A pathogenic and clonally expanded B cell transcriptome in active multiple sclerosis

A Ramesh, RD Schubert… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Central nervous system B cells have several potential roles in multiple sclerosis (MS):
secretors of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, presenters of autoantigens to T …

B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes

JNH Stern, G Yaari, JA Vander Heiden… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
characterized by autoimmune-mediated demyelination and neurodegeneration. The CNS of …

[HTML][HTML] Clonal relationships of CSF B cells in treatment-naive multiple sclerosis patients

EL Eggers, BA Michel, H Wu, S Wang, CJ Bevan… - JCI insight, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A role of B cells in multiple sclerosis (MS) is well established, but there is limited
understanding of their involvement during active disease. Here, we examined cerebrospinal …

Immunoglobulin class-switched B cells form an active immune axis between CNS and periphery in multiple sclerosis

A Palanichamy, L Apeltsin, TC Kuo, M Sirota… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
In multiple sclerosis (MS), lymphocyte—in particular B cell—transit between the central
nervous system (CNS) and periphery may contribute to the maintenance of active disease …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated single cell analysis of blood and cerebrospinal fluid leukocytes in multiple sclerosis

D Schafflick, CA Xu, M Hartlehnert, M Cole… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects the central nervous system (CNS) and analyzing CSF
aids the diagnosis of CNS diseases, but our understanding of CSF leukocytes remains …

[HTML][HTML] High-dimensional investigation of the cerebrospinal fluid to explore and monitor CNS immune responses

M Heming, AL Börsch, H Wiendl, G Meyer zu Hörste - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) features a unique immune cell composition and is in constant
contact with the brain borders, thus permitting insights into the brain to diagnose and monitor …

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 …

Proinflammatory GM-CSF–producing B cells in multiple sclerosis and B cell depletion therapy

R Li, A Rezk, Y Miyazaki, E Hilgenberg… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
B cells are not limited to producing protective antibodies; they also perform additional
functions relevant to both health and disease. However, the relative contribution of …

[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 …