Multiple sclerosis—the plaque and its pathogenesis
EM Frohman, MK Racke, CS Raine - New England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Substantial advances have elucidated some of the central mechanisms underlying the
inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration that occur in multiple sclerosis …
inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration that occur in multiple sclerosis …
B lineage cells in the inflammatory central nervous system environment: migration, maintenance, local antibody production, and therapeutic modulation
E Meinl, M Krumbholz… - Annals of Neurology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
B cells have long played an enigmatic role in the scenario of multiple sclerosis
pathogenesis. This review summarizes recent progress in our understanding of B‐cell …
pathogenesis. This review summarizes recent progress in our understanding of B‐cell …
Immune surveillance in multiple sclerosis patients treated with natalizumab
Objective Our objective was to test whether natalizumab, an antibody against very late
activating antigen (VLA)‐4, interferes with central nervous system immune surveillance as …
activating antigen (VLA)‐4, interferes with central nervous system immune surveillance as …
Matching of oligoclonal immunoglobulin transcriptomes and proteomes of cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis
B Obermeier, R Mentele, J Malotka, J Kellermann… - Nature medicine, 2008 - nature.com
We describe a method for correlating the immunoglobulin (Ig) proteomes with the B cell
transcriptomes in human fluid and tissue samples, using multiple sclerosis as a paradigm …
transcriptomes in human fluid and tissue samples, using multiple sclerosis as a paradigm …
Secretory products of multiple sclerosis B cells are cytotoxic to oligodendroglia in vitro
RP Lisak, JA Benjamins, L Nedelkoska… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
B cells are important in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and some of the effects
are not dependent on maturation of B cells into immunoglobulin (Ig) producing plasmablasts …
are not dependent on maturation of B cells into immunoglobulin (Ig) producing plasmablasts …
Intrathecal oligoclonal IgG synthesis in multiple sclerosis
A Petzold - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2013 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is based on dissemination in time and space. Before
2010 lack of evidence for dissemination in space could be substituted by a paraclinical test …
2010 lack of evidence for dissemination in space could be substituted by a paraclinical test …
Antigen presentation, autoantigens, and immune regulation in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
C Riedhammer, R Weissert - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Antigen presentation is in the center of the immune system, both in host defense against
pathogens, but also when the system is unbalanced and autoimmune diseases like multiple …
pathogens, but also when the system is unbalanced and autoimmune diseases like multiple …
Antibodies produced by clonally expanded plasma cells in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid
GP Owens, JL Bennett, H Lassmann… - Annals of Neurology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Intrathecal IgG synthesis, persistence of bands of oligoclonal IgG, and
memory B‐cell clonal expansion are well‐characterized features of the humoral response in …
memory B‐cell clonal expansion are well‐characterized features of the humoral response in …
B cells from patients with multiple sclerosis induce cell death via apoptosis in neurons in vitro
RP Lisak, L Nedelkoska, JA Benjamins… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
B cells mediate multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis by mechanisms unrelated to
immunoglobulin (Ig). We reported that supernatants (Sup) from cultured B cells from blood of …
immunoglobulin (Ig). We reported that supernatants (Sup) from cultured B cells from blood of …
B cells are multifunctional players in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis: insights from therapeutic interventions
N Claes, J Fraussen, P Stinissen, R Hupperts… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a severe disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
characterized by autoimmune inflammation and neurodegeneration. Historically, damage to …
characterized by autoimmune inflammation and neurodegeneration. Historically, damage to …