Superantigen-like interaction of IVIG with antibody Fab fragments cloned by phage display technologyAwuku Kwabena Osei, DEDICATION11.111.21.2.121.2.21.331.3.11.3.241.3.35542#7996560#2361.3.41.4781.591.6101.71.8112112.1122.22.3132.4142.52.5.1152.5.2162.617182.72.7.12.7.2192.8202.9212.9.12.9.2222.102.11232.122.12.12.12.22.12.2.12.12.2.2242.12.3252.132.142633.13.1.127262#2733.1.228567#26129566#18030522#2573.231566#3323.332333.434529#365542#4203.53536581#4523.637523#3983.738567#171567#139393.83.9403.10566#32041566#372423.1143542#35344.1434.2444.3454.446474.5484.6LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSDECLARATIONLIST OF PUBLICATIONSCURRICULUM VITAE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTCITED LITTERATUREenTable of contentsHelp LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. Awuku Osei, Martina M. Uttenreuther-Fischer, Heike Lerch, Gerhard Gaedicke, and Peter Fischer (2000). Restricted VH3 gene usage in phage-displayed Fab that are selected by intravenous immunoglobulins. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 43: 2722-2732

2. Sundsfjord, A.; Osei, A.; Rosenqvist, H.; Ghelue, M. V.; Silsand, Y.; Haga, HJ.; Rekvig, O. P.; and Moens, U (1999). BK and JC viruses in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Prevalent and persistent BK viruria, sequence stability of the viral regulatory regions, and non-detectable viremia. J. Infect. Dis. 180: 1-9

3. Rekvig, O. P.; Moens, U.; Sundsfjord, A.; Bredholt, G.; Osei, A.; Haaheim, H.; and Traavik, T (1997). Experimental expression in mice and spontaneous expression in human SLE of polyomavirus T-antigen. J. Clin. Invest. 99: 2045-2054

4. Fredriksen, K.; Osei, A.; Sundsfjord, A.; Traavik, T.; and Rekvig, O. P (1994). On the biological origin of anti-double-stranded (ds) DNA antibodies: systemic lupus erythematosus-related anti-dsDNA antibodies are induced by polyomavirus BK in lupus-prone (NZBxW)F1 hybrids, but not in normal mice. Eur. J. Immunol. 24: 66-70