Novel synthetic amino acid copolymers that inhibit autoantigen-specific T cell responses and suppress experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Copolymer 1 (Cop 1, Copaxone [Teva Marion Partners, Kansas City, Missouri, USA]), a random amino acid copolymer of tyrosine (Y), glutamic acid (E), alanine (A), and lysine (K), reduces the frequency of relapses by 30% in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. In the present study, nov...

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Main Authors: Fridkis-Hareli, M, Santambrogio, L, Stern, J, Fugger, L, Brosnan, C, Strominger, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002