FIELD: medicine, genetic engineering.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to applying genetic engineering approaches for treatment of autoimmune diseases, in particular, for treatment of cerebrospinal sclerosis. This is achieved by incorporation of one or some recombinant genes encoding autoantigens that represent a target for autoimmune response. In particular, invention claims a method for designation of gene encoding encephalitogenous epitope of proteolipid protein and expression of gene product in vivo by using the recombinant retroviral vector. Expression and secretion of encephalitogenous epitope improves histopathological and clinical indices in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice that is used as a model of cerebrospinal sclerosis. The advantage of invention involves the development of a method for recovery the tolerance in treatment of cerebrospinal sclerosis being without suppression of immune system.
EFFECT: improved and valuable method for treatment.
6 cl, 13 dwg, 3 ex
