B cells in multiple sclerosis—from targeted depletion to immune reconstitution therapies

MT Cencioni, M Mattoscio, R Magliozzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of B cells in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS), but their precise roles are unclear. In this Review, we provide an overview of …

Multiple sclerosis: mechanisms and immunotherapy

C Baecher-Allan, BJ Kaskow, HL Weiner - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease triggered by environmental factors that act
on a genetically susceptible host. It features three clinical stages: a pre-clinical stage …

Current and future biomarkers in multiple sclerosis

J Yang, M Hamade, Q Wu, Q Wang, R Axtell… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating autoimmune disorder. Currently, there is a lack of
effective treatment for the progressive form of MS, partly due to insensitive readout for …

Reassessing B cell contributions in multiple sclerosis

R Li, KR Patterson, A Bar-Or - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
There is growing recognition that B cell contributions to normal immune responses extend
well beyond their potential to become antibody-producing cells, including roles at the innate …

Molecular biomarkers in multiple sclerosis

T Ziemssen, K Akgün, W Brück - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory-neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous
system presenting with significant inter-and intraindividual heterogeneity. However, the …

Role of inflammasomes in multiple sclerosis and their potential as therapeutic targets

V Govindarajan, JP de Rivero Vaccari… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), and
it remains the most common immune-mediated disorder affecting the CNS. While the cause …

Inflammation in multiple sclerosis

S Haase, RA Linker - Therapeutic advances in neurological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) that is characterised pathologically by demyelination, gliosis, neuro-axonal damage …

The search for the target antigens of multiple sclerosis, part 2: CD8+ T cells, B cells, and antibodies in the focus of reverse-translational research

R Hohlfeld, K Dornmair, E Meinl, H Wekerle - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Interest in CD8+ T cells and B cells was initially inspired by observations in multiple
sclerosis rather than in animal models: CD8+ T cells predominate in multiple sclerosis …

Body fluid biomarkers in multiple sclerosis

M Comabella, X Montalban - The Lancet Neurology, 2014 - thelancet.com
Biomarkers can be thought of as multifaceted indicators of healthy status or of pathological
disorders. The study of multiple sclerosis can benefit from the use of biomarkers because of …

Distinct oligoclonal band antibodies in multiple sclerosis recognize ubiquitous self-proteins

SM Brändle, B Obermeier, M Senel… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Oligoclonal Ig bands (OCBs) of the cerebrospinal fluid are a hallmark of multiple sclerosis
(MS), a disabling inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). OCBs are …