CD8+ T Cells Are Required For Glatiramer Acetate Therapy in Autoimmune Demyelinating Disease

The exact mechanism of glatiramer acetate (GA, Copaxone®), an FDA-approved immunomodulatory therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), remains unclear after decades of research. Previously, we have shown that GA therapy of MS induces CD8+ T cell responses that can potentially suppress pathogenic CD4+ T ce...

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Main Authors: Tyler, Andrew F., Mendoza, Jason P., Firan, Mihail, Karandikar, Nitin J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689655/