Neutrophils: underestimated players in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS)

M De Bondt, N Hellings, G Opdenakker… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neutrophils are the most abundant circulating and first-responding innate myeloid cells and
have so far been underestimated in the context of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is the most …

Mesenchymal stem cells in multiple sclerosis: recent evidence from pre-clinical to clinical studies

A Gugliandolo, P Bramanti, E Mazzon - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system. Nowadays, available therapies for MS can help to manage MS course and …

A comprehensive exploration of the transcriptomic landscape in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

L Chiricosta, S Blando, S D'Angiolini… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is, to date, an incurable disease of the nervous system characterized
by demyelination. Several genetic mutations are associated with the disease but they are …

COVID-19 and multiple sclerosis: a complex relationship possibly aggravated by low vitamin D levels

WD Fernandes de Souza, DM Fonseca, A Sartori - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an exceptionally
transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that appeared at the end of 2019 and triggered a …

STA-21, a small molecule STAT3 inhibitor, ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by altering Th-17/Treg balance

T Gharibi, N Barpour, A Hosseini… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Numerous studies have demonstrated the role of T helper (Th) 17 and T
regulatory (reg) cells and pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines related to these …

EBNA1 inhibitors block proliferation of spontaneous lymphoblastoid cell lines from patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls

MCG Monaco, SS Soldan, C Su, A Clauze… - Neurology …, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that
establishes lifelong latency in memory B cells and has been identified as a major risk factor …

[HTML][HTML] Rituximab as an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia spectrum disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder: Two open-label pilot studies on treatment …

S Bejerot, SS Stein, E Welin, D Eklund, U Hylén… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this explorative study, we investigated if an adjunctive treatment with one single dose of
the monoclonal antibody rituximab would improve symptoms and function in treatment …

Ectopic lymphoid follicles in multiple sclerosis: centers for disease control?

A Negron, O Stüve, TG Forsthuber - Frontiers in neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
While the contribution of autoreactive CD4+ T cells to the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
(MS) is widely accepted, the advent of B cell-depleting monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies …

Recent progress in multiple sclerosis treatment using immune cells as targets

X Ma, R Ma, M Zhang, B Qian, B Wang, W Yang - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system. The main pathological features are inflammatory reaction, demyelination …

Current evidence of rituximab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

P Techa-Angkoon, S Siritho, N Tisavipat… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central
nervous system. The immunopathology of MS involves both T and B lymphocytes. Rituximab …