Myelin Basic Protein-Specific TCR/HLA-DRB5*01:01 Transgenic Mice Support the Etiologic Role of DRB5*01:01 in Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Support the Etiologic Role of DRB5*01:01 in TCR/HLA-DRB5*01:01 Transgenic Mice Myelin Basic Protein-Specific

Serum and Saliva Myelin Basic Protein as Multiple Sclerosis Biomarker

Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is presented with motor and sensory function loss. It is caused by demyelination and following axonal lesion. As myelin basic protein (MBP) is one of the key elements of the myelin cover, we examined the level of MBP in serum, stimulated, and unstimulated saliva as a suitable biomarker for detecting MS. Methods: A case-control study was performed in 29 health...

Posttranslational Effects on Myelin Basic Protein in Transgenic Mice

Transgenic mice containing different numbers of transgenes (2–70) of the myelin proteolipid protein DM20 were phenotypically normal up to 3 mo of age, after which the mice containing 70 copies of the transgene spontaneously demyelinated and died at 10–12 mo. Since we demonstrated that demyelination in multiple sclerosis involved specific chemical changes in myelin basic protein (MBP), we invest...

Combination of Myelin Basic Protein Gene Polymorphisms with HLA-DRB1*1501 in Iranian Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS), as a multifactorial autoimmune disease with complex genetic basis, causes demyelination in the central nervous system via cytokine responses to myelin antigens. Myelin basic protein (MBP) is the main protein component of the myelin sheath. HLA-DRB (human leukocyte antigen-DR beta) alleles, particularly HLA-DRB1*1501, may be of significance in the pathogenesi...

Structural insight into the role of myelin basic protein in multiple sclerosis.

I n the article by Musse et al. in this issue of PNAS (1), the authors present unique and compelling physico-chemical data that demonstrate the structural instability of myelin in multiple sclerosis (MS). Such alteration in myelin stability, reported as secondary to changes in myelin basic protein (MBP) structure, may be causative in nature and or contribute to the early course of demyelination...