The potential role for ocrelizumab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: current evidence and future prospects

PS Sorensen, M Blinkenberg - Therapeutic advances in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
B cells play a central role in the pathogenesis in multiple sclerosis (MS), being involved in
the activation of proinflammatory T cells, secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, and …

Environmental factors in autoimmune diseases and their role in multiple sclerosis

S Jörg, DA Grohme, M Erzler, M Binsfeld… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
An increase in autoimmune diseases poses a socioeconomic challenge worldwide.
Predisposing genetic risk has been identified, yet environmental factors make up a …

Connecting neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis: are oligodendrocyte precursor cells a nexus of disease?

MW Psenicka, BC Smith, RA Tinkey… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The pathology in neurodegenerative diseases is often accompanied by inflammation. It is
well-known that many cells within the central nervous system (CNS) also contribute to …

Behavioural phenotypes in the cuprizone model of central nervous system demyelination

MK Sen, DA Mahns, JR Coorssen… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The feeding of cuprizone (CPZ) to animals has been extensively used to model the
processes of demyelination and remyelination, with many papers adopting a narrative linked …

Body fluid biomarkers for multiple sclerosis—the long road to clinical application

CE Teunissen, A Malekzadeh, C Leurs… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
There is a strong unmet clinical need for objective body fluid biomarkers to assist early
diagnosis and estimate long-term prognosis, monitor treatment response and predict …

Stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis

B Genc, HR Bozan, S Genc, K Genc - Tissue Engineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative
disease of the central nervous system (CNS). It is characterized by demyelination and …

Demyelination in multiple sclerosis

C Lubetzki, B Stankoff - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
This review, focused on demyelination in multiple sclerosis, is divided in two parts. The first
part addresses the many and not exclusive mechanisms leading to demyelination in the …

The future of immunotherapy: a 20-year perspective

DC Wraith - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy is the field of immunology that aims to identify treatments for diseases
through induction, enhancement or suppression of an immune response. Immunotherapies …

Intrathecally produced CXCL13: A predictive biomarker in multiple sclerosis

KD DiSano, F Gilli, AR Pachner - Multiple Sclerosis Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Clinicians caring for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) need improved
biomarkers to aid them in disease management. Objective We assessed the predictive value …

B-cell enrichment and Epstein-Barr virus infection in inflammatory cortical lesions in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

R Magliozzi, B Serafini, B Rosicarelli… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Gray matter lesions are thought to play a key role in the progression of disability and
cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but whether gray matter damage is …