B and T cells driving multiple sclerosis: identity, mechanisms and potential triggers

J Van Langelaar, L Rijvers, J Smolders… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Historically, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been viewed as being primarily driven by T cells.
However, the effective use of anti-CD20 treatment now also reveals an important role for B …

DeepTCR is a deep learning framework for revealing sequence concepts within T-cell repertoires

JW Sidhom, HB Larman, DM Pardoll… - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Deep learning algorithms have been utilized to achieve enhanced performance in pattern-
recognition tasks. The ability to learn complex patterns in data has tremendous implications …

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 …

Determinants and biomarkers of progression independent of relapses in multiple sclerosis

M Calabrese, P Preziosa, A Scalfari… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical, pathological, and imaging evidence in multiple sclerosis (MS) suggests that a
smoldering inflammatory activity is present from the earliest stages of the disease and …

Dynamics of T cell repertoire renewal following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis

J Ruder, MJ Docampo, J Rex, S Obahor… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) is a highly effective treatment
of multiple sclerosis (MS). It depletes autoreactive cells and subsequently renews adaptive …

TCR repertoire diversity in Multiple Sclerosis: High-dimensional bioinformatics analysis of sequences from brain, cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood

R Amoriello, M Chernigovskaya, V Greiff… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background T cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic,
inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Although several …

Human endogenous retrovirus as therapeutic targets in neurologic disease

K Giménez-Orenga, E Oltra - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are ancient retroviral DNA sequences
established into germline. They contain regulatory elements and encoded proteins few of …

The TCR repertoire reconstitution in multiple sclerosis: comparing one-shot and continuous immunosuppressive therapies

R Amoriello, V Greiff, A Aldinucci, E Bonechi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natalizumab (NTZ) and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) are
two successful treatments for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), an autoimmune …

Immunosenescence and autoimmunity: exploiting the T-cell receptor repertoire to investigate the impact of aging on multiple sclerosis

R Amoriello, A Mariottini, C Ballerini - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire diversity is a determining factor for the immune system
capability in fighting infections and preventing autoimmunity. During life, the TCR repertoire …

Species differences in immune‐mediated CNS tissue injury and repair: A (neuro) inflammatory topic

LM Healy, M Yaqubi, S Ludwin, JP Antel - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cells of the adaptive and innate immune systems in the brain parenchyma and in the
meningeal spaces contribute to physiologic functions and disease states in the central …