B cells are multifunctional players in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis: insights from therapeutic interventions

N Claes, J Fraussen, P Stinissen, R Hupperts… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a severe disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
characterized by autoimmune inflammation and neurodegeneration. Historically, damage to …

Potential impact of B cells on T cell function in multiple sclerosis

S Ireland, N Monson - Multiple sclerosis international, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic debilitating autoimmune disease of the central nervous
system. The contribution of B cells in the pathoetiology of MS has recently been highlighted …

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 …

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 …

The role of B cells in multiple sclerosis: Current and future therapies

A Negron, RR Robinson, O Stüve, TG Forsthuber - Cellular immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
While it was long held that T cells were the primary mediators of multiple sclerosis (MS)
pathogenesis, the beneficial effects observed in response to treatment with Rituximab (RTX) …

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 …

Rituximab for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: a review

CG Chisari, E Sgarlata, S Arena, S Toscano, M Luca… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In the last decades, evidence suggesting the direct or indirect involvement of B cells on
multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis has accumulated. The increased amount of data on …

The B cell—old player, new position on the team

HF McFarland - New England Journal of Medicine, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
The benefits of therapies targeting B cells in autoimmune diseases have led to increased
interest in the role of B cells in diseases that have been thought to be largely mediated by T …

[HTML][HTML] B-cell depletion with rituximab in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

SL Hauser, E Waubant, DL Arnold… - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background There is increasing evidence that B lymphocytes are involved in the
pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, and they may be a therapeutic target. Rituximab, a …

The multiple roles of B cells in multiple sclerosis and their implications in multiple sclerosis therapies

R Li, A Bar-Or - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2019 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Increasing evidence has suggested that both antibody-dependent and antibody-
independent functions of B cells are involved in multiple sclerosis (MS). The contrasting …