B cells and multiple sclerosis

D Franciotta, M Salvetti, F Lolli, B Serafini… - The Lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Clonal expansion of B cells and the production of oligoclonal IgG in the brain and
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have long been interpreted …

Disease biomarkers in multiple sclerosis: potential for use in therapeutic decision making

VK Harris, SA Sadiq - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2009 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of the brain and spinal cord that
predominantly affects white matter. MS has a variable clinical presentation and has no …

Axonal damage in multiple sclerosis

JD Haines, M Inglese… - Mount Sinai Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system that has been
characteristically classified as an immune‐mediated destruction of myelin, the protective …

Clinico-pathological evidence that axonal loss underlies disability in progressive multiple sclerosis

EC Tallantyre, L Bø, O Al-Rawashdeh… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Growing evidence suggests that axonal degeneration rather than demyelination is the
pathological substrate underlying chronic, irreversible disability in multiple sclerosis …

Myelin-specific T cells also recognize neuronal autoantigen in a transgenic mouse model of multiple sclerosis

G Krishnamoorthy, A Saxena, LT Mars… - Nature medicine, 2009 - nature.com
We describe here the paradoxical development of spontaneous experimental autoimmune
encephalomyelitis (EAE) in transgenic mice expressing a myelin oligodendrocyte …

A defect of sphingolipid metabolism modifies the properties of normal appearing white matter in multiple sclerosis

D Wheeler, VVR Bandaru, PA Calabresi, A Nath… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Maintaining the appropriate complement and content of lipids in cellular membranes is
critical for normal neural function. Accumulating evidence suggests that even subtle …

Untangling COVID-19 and autoimmunity: Identification of plausible targets suggests multi organ involvement

M Mohkhedkar, SSK Venigalla, V Janakiraman - Molecular Immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Underlying mechanisms of multi-organ manifestations and exacerbated inflammation in
COVID-19 are yet to be delineated. The hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 triggering autoimmunity …

Disease origin and progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an immunology perspective

A Malaspina, F Puentes, S Amor - International immunology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The immune system is inextricably linked with many neurodegenerative diseases including
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a devastating neuromuscular disorder affecting motor …

Brain antigens in functionally distinct antigen-presenting cell populations in cervical lymph nodes in MS and EAE

M van Zwam, R Huizinga, MJ Melief… - Journal of molecular …, 2009 - Springer
Drainage of central nervous system (CNS) antigens to the brain-draining cervical lymph
nodes (CLN) is likely crucial in the initiation and control of autoimmune responses during …

Biomarkers of therapeutic response in multiple sclerosis: current status

VK Harris, SA Sadiq - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2014 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of unknown cause, in which chronic
inflammation drives multifocal demyelination of axons in both white and gray matter in the …