[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the role of B cells in multiple sclerosis—towards specific targeting of pathogenic function

K Lehmann-Horn, S Kinzel, MS Weber - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
B cells, plasma cells and antibodies may play a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS). This notion is supported by various immunological changes observed in MS …

B cell-directed therapeutics in multiple sclerosis: rationale and clinical evidence

S Kinzel, MS Weber - CNS drugs, 2016 - Springer
Over the last decade, evidence condensed that B cells, B cell-derived plasma cells and
antibodies play a key role in the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). In …

Targeting B cells in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: recent advances and remaining challenges

K Lehmann-Horn, HC Kronsbein… - Therapeutic advances …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent years have substantially broadened our view on the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS). While earlier concepts focused predominantly on T lymphocytes as the key …

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 …

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) …

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 …

B cell-directed therapies in multiple sclerosis

C Gasperi, O Stüve, B Hemmer - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory neurological disease of the CNS that goes
along with demyelination and neurodegeneration. It is probably caused by an autoimmune …

Role of B cells in multiple sclerosis and related disorders

G Comi, A Bar‐Or, H Lassmann, A Uccelli… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The success of clinical trials of selective B‐cell depletion in patients with relapsing multiple
sclerosis (MS) and primary progressive MS has led to a conceptual shift in the …

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 …