Cooperation of B cells and T cells in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

MS Weber, B Hemmer - Molecular Basis of Multiple Sclerosis: The Immune …, 2010 - Springer
B cells and T cells are two major players in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and
cooperate at various check points. B cells, besides serving as a source for antibody …

Autoreactive CD8+ T cells in multiple sclerosis: a new target for therapy?

MA Friese, L Fugger - Brain, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Multiple sclerosis afflicts more than 1 million individuals worldwide and is widely considered
to be an autoimmune disease. Traditionally, CD4+ T helper cells have almost exclusively …

The CD8 T cell in multiple sclerosis: suppressor cell or mediator of neuropathology?

AJ Johnson, GL Suidan, J McDole, I Pirko - International review of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common human demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system. It is universally accepted that the immune system plays a major role in the …

Cytotoxic CD4+ T cells drive multiple sclerosis progression

LM Peeters, M Vanheusden, V Somers… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the leading cause of chronic neurological disability in young
adults. The clinical disease course of MS varies greatly between individuals, with some …

Encephalitogenic and regulatory CD8 T cells in multiple sclerosis and its animal models

TE Mockus, A Munie, JR Atkinson… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a neuroinflammatory disease that affects millions worldwide, is
widely thought to be autoimmune in etiology. Historically, research into MS pathogenesis …

High‐throughput sequencing of TCR repertoires in multiple sclerosis reveals intrathecal enrichment of EBV‐reactive CD8+ T cells

A Lossius, JN Johansen, F Vartdal… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) has long been suggested as a pathogen in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Here, we used high‐throughput sequencing to determine the diversity …

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 …

HLA-B7–restricted EBV-specific CD8+ T cells are dysregulated in multiple sclerosis

S Jilek, M Schluep, A Harari, M Canales… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.aai.org
It was hypothesized that the EBV-specific CD8+ T cell response may be dysregulated in
multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, possibly leading to a suboptimal control of this virus. To …

Update on inflammation, neurodegeneration, and immunoregulation in multiple sclerosis: therapeutic implications

JL Bennett, O Stüve - Clinical neuropharmacology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative disease
of the central nervous system of uncertain etiology. There is consensus that a dysregulated …