B cells in multiple sclerosis: connecting the dots

HC von Büdingen, A Bar-Or, SS Zamvil - Current opinion in immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades B cells have increasingly moved into the spotlight in multiple
sclerosis (MS) research. This interest was fuelled by growing understanding and acceptance …

Reassessing B cell contributions in multiple sclerosis

R Li, KR Patterson, A Bar-Or - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
There is growing recognition that B cell contributions to normal immune responses extend
well beyond their potential to become antibody-producing cells, including roles at the innate …

The Charcot Lecture| beating MS: a story of B cells, with twists and turns

SL Hauser - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Autoimmune B cells play a major role in mediating tissue damage in multiple sclerosis (MS).
In MS, B cells are believed to cross the blood-brain barrier and undergo stimulation, antigen …

B cells in multiple sclerosis—from targeted depletion to immune reconstitution therapies

MT Cencioni, M Mattoscio, R Magliozzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of B cells in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS), but their precise roles are unclear. In this Review, we provide an overview of …

B cells in multiple sclerosis

H Wekerle - Autoimmunity, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
B lymphocytes have essential roles in the autoimmune pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis
(MS). They regulate the autoimmune response and participate in the development of the …

The role of B cells in the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

T Gharibi, Z Babaloo, A Hosseini, F Marofi… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is ongoing debate on how B cells contribute to the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis
(MS). The success of B‐cell targeting therapies in MS highlighted the role of B cells …

Update on the autoimmune pathology of multiple sclerosis: B-cells as disease-drivers and therapeutic targets

H von Büdingen, A Palanichamy… - European …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Collectively, research on the role of B-cells in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS) illustrates how translational medicine has given rise to promising therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] B cells in the multiple sclerosis central nervous system: trafficking and contribution to CNS-compartmentalized inflammation

L Michel, H Touil, NB Pikor, JL Gommerman… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Clinical trial results of peripheral B cell depletion indicate abnormal proinflammatory B cell
properties, and particularly antibody-independent functions, contribute to relapsing MS …

Role of B cells and antibodies in multiple sclerosis

P Wanleenuwat, P Iwanowski - Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2019 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronically progressive auto-immune mediated inflammatory
demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which manifests as disturbances …

[HTML][HTML] B cell exchange across the blood-brain barrier in multiple sclerosis

HC von Büdingen, TC Kuo, M Sirota… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenic B cells likely act on both sides of the blood-brain
barrier (BBB). However, it is unclear whether antigen-experienced B cells are shared …