Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: T cell responses to CII were examined in a patient with RP, who was heterozygous for the HLA-DR allele DRB1*0101/DRB1*0401. T cell clones were established from this patient and characterized for peptide specificity, class II restriction, cytokine production, and staining with HLA-DRB1*0401 class II tetramers. RESULTS: A response to CII and the peptide 255-273 was present in this patient. T cells specific for the CII epitope 261-273 were cloned. Evaluation of these clones demonstrated a response to CII 261-273 in the context of both DR alleles. HLA-DR4 CII tetramer did not demonstrate staining of either CII-specific DRB1*0401-restricted T cell clones or a polyclonal population of CII-reactive T cells from this individual. CONCLUSION: T cells directed against CII were present in this patient with RP. Also, T cell clones isolated from this individual were found to be specific for the CII peptide 261-273 and were restricted to either the DRB1*0101 or the DRB1*0401 allele. These findings establish that a T cell response directed against CII is present in this patient with RP and that the CII peptide 261-273 plays a role in the human immune response to CII.
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Authors | Jane H Buckner, Megan Van Landeghen, William W Kwok, Laura Tsarknaridis |
Journal | Arthritis and rheumatism
(Arthritis Rheum)
Vol. 46
Issue 1
Pg. 238-44
(Jan 2002)
ISSN: 0004-3591 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11817597
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Collagen Type II
- Epitopes
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- HLA-DRB1*04:01 antigen
- Peptide Fragments
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Topics |
- Adult
- Clone Cells
(immunology)
- Collagen Type II
(analysis, immunology)
- Epitopes
- Flow Cytometry
- HLA-DR Antigens
(immunology)
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Peptide Fragments
(immunology)
- Polychondritis, Relapsing
(immunology)
- Staining and Labeling
- T-Lymphocytes
(chemistry, cytology, immunology)
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