Immune parameters that distinguish multiple sclerosis patients from patients with other neurological disorders at presentation

A Mouzaki, M Rodi, N Dimisianos, A Emmanuil… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background/Aim Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the
central nervous system. Effector T helper cells, mainly Th1 and Th17, cytotoxic T-cells, B …

Immune cell profiling during switching from natalizumab to fingolimod reveals differential effects on systemic immune-regulatory networks and on trafficking of non-t …

L Lohmann, C Janoschka… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Leukocyte sequestration is an established therapeutic concept in multiple sclerosis (MS) as
represented by the trafficking drugs natalizumab (NAT) and fingolimod (FTY). However, the …

Vitamin D receptor binding, chromatin states and association with multiple sclerosis

G Disanto, GK Sandve… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the aetiology of multiple sclerosis (MS).
More than 50 genomic regions have been associated with MS susceptibility and vitamin D …

Axonal damage in central and peripheral nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases: common and divergent pathways of tissue damage

MH Barnett, E Mathey, MC Kiernan… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Neurodegeneration is a critical determinant of disability in the inflammatory demyelinating
diseases of both the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Current …

Further understanding of the immunopathology of multiple sclerosis: impact on future treatments

V Bhise, S Dhib-Jalbut - Expert review of clinical immunology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The understanding of the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) has
expanded with more research into T-cell subtypes, cytokine contributors, B-cell participation …

Herpesviruses and the hidden links to Multiple Sclerosis neuropathology

S Jakhmola, A Upadhyay, K Jain, A Mishra… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Herpesviruses like Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus (HHV)-6, HHV-1, VZV,
and human endogenous retroviruses, have an age-old clinical association with multiple …

Emerging immunopharmacological targets in multiple sclerosis

M Farjam, GX Zhang, B Ciric, A Rostami - Journal of the neurological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS) is the hallmark of multiple
sclerosis (MS), a chronic debilitating disease that affects more than 2.5 million individuals …

Impact of Helicobacter pylori on multiple sclerosis‐related clinically isolated syndrome

G Deretzi, E Gavalas, M Boziki… - Acta Neurologica …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives There are no data regarding the relationship between Helicobacter pylori
infection (Hp‐I) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple sclerosis. The …

Increased B cell and cytotoxic NK cell proportions and increased T cell responsiveness in blood of natalizumab-treated multiple sclerosis patients

J Mellergård, M Edström, MC Jenmalm, C Dahle… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Changes in the blood lymphocyte composition probably both mediate and
reflect the effects of natalizumab treatment in multiple sclerosis, with implications for …

Neuroprotective effect of apolipoprotein D in cuprizone-induced cell line models: a potential therapeutic approach for multiple sclerosis and demyelinating diseases

E Martínez-Pinilla, N Rubio-Sardón, R Peláez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Apolipoprotein D (Apo D) overexpression is a general finding across neurodegenerative
conditions so the role of this apolipoprotein in various neuropathologies such as multiple …