Impaired apoptotic deletion of myelin basic protein‐reactive T cells in patients with multiple sclerosis

YCQ Zang, MM Kozovska, J Hong, S Li… - European journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
T cell responses to myelin basic protein (MBP) may play an important role in the
pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). If MBP‐reactive T cells are involved in the disease …

Cerebrospinal fluid B cells from multiple sclerosis patients are subject to normal germinal center selection

C Harp, J Lee, D Lambracht-Washington… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Previous findings from our laboratory demonstrated that some clonally expanded
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) B cells from MS patients exhibit diminished mutation targeting …

Axon reactive B cells clonally expanded in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis

Y Zhang, RR Da, W Guo, HM Ren… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Springer
Demyelination and axonal loss have been described as the histological hallmarks of
inflammatory lesions of multiple sclerosis (MS) and are the pathological correlates of …

B cells in spontaneous autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system

K Berer, H Wekerle, G Krishnamoorthy - Molecular immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
B cells and their secreted products participate in the intricate network of pathogenic and
regulatory immune responses. In human autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis …

B cell characterization and reactivity analysis in multiple sclerosis

J Fraussen, K Vrolix, P Martinez-Martinez, M Losen… - Autoimmunity …, 2009 - Elsevier
B cells are one of the key players in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The
peripheral B cell distributions are similar in healthy persons and MS patients. In healthy …

B lineage cells in the inflammatory central nervous system environment: migration, maintenance, local antibody production, and therapeutic modulation

E Meinl, M Krumbholz… - Annals of Neurology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
B cells have long played an enigmatic role in the scenario of multiple sclerosis
pathogenesis. This review summarizes recent progress in our understanding of B‐cell …

B cells in the pathophysiology of autoimmune neurological disorders: a credible therapeutic target

MC Dalakas - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 - Elsevier
There is evidence that B cells are involved in the pathophysiology of many neurological
diseases, either in a causative or contributory role, via production of autoantibodies, cytokine …

Recapitulation of B cell differentiation in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis

A Corcione, S Casazza, E Ferretti… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Clonally expanded populations of B cells carrying somatic mutations of Ig variable (V) region
genes have been detected in the CNS of subjects with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting …

Impact of myelin-specific antigen presenting B cells on T cell activation in multiple sclerosis

CT Harp, AE Lovett-Racke, MK Racke, EM Frohman… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
The role of B cells in the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is incompletely understood.
Here we define a possible role for B cells as myelin-specific antigen presenting cells (B …

Impact of B cells to the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis

BM Arneth - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the central
nervous system and compromises the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide …