Treatment of multiple sclerosis with T-cell receptor peptides: Results of a double-blind pilot trial

Arthur A. Vandenbark; Yuan K. Chou; Ruth Whitham; Michele Mass; Abigail Buenafe; Diane Liefeld; Daniel Kavanagh; Shelley Cooper; George A. Hashim; Halina Offner; Dennis N. Bourdette

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Treatment of multiple sclerosis with T-cell receptor peptides: Results of a double-blind pilot trial

Arthur A. Vandenbark, Yuan K. Chou, Ruth Whitham, Michele Mass, Abigail Buenafe, Diane Liefeld, Daniel Kavanagh, Shelley Cooper, George A. Hashim, Halina Offner, Dennis N. Bourdette

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A T-cell receptor (TCR) peptide vaccine from the Vβ5.2 sequence expressed in multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques and on myelin basic protein (MBP)-specific T cells boosted peptide-reactive T cells in patients with progressive MS. Vaccine responders had a reduced MBP response and remained clinically stable without side effects during one year of therapy, whereas nonresponders had an increased MBP response and progressed clinically. Peptide-specific T helper 2 cells directly inhibited MBP-specific T helper 1 cells in vitro through the release of interleukin-10, implicating a bystander suppression mechanism that holds promise for treatment of MS and other autoimmune diseases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1109-1115
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nature medicine
Volume	2
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1096-1109
State	Published - Oct 1996

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