More to come: humoral immune responses in MS

R Dobson, UC Meier, G Giovannoni - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2011 - Elsevier
Interest in the role of B-cells in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis has increased, and a
number of B-cell targeted therapies are currently in clinical trials. B-cells are key mediators …

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 …

Cytokine-defined B cell responses as therapeutic targets in multiple sclerosis

R Li, A Rezk, LM Healy, G Muirhead, A Prat… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Important antibody-independent pathogenic roles of B cells are emerging in autoimmune
diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). The contrasting results of different treatments …

Learning from other autoimmunities to understand targeting of B cells to control multiple sclerosis

D Baker, G Pryce, S Amor, G Giovannoni, K Schmierer - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although many suspected autoimmune diseases are thought to be T cell-mediated, the
response to therapy indicates that depletion of B cells consistently inhibits disease activity. In …

B cells in MS: Why, where and how?

N Pikor, JL Gommerman - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2012 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS), in which
auto-aggressive lymphocytes participate in inflammation that causes myelin destruction …

B-Cell-directed therapies: A new era in multiple sclerosis treatment

P Kanatas, I Stouras, L Stefanis… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) that often progresses to severe disability. Previous studies have …

Deciphering the role of B cells in multiple sclerosis—towards specific targeting of pathogenic function

K Lehmann-Horn, S Kinzel, MS Weber - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
B cells, plasma cells and antibodies may play a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS). This notion is supported by various immunological changes observed in MS …

B cell-directed therapies in multiple sclerosis

C Gasperi, O Stüve, B Hemmer - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory neurological disease of the CNS that goes
along with demyelination and neurodegeneration. It is probably caused by an autoimmune …

B cells and autoantibodies in multiple sclerosis

AK Pröbstel, NSR Sanderson, T Derfuss - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
While over the past decades T cells have been considered key players in the pathogenesis
of multiple sclerosis (MS), it has only recently become evident that B cells have a major …

The evidence for a role of B cells in multiple sclerosis

G Disanto, JM Morahan, MH Barnett, G Giovannoni… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Understanding the pathogenesis of complex immunologic disorders such as multiple
sclerosis (MS) is challenging. Abnormalities in many different cell types are observed in the …