading to human autoimmune diseases are still largely unknown. Cross-recognition of T cells between self and foreign antigens has been considered as a driving force in generating autoimmunity. Here, we discuss the extent of degeneracy in T cell antigen recognition and hypothesize on the role of degenerate recognition in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), a candidate autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS).
journal_name
Mol Immunoljournal_title
Molecular immunologyauthors
Zhou D,Hemmer Bdoi
10.1016/j.molimm.2003.11.012subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-02-01 00:00:00pages
1057-61issue
14-15eissn
0161-5890issn
1872-9142pii
S0161589003003419journal_volume
40pub_type
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