Role of B cells in multiple sclerosis and related disorders

G Comi, A Bar‐Or, H Lassmann, A Uccelli… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The success of clinical trials of selective B‐cell depletion in patients with relapsing multiple
sclerosis (MS) and primary progressive MS has led to a conceptual shift in the …

[HTML][HTML] The translatability of multiple sclerosis animal models for biomarkers discovery and their clinical use

D Birmpili, I Charmarke Askar, K Bigaut… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous
system which is characterized by demyelinating lesions and axonal damage. MS is a …

Limited proteolysis–mass spectrometry reveals aging-associated changes in cerebrospinal fluid protein abundances and structures

SR Shuken, J Rutledge, T Iram, PM Losada, EN Wilson… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins and their structures have been implicated in aging and
neurodegenerative diseases. In the present study, we used limited proteolysis–mass …

Kappa free light chain index as a diagnostic biomarker in multiple sclerosis: a real‐world investigation

I Rosenstein, S Rasch, M Axelsson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Kappa free light chain (KFLC) index, a measure for intrathecal production of free kappa
chains, has been increasingly recognized for its diagnostic potential in multiple sclerosis …

[HTML][HTML] Using personalized prognosis in the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis: a practical guide

B Van Wijmeersch, HP Hartung, P Vermersch… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is highly variable among patients, thus creating
important challenges for the neurologist to appropriately treat and monitor patient progress …

Predicting aggressive multiple sclerosis with intrathecal IgM synthesis among patients with a clinically isolated syndrome

E Monreal, S Sainz de la Maza… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the best method to measure intrathecal immunoglobulin (Ig) M
synthesis (ITMS), a biomarker of worse prognosis in multiple sclerosis (MS). We compared …

C3 and C4 complement levels in AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD and in MOGAD

F Pache, M Ringelstein, O Aktas, I Kleiter… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
While complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) is a known effector mechanism in
aquaporin-4-immunoglobulin (Ig) G-positive (AQP4-IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum …

Intrathecal IgM synthesis is associated with spinal cord manifestation and neuronal injury in early MS

J Oechtering, T Lincke, S Schaedelin… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Intrathecal Immunoglobulin M synthesis (IgMIntrathecal Fraction (IF)+) and spinal
MRI lesions are both strong independent predictors of higher disease activity and severity in …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal immunoglobulin gamma bands and long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis: a retrospective cohort study

VD Karrenbauer, SK Bedri, J Hillert… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with immunoglobulin gamma (IgG) oligoclonal bands (OCB)
in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have different genetic backgrounds and brain MRI features …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the immunological changes appearing in the CSF during the early immunosenescence process occurring in multiple sclerosis

C Picón, A Tejeda-Velarde… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer with age an early immunosenescence process,
which influence the treatment response and increase the risk of infections. We explored …