Altered peptide ligands regulate muscarinic acetylcholine receptor reactive T cells of patients with Sjögren's syndrome

Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Feb;65(2):269-71. doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.039065.

Authors

Y Naito¹, I Matsumoto, E Wakamatsu, D Goto, S Ito, A Tsutsumi, T Sumida

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Humans
Interferon-gamma / immunology
Ligands
Peptide Fragments / chemical synthesis
Peptide Fragments / immunology
Receptor, Muscarinic M3 / genetics
Receptor, Muscarinic M3 / metabolism*
Sjogren's Syndrome / immunology*
Sjogren's Syndrome / metabolism
T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
T-Lymphocytes / metabolism

Substances

HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Ligands
Peptide Fragments
Receptor, Muscarinic M3
Interferon-gamma