Recognition of M. leprae antigens

1 Introduction.- 2 MHC Class II Ir/Is Gene Controlled Antigen Specific T Cell Activation and Disease Susceptibility: Leprosy, A Human Model.- 3 HLA Class-II-Restricted Mycobacterium Leprae-Reactive T-Cell Clones from Leprosy Patients Established With a Minimal Requirement for Autologous Mononuclear Cells.- 4 Mycobacterium Leprae Specific Protein Antigens Defined by Cloned Human Helper T Cells.- 5 Cloned Suppressor T Cells from a Lepromatous Leprosy Patient Suppress Mycobacterium Leprae Reactive Helper T Cells.- 6 Molecular Localization and Polymorphism of HLA Class II Restriction Determinants Defined by Mycobacterium Leprae Reactive Helper T Cell Clones from Leprosy Patients.- 7 HLA-DR3 Molecules are the Products of an HLA Class II Immune Regulator Gene for Mycobacterium Leprae Predisposing to Tuberculoid Leprosy.- 8 Evidence for an HLA-DR4 Associated Immune Response Gene for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: A Clue to the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis?.- 9 General Discussion: Mycobacterium Leprae Specific Activation of Helper and Suppressor T Cells and its Regulation by HLA Class II Genes and Products.- Short Summary.