Latitude, vitamin D, melatonin, and gut microbiota act in concert to initiate multiple sclerosis: a new mechanistic pathway

M Ghareghani, RJ Reiter, K Zibara… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS). While the etiology of MS is still largely unknown, scientists believe that the …

Peptidoglycan: a critical activator of the mammalian immune system during infection and homeostasis

MT Sorbara, DJ Philpott - Immunological reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Peptidoglycan is a conserved structural component of the bacterial cell wall with molecular
motifs unique to bacteria. The mammalian immune system takes advantage of these …

The microbiota determines susceptibility to experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis

J Heissigerova, P Seidler Stangova… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The microbiota is a crucial modulator of the immune system. Here, we evaluated how its
absence or reduction modifies the inflammatory response in the murine model of …

[HTML][HTML] Immune-mediated genesis of multiple sclerosis

S Cavallo - Journal of Translational Autoimmunity, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is widely acknowledged to be an autoimmune disease affecting the
neuronal myelin structure of the CNS. Autoantigens recognized as the target of this …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of influenza vaccine on severity of COVID-19 infection: An original study from Iran

S Kalantari, A Sadeghzadeh-Bazargan… - Medical Journal of the …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The COVID-19 infection is a novel virus that mainly targets the respiratory
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …

Role of glial cells in innate immunity and their role in CNS demyelination

S Sriram - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2011 - Elsevier
The adaptive and innate arms of the immune system are the two pillars of host defense
against environmental pathogens. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of cytomegalovirus in patients with multiple sclerosis: a case-control study in northern Iran

S Najafi, M Ghane, V Poortahmasebi… - Jundishapur journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic debilitating disease known as one of the
most common neurological dysfunctions in young adults. Recent studies suggest that …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of reactive Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) in Iranian patient with different subtypes of multiple sclerosis (MS)

N Ramroodi, AA Niazi, N Sanadgol, Z Ganjali… - The Brazilian Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Epstein-Barr virus has been recently associated with the onset of multiple
sclerosis, yet understanding how it elicits autoimmunity remains elusive. We investigated the …

Oral infection with P. gingivalis exacerbates autoimmune encephalomyelitis

D Polak, A Shmueli, T Brenner… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oral infection of mice with P. gingivalis induces periodontal inflammation and
attachment loss. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether infection of mice …

Influence of aggregation and route of injection on the biodistribution of mouse serum albumin

G Kijanka, M Prokopowicz, H Schellekens, V Brinks - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Protein aggregates are a major risk factor for immunogenicity. Until now most studies on
aggregate-driven immunogenicity have focused on linking physicochemical features of the …