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Lymphotoxin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by myelin basic protein-specific T cell clones correlates with
M B Powell1, D Mitchell, J Lederman
1Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.
International Immunology
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Lymphokine activity in seven myelin basic protein (MBP)-specific T cell clones was examined. All of the clones recognize MBP peptide 1-9 in the context of I-Au. A strong positive correlation was found between levels of lymphotoxin (LT) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) mRNA and biological activity on L929 cells and their capacity to induce paralysis, the clinical hallmark of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). No correlation was found between interleukin-2 or gamma interferon production and encephalitogenicity. LT and/or TNF-alpha may play a central role in the pathogenesis of EAE.