Allogeneic lymphocyte and selenium treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaru Kondo
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Selenium Treatment ◽  
Allogeneic Lymphocyte

scholarly journals THE VASCULAR RESPONSE IN CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Heart ◽  
1940 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Benatt ◽  
H. J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Vascular Response ◽  
Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis

scholarly journals T cell response to Epstein-Barr virus transactivators in chronic rheumatoid arthritis.

1996 ◽  
Vol 184 (5) ◽  
pp. 1791-1800 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Scotet ◽  
J David-Ameline ◽  
M A Peyrat ◽  
A Moreau-Aubry ◽  
D Pinczon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Epstein Barr Virus ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
T Cell Response ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathogenesis ◽  
Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Barr Virus ◽  
Epstein Barr

Rheumatoid arthritis is a multistep disorder associated with autoimmune features of yet unknown etiology. Implication of viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis has been suspected on the basis of several indirect observations, but thus far, a direct link between EBV and rheumatoid arthritis has not been provided. Here we show that a large fraction of T cells infiltrating affected joints from a patient with chronic rheumatoid arthritis recognizes two EBV transactivators (BZLF1 and BMLF1) in a major histocompatibility complex-restricted fashion. Responses to these EBV antigens by synovial lymphocytes from several other chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients were readily detectable. Thus these results suggest a direct contribution of EBV to chronic rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis. They also demonstrate for the first time the occurrence of T cell responses against EBV transactivating factors, which might be central in the control of virus reactivation.

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