| Literature DB >> 17006761 |
Ramesh C Halder1, A Jahng, I Maricic, Vipin Kumar.
Abstract
Here we briefly review our understanding of the immune response to myelin-derived glycolipids during an inflammatory autoimmune response in the central nervous system (CNS). We focus primarily on the recognition of the self-glycolipid sulfatide by a distinct population of non-invariant NK T cells. The results of studies we have obtained so far in investigating the presentation of sulfatide by CNS-resident cells including microglia and their interactions with T cells indicate that this pathway might be successfully targeted for the treatment of autoimmune demyelination in multiple sclerosis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17006761 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9145-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996