Distinct cognitive impairments in different disease courses of multiple sclerosis—A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Johnen, NC Landmeyer, PC Bürkner… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cognitive impairment (CI) is common and debilitating in patients with multiple sclerosis.
However, little is known about how different disease courses affect CI, impeding prognosis …

Modeling the heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis in animals

SB Simmons, ER Pierson, SY Lee, JM Goverman - Trends in immunology, 2013 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) manifested with varying clinical course, pathology, and inflammatory patterns …

Interferon beta: from molecular level to therapeutic effects

MH Abdolvahab, MRK Mofrad, H Schellekens - International review of cell …, 2016 - Elsevier
Interferon beta (IFNβ) is a cytokine that is naturally produced by the immune system in
response to biological and chemical stimuli. It signals by binding to the heterodimeric type I …

Cytokine-regulated neutrophil recruitment is required for brain but not spinal cord inflammation during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

SB Simmons, D Liggitt, JM Goverman - The Journal of Immunology, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which inflammatory lesions lead to
tissue injury in the brain and/or spinal cord. The specific sites of tissue injury are strong …

Interferon-β-1b: a review of its use in multiple sclerosis

GL Plosker - CNS drugs, 2011 - Springer
Interferon-β-1b has been used as a disease-modifying therapy in multiple sclerosis (MS) for
many years. Although its mechanism of action in MS has not been fully elucidated, it …

Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene and multiple sclerosis risk: a meta-analysis of case–control studies

J Huang, ZF Xie - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been reported to be
associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), however, evidence remains conflicting. A meta …

Influence of formal education on cognitive reserve in patients with multiple sclerosis

R Luerding, S Gebel, EM Gebel… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The concept of cognitive reserve (CR) and its influence on cognitive impairment has
attracted increasing interest. One hundred twenty-eight patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) …

Novel immunosuppressive therapy by M2000 in experimental multiple sclerosis

A Mirshafiey, H Matsuo, S Nakane… - …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The therapeutic potency of M2000 (β-D-mannuronic acid), a novel designed nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drug with immunosuppressive property in T-cell-mediated autoimmune …

Neurotrophic factors in relapsing remitting and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patients during interferon beta therapy

M Caggiula, AP Batocchi, G Frisullo, F Angelucci… - Clinical …, 2006 - Elsevier
Although interferon (IFN) beta is a widely used disease-modifying therapy in multiple
sclerosis (MS), the mechanisms responsible for its effects are not fully understood. Some …

Lesion enhancement diminishes with time in primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Z Khaleeli, O Ciccarelli, K Mizskiel… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Fewer gadolinium-enhancing lesions are seen in established primary progressive multiple
sclerosis (PPMS) compared with other subtypes. Previously, we found unexpectedly high …