the author presents evidence from published papers of research done by numerous investigators that multiple , sclerosis ( ms ) is an autoimmune disease , that the target tissue is the myelin sheath which covers the nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord , that myelin basic protein ( mbp ) is the antigen or one of the antigens involved , that the autoimmune reaction is effected by sensitized lymphocytes together with a specific antibody , that experimental allergic encephalomyelitis ( eae ) produced in animals can be used as a model for ms , and that the autoimmune reaction in ms can possibly be suppressed by the use of mbp given by an intravenous procedure together with an immunosuppressive drug and a corticosteroid .
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autoimmune disease
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