Antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus and MRI disease activity in multiple sclerosis

S Kvistad, KM Myhr, T Holmøy, S Bakke… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Previous reports indicate an association between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
antibody levels and multiple sclerosis (MS) disease activity, but the results have been …

Multiple sclerosis therapy and Epstein–Barr virus antibody titres

J Raffel, R Dobson, A Gafson, M Mattoscio… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Anti-Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen-1 (anti-EBNA-1) IgG
antibody titres have been found to correlate with MRI and clinical measures of disease …

Altered prevalence and reactivity of anti-Epstein-Barr virus antibodies in patients with multiple sclerosis

HJ Wagner, H Hennig, WJ Jabs, A Siekhaus… - Viral …, 2000 - liebertpub.com
In this study, the prevalence and reactivity of anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies were
investigated in 107 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in comparison to age-and gender …

Correlations between Epstein-Barr virus antibody levels and risk factors for multiple sclerosis in healthy individuals

TR Nielsen, M Pedersen, K Rostgaard… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Female gender, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR2, tobacco smoking and
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are established risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS). Their …

Humoral immune response to EBV in multiple sclerosis is associated with disease activity on MRI

RA Farrell, D Antony, GR Wall, DA Clark, L Fisniku… - Neurology, 2009 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Evidence suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) plays a role in triggering or
perpetuating disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We investigated 100 …

Anti‐EBNA‐1 IgG is not a reliable marker of multiple sclerosis clinical disease activity

G Ingram, JJ Bugert, S Loveless… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Sero‐epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association between
multiple sclerosis (MS) and prior Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection. It has been …

Epstein–Barr virus neutralizing and early antigen antibodies in multiple sclerosis

JW Lindsey, LM Hatfield, T Vu - European journal of neurology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Our objective was to determine whether antibodies against the Epstein–Barr
virus (EBV) nuclear antigen‐1 (EBNA‐1), early antigen (EA), and EBV neutralizing …

Epstein-Barr virus and disease activity in multiple sclerosis

D Buljevac, GJJ Van Doornum, HZ Flach… - Journal of Neurology …, 2005 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives: To study in relapsing–remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS) whether
exacerbations and brain activity as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are …

Temporal relationship between elevation of Epstein-Barr virus antibody titers and initial onset of neurological symptoms in multiple sclerosis

LI Levin, KL Munger, MV Rubertone, CA Peck… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextInfection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been associated with an increased risk of
multiple sclerosis (MS), but the temporal relationship remains unclear. ObjectiveTo …

Epstein‐Barr nuclear antigen and viral capsid antigen antibody titers in multiple sclerosis

PD Larsen, LC Bloomer, PF Bray - Neurology, 1985 - AAN Enterprises
To characterize the antibody response to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in MS, we studied
serum anti-EBV nuclear antigen (anti-EBNA) and anti-EBV capsid antigen (anti-EBVC A) …