DNA-based vaccines: the future of multiple sclerosis therapy?

O Stüve, PD Cravens, TN Eagar - Expert review of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common human inflammatory, demyelinating and
degenerative disorder of the CNS. Based mostly on work in experimental autoimmune …

Comprehensive phenotyping in multiple sclerosis: discovery based proteomics and the current understanding of putative biomarkers

KC O'Connor, SM Roy, CH Becker, DA Hafler… - Disease …, 2006 - content.iospress.com
Currently, there is no single test for multiple sclerosis (MS). Diagnosis is confirmed through
clinical evaluation, abnormalities revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and …

A new risk variant for multiple sclerosis at the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus associates with intrathecal IgG, IgM index and oligoclonal bands

M Delgado-García, F Matesanz… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recent findings have shown a correlation between the intrathecal IgG index
and variants at the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGHC) locus in patients with multiple …

Intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis in MS—a complete reappraisal

M Bonnan - Trending Topics in Multiple Sclerosis, 2016 - books.google.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by the intrathecal synthesis (ITS) of
immunoglobulins (Igs), which, although nonspecific, is the strongest biological marker. Since …

Intrathecal immune reset in multiple sclerosis: exploring a new concept

M Bonnan - Medical Hypotheses, 2014 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis impairment is mainly driven by the progressive phase, whose pathology
remains elusive. No drug has yet been able to halt this phase so therapeutic management …

Prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid IgA and IgG in multiple sclerosis

M Vrethem, I Fernlund, J Ernerudh… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
IgA antibodies do not activate complement and may compete with and protect against
myelin degradation caused by IgM and IgG in multiple sclerosis (MS). We retrospectively …

The role of B cells in multiple sclerosis: implications for B-cell-targeted therapy

M Hirotani, M Niino, H Sasaki - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system. Although most studies have emphasized the role of T cells in the pathogenesis of …

Intrathecal immunoglobulin G synthesis and brain injury by quantitative MRI in multiple sclerosis

CO Brandão, HH Ruocco, AS Farias, C Oliveira… - …, 2006 - karger.com
Objectives: It was the aim of this study to evaluate if the quantitative intrathecal
immunoglobulin G (IgG) synthesis correlates with the brain atrophy and the total lesion …

[HTML][HTML] Síndrome clínico aislado: diagnóstico y riesgo de desarrollar esclerosis múltiple clínicamente definida

J López-Gómez, B Sacristán-Enciso, MA Caro-Miró… - Neurología, 2023 - Elsevier
Introducción La mayoría de los pacientes con esclerosis múltiple (EM) debutan con un
síndrome clínico aislado (SCA). Es importante diferenciar este SCA de otras patologías …

Main role of antibodies in demyelination and axonal damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Ú Muñoz Morón, C Sebal… - Cellular and … - repositorioinstitucional.ceu.es
Antibodies and oxidative stress are hallmarks of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. We aimed
to clarify the relation between them, their role in MS patients and to investigate their …