Abstract:
:Current immunotherapy of myasthenia gravis (MG) is often effective, but entails risks of infection and neoplasia. The "Guided Missile" strategy described here is designed to target and eliminate the individual's unique AChR-specific T cell repertoire, without otherwise interfering with the immune system. We genetically engineered dendritic cells to present AChR epitopes and simultaneously express Fas ligand in an ongoing EAMG model. In both in vitro and in vivo experiments, these engineered cells specifically killed AChR-responsive T cells without otherwise damaging the immune system. AChR antibodies were markedly reduced in the treated mice. Translation of this method to treat human MG is possible.
journal_name
J Neuroimmunoljournal_title
Journal of neuroimmunologyauthors
Sun W,Adams RN,Miagkov A,Lu Y,Juon HS,Drachman DBdoi
10.1016/j.jneuroim.2012.06.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-10-15 00:00:00pages
25-32issue
1-2eissn
0165-5728issn
1872-8421pii
S0165-5728(12)00190-7journal_volume
251pub_type
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