Abstract
The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unclear. To determine if autoantibodies to myelin basic protein (MBP) are produced during parvovirus B19 infection, A competitive ELISA was performed using plasma from MS patients exhibiting high IgG titers for parvovirus. Our results showed the addition of MBP decreased the binding of IgG to B19 antigen in A dose dependent fashion suggesting A possible link between parvovirus B19 and A subset of patients with clinical MS.
Keywords: Myelin basic protein, Parvovirus B19, Multiple sclerosis, Demyelination, Autoantibody, CNS
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Autoantibody Reaction to Myelin Basic Protein by Plasma Parvovirus B19 IgG in MS Patients
Volume: 13 Issue: 2
Author(s): Gregory Thomas, Leonard Rael, Rick Shimonkevitz, Isaac Melamed and David Bar-Or
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Keywords: Myelin basic protein, Parvovirus B19, Multiple sclerosis, Demyelination, Autoantibody, CNS
Abstract: The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unclear. To determine if autoantibodies to myelin basic protein (MBP) are produced during parvovirus B19 infection, A competitive ELISA was performed using plasma from MS patients exhibiting high IgG titers for parvovirus. Our results showed the addition of MBP decreased the binding of IgG to B19 antigen in A dose dependent fashion suggesting A possible link between parvovirus B19 and A subset of patients with clinical MS.
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Thomas Gregory, Rael Leonard, Shimonkevitz Rick, Melamed Isaac and Bar-Or David, Autoantibody Reaction to Myelin Basic Protein by Plasma Parvovirus B19 IgG in MS Patients, Protein & Peptide Letters 2006; 13 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986606775101715
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986606775101715 |
Print ISSN 0929-8665 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5305 |
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