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Yon ipotèz "molekilè mimikri" nan paralezi aparèy miltip te sijere, nan ki selil T yo, nan sans, konfizyon MBP ak moun èpèsvirus-6 . Chèchè nan Etazini yo te kreye yon peptid sentetik ak yon sekans ki idantik ak sa yo ki nan yon peptide HHV-6. Yo te kapab montre selil T yo te aktive pa peptid sa a. Selil T sa yo aktive tou rekonèt ak inisye yon repons iminitè kont yon sekans peptide sentetik ki idantik ak yon pati nan MBP moun. Pandan rechèch yo, yo te jwenn ke nivo sa yo selil kwa-reyaktif yo siyifikativman elve nan pasyan paralezi aparèy nè.
eng
A "molecular mimicry" hypothesis of multiple sclerosis has been suggested, in which T cells are, in essence, confusing MBP with human herpesvirus-6. Researchers in the United States created a synthetic peptide with a sequence identical to that of an HHV-6 peptide. They were able to show that T cells were activated by this peptide. These activated T cells also recognized and initiated an immune response against a synthetically created peptide sequence that is identical to part of human MBP. During their research, they found that the levels of these cross-reactive T cells are significantly elevated in multiple sclerosis patients.