Multiple sclerosis: mechanisms and immunotherapy

C Baecher-Allan, BJ Kaskow, HL Weiner - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease triggered by environmental factors that act
on a genetically susceptible host. It features three clinical stages: a pre-clinical stage …

Interactions between genetic, lifestyle and environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis

T Olsson, LF Barcellos, L Alfredsson - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Genetic predisposition to multiple sclerosis (MS) only explains a fraction of the disease risk;
lifestyle and environmental factors are key contributors to the risk of MS. Importantly, these …

[HTML][HTML] A diet mimicking fasting promotes regeneration and reduces autoimmunity and multiple sclerosis symptoms

IY Choi, L Piccio, P Childress, B Bollman, A Ghosh… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Dietary interventions have not been effective in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Here, we show that periodic 3-day cycles of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) are effective in …

Lifestyle and environmental factors in multiple sclerosis

L Alfredsson, T Olsson - Cold Spring …, 2019 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Lifestyle and environmental factors potently influence the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS),
because genetic predisposition only explains a fraction of the risk increase. There is strong …

Autoimmune T cell responses in the central nervous system

J Goverman - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2009 - nature.com
Autoreactive T cell responses have a crucial role in central nervous system (CNS) diseases
such as multiple sclerosis. Recent data indicate that CNS autoimmunity can be mediated by …

The immunopathology of multiple sclerosis: an overview

H Lassmann, W Brück, CF Lucchinetti - Brain pathology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is traditionally seen as an inflammatory demyelinating disease,
characterized by the formation of focal demyelinated plaques in the white matter of the …

Interleukin-17 production in central nervous system-infiltrating T cells and glial cells is associated with active disease in multiple sclerosis

JS Tzartos, MA Friese, MJ Craner, J Palace… - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent findings in the animal model for multiple sclerosis (MS), experimental autoimmune
encephalomyelitis, implicate a novel CD4+ T-cell subset (TH17), characterized by the …

Pathology of multiple sclerosis and related inflammatory demyelinating diseases

A Kutzelnigg, H Lassmann - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS),
including recent insights into its molecular neuropathology and immunology. It shows that all …

Understanding pathogenesis and therapy of multiple sclerosis via animal models: 70 years of merits and culprits in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis …

R Gold, C Linington, H Lassmann - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In view of disease heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis and limited access to ex vivo
specimens, different approaches must be undertaken to better understand disease …

The cellular inflammatory response in human spinal cords after injury

JC Fleming, MD Norenberg, DA Ramsay, GA Dekaban… - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) provokes an inflammatory response that generates substantial
secondary damage within the cord but also may contribute to its repair. Anti-inflammatory …