RNA modifications: importance in immune cell biology and related diseases

L Cui, R Ma, J Cai, C Guo, Z Chen, L Yao… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA modifications have become hot topics recently. By influencing RNA processes,
including generation, transportation, function, and metabolization, they act as critical …

γδ T cells: origin and fate, subsets, diseases and immunotherapy

Y Hu, Q Hu, Y Li, L Lu, Z Xiang, Z Yin… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The intricacy of diseases, shaped by intrinsic processes like immune system exhaustion and
hyperactivation, highlights the potential of immune renormalization as a promising strategy …

Elevated genetic risk for multiple sclerosis emerged in steppe pastoralist populations

W Barrie, Y Yang, EK Irving-Pease, KE Attfield… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuro-inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease that is most
prevalent in Northern Europe. Although it is known that inherited risk for MS is located within …

The role of viral infections in the onset of autoimmune diseases

B Sundaresan, F Shirafkan, K Ripperger, K Rattay - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autoimmune diseases (AIDs) are the consequence of a breach in immune tolerance,
leading to the inability to sufficiently differentiate between self and non-self. Immune …

The immunopathogenesis of narcolepsy type 1

RS Liblau, D Latorre, BR Kornum… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a chronic sleep disorder resulting from the loss of a
small population of hypothalamic neurons that produce wake-promoting hypocretin (HCRT; …

IL-12 sensing in neurons induces neuroprotective CNS tissue adaptation and attenuates neuroinflammation in mice

M Andreadou, F Ingelfinger, D De Feo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a potent driver of type 1 immunity. Paradoxically, in
autoimmune conditions, including of the CNS, IL-12 reduces inflammation. The underlying …

A genome-wide in vivo CRISPR screen identifies essential regulators of T cell migration to the CNS in a multiple sclerosis model

A Kendirli, C de la Rosa, KF Lämmle, K Eglseer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves the infiltration of autoreactive T cells into the CNS, yet we
lack a comprehensive understanding of the signaling pathways that regulate this process …

Proteomics reveal biomarkers for diagnosis, disease activity and long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis

J Åkesson, S Hojjati, S Hellberg, J Raffetseder… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Sensitive and reliable protein biomarkers are needed to predict disease trajectory and
personalize treatment strategies for multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we use the highly …

The CNS mononuclear phagocyte system in health and disease

S Mundt, M Greter, B Becher - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
CNS-resident macrophages—including parenchymal microglia and border-associated
macrophages (BAMs)—contribute to neuronal development and health, vascularization, and …

A single-cell analysis framework allows for characterization of CSF leukocytes and their tissue of origin in multiple sclerosis

P Ostkamp, M Deffner… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Peripheral central nervous system (CNS)–infiltrating lymphocytes are a hallmark of
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) not only …