Immunologische Kreuzreaktivität zwischen dem Myelin-Oligodendrozyten-Glykoprotein (MOG) und Butyrophilin (BTN) bei Multipler Sklerose

The aetiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is believed to involve environmental factors that disrupt self-tolerance to myelin autoantigens but their identity and mode of action are unknown. This study reports that the epitope specificity of autoantibodies to the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), an important candidate autoantigen in MS, is heterogeneous and that MOG exhibits extensive immunological cross-reactivity with the bovine milk protein butyrophilin (BTN), an ubiquitous dietary antigen. In a subset of MS patients this cross-reactive antibody response is significantly enhanced and are selectively sequestered in the central nervous system (CNS) suggesting that this cross-reactive immune response may play an active role in the pathogenesis of MS. Immunological cross-reactivity between MOG and BTN may modulate the composition and pathogenicity of the MOG-specific autoimmune response. In one scenario this response might be innocuous or even protective due to the induction of oral tolerance by BTN that cross-reacts with MOG. Alternatively, cross-reactive antibodies and pro-inflammatory Th1 T cell responses may target humoral and cellular effector mechanisms to attack white matter tracts in the CNS of susceptible patients.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Guggenmos, Johannes

Repository record source_url

https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/674/

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de:674