Memory B cells are major targets for effective immunotherapy in relapsing multiple sclerosis

D Baker, M Marta, G Pryce, G Giovannoni… - …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be a CD4, Th17-mediated autoimmune
disease, supportive evidence is perhaps circumstantial, often based on animal studies, and …

Memory B cells in multiple sclerosis: emerging players in disease pathogenesis

KD DiSano, F Gilli, AR Pachner - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system. Once thought to be primarily driven by T cells, B cells are emerging as central …

Memory B cells activate brain-homing, autoreactive CD4+ T cells in multiple sclerosis

I Jelcic, F Al Nimer, J Wang, V Lentsch, R Planas… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that is caused by the interplay of genetic,
particularly the HLA-DR15 haplotype, and environmental risk factors. How these etiologic …

B cells reappear less mature and more activated after their anti-CD20–mediated depletion in multiple sclerosis

N Nissimov, Z Hajiyeva, S Torke… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
B cell depletion via anti-CD20 antibodies is a highly effective treatment for multiple sclerosis
(MS). However, little is known about the maturation/activation stage of the returning B cell …

Antibody-independent B cell effector functions in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: clues to increased inflammatory and reduced regulatory B cell capacity

SJ Ireland, M Blazek, CT Harp, B Greenberg… - …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The pathogenic role for B cells in the context of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) is
incompletely defined. Although classically considered a T cell-mediated disease, B cell …

Memory B cells from a subset of treatment‐naïve relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis patients elicit CD4+ T‐cell proliferation and IFN‐γ production in response to …

CT Harp, S Ireland, LS Davis… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent evidence suggests that B‐and T‐cell interactions may be paramount in relapsing‐
remitting MS (RRMS) disease pathogenesis. We hypothesized that memory B‐cell pools …

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 …

The Charcot Lecture| beating MS: a story of B cells, with twists and turns

SL Hauser - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Autoimmune B cells play a major role in mediating tissue damage in multiple sclerosis (MS).
In MS, B cells are believed to cross the blood-brain barrier and undergo stimulation, antigen …

The role of B cells in multiple sclerosis: rationale for B-cell-targeted therapies

MK Racke - Current opinion in neurology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system
with no clear etiology. Until recently, most studies have emphasized the role of T cells in the …

The role of TH17 cells in multiple sclerosis: Therapeutic implications

T Moser, K Akgün, U Proschmann, J Sellner… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) where immunopathology is thought to be mediated by myelin-reactive CD4+ T …