Immunology of multiple sclerosis

M Sospedra, R Martin - Annu. Rev. Immunol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) develops in young adults with a complex predisposing
genetic trait and probably requires an inciting environmental insult such as a viral infection …

Inflammation and oxidative stress in multiple sclerosis: consequences for therapy development

V Pegoretti, KA Swanson, JR Bethea… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
CNS inflammation is a major driver of MS pathology. Differential immune responses,
including the adaptive and the innate immune system, are observed at various stages of MS …

Th17 cell, the new player of neuroinflammatory process in multiple sclerosis

F Jadidi‐Niaragh, A Mirshafiey - Scandinavian journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent episodes of
demyelination and axonal lesion mediated by CD4+ T cells with a proinflammatory Th1 and …

Cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: a consensus report.

M Andersson, J Alvarez-Cermeno… - Journal of Neurology …, 1994 - jnnp.bmj.com
The Committee of the European Concerted Action for Multiple Sclerosis (Charcot
Foundation) organised five workshops to discuss CSF analytical standards in the diagnosis …

B cells and antibodies in CNS demyelinating disease

AH Cross, JL Trotter, JA Lyons - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2001 - Elsevier
There is much evidence to implicate B cells, plasma cells, and their products in the
pathogenesis of MS. Despite unequivocal evidence that the animal model for MS, EAE, is …

The neuroimmunology of multiple sclerosis: possible roles of T and B lymphocytes in immunopathogenesis

KC O'connor, A Bar-Or, DA Hafler - Journal of clinical immunology, 2001 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system white
matter. The association of the disease with MHC genes, the inflammatory white matter …

Single-cell repertoire analysis demonstrates that clonal expansion is a prominent feature of the B cell response in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid

GP Owens, AM Ritchie, MP Burgoon… - The Journal of …, 2003 - journals.aai.org
Single-cell RT-PCR was used to sample CD19+ B cell repertoires in cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or viral meningitis. Analysis of amplified Ab H …

Protein electrophoresis in clinical diagnosis

D Keren - 2003 - books.google.com
Since the publication of High-Resolution Electrophorsesis and Immunofixation 2e, there
have been ever-increasing advances in the analyses of proteins, by electrophoresis in …

Oligoclonal bands and antibody responses in multiple sclerosis

J Correale, M de los Milagros Bassani Molinas - Journal of neurology, 2002 - Springer
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the Central Nervous System with
multifocal areas of demyelination. Although its etiology and pathogenesis remain …

Intrathecal IgM synthesis predicts the onset of new relapses and a worse disease course in MS

LM Villar, J Masjuan, P González-Porqué, J Plaza… - Neurology, 2002 - AAN Enterprises
Background: The authors have recently described that intrathecal IgM synthesis (ITMS)
correlates with a higher disability in patients with clinically definite MS (CDMS). Objective: To …