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 …

B cells in autoimmune and neurodegenerative central nervous system diseases

JJ Sabatino Jr, AK Pröbstel, SS Zamvil - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
B cells are essential components of the adaptive immune system and have important roles
in the pathogenesis of several central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Besides producing …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple sclerosis therapies differentially affect SARS-CoV-2 vaccine–induced antibody and T cell immunity and function

JJ Sabatino Jr, K Mittl, WM Rowles, K McPolin… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Vaccine-elicited adaptive immunity is a prerequisite for control of SARS-
CoV-2 infection. Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) differentially …

High-efficacy therapies for treatment-naïve individuals with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

L Freeman, EE Longbrake, PK Coyle, B Hendin… - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
There are> 18 distinct disease-modifying therapy (DMT) options covering 10 mechanisms of
action currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of …

Proinflammatory CD20+ T cells contribute to CNS-directed autoimmunity

J Ochs, N Nissimov, S Torke, M Freier… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
The origin and function of CD20+ T cells are poorly understood. Here, we characterized
CD20+ T cells in mice and humans and investigated how they are affected by anti-CD20 …

Anti-CD20 therapies in multiple sclerosis: From pathology to the clinic

J de Sèze, E Maillart, A Gueguen, DA Laplaud… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The immune system plays a significant role in multiple sclerosis. While MS was historically
thought to be T cell-mediated, multiple pieces of evidence now support the view that B cells …

Ocrelizumab extended interval dosing in multiple sclerosis in times of COVID-19

L Rolfes, M Pawlitzki, S Pfeuffer, C Nelke… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To evaluate the clinical consequences of extended interval dosing (EID) of
ocrelizumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) during the coronavirus disease …

Rituximab abrogates aquaporin-4–specific germinal center activity in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

V Damato, J Theorell, A Al-Diwani… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs) are caused by immunoglobulin G (IgG)
autoantibodies directed against the water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4). In NMOSDs …

Immunological aspects of approved MS therapeutics

PS Rommer, R Milo, MH Han, S Satyanarayan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological immune-mediated disease leading
to disability in young adults. The outcome of the disease is unpredictable, and over time …

Pre-clinical and clinical implications of “inside-out” vs.“outside-in” paradigms in multiple sclerosis etiopathogenesis

HE Titus, Y Chen, JR Podojil, AP Robinson… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated neurological disorder, characterized by
central nervous system (CNS) inflammation, oligodendrocyte loss, demyelination, and …