An “outside-in” and “inside-out” consideration of complement in the multiple sclerosis brain: lessons from development and neurodegenerative diseases

BP Morgan, JL Gommerman… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The last 15 years have seen an explosion of new findings on the role of complement, a
major arm of the immune system, in the central nervous system (CNS) compartment …

The ins and outs of central nervous system inflammation—lessons learned from multiple sclerosis

V Ramaglia, O Rojas, I Naouar… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that is characterized by the inappropriate
invasion of lymphocytes and monocytes into the central nervous system (CNS), where they …

Base excision repair in the immune system: small DNA lesions with big consequences

M Stratigopoulou, TP van Dam… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The integrity of the genome is under constant threat of environmental and endogenous
agents that cause DNA damage. Endogenous damage is particularly pervasive, occurring at …

IFN-β treatment requires B cells for efficacy in neuroautoimmunity

RD Schubert, Y Hu, G Kumar, S Szeto… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
IFN-β remains the most widely prescribed treatment for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
Despite widespread use of IFN-β, the therapeutic mechanism is still partially understood …

Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule regulates B lymphocyte migration across central nervous system barriers

L Michel, C Grasmuck, M Charabati… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
The presence of B lymphocyte–associated oligoclonal immunoglobulins in the
cerebrospinal fluid is a classic hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS). The clinical efficacy of anti …

The Interplay between Ferroptosis and Neuroinflammation in Central Neurological Disorders

Y Xu, B Jia, J Li, Q Li, C Luo - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Central neurological disorders are significant contributors to morbidity, mortality, and long-
term disability globally in modern society. These encompass neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Siponimod therapy implicates Th17 cells in a preclinical model of subpial cortical injury

LA Ward, DSW Lee, A Sharma, A Wang, I Naouar… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Subpial demyelination is a specific hallmark of multiple sclerosis and a correlate of disease
progression. Although the mechanism (s) that mediate pathogenesis in the subpial …

Neutrophils promote VLA-4–dependent B cell antigen presentation and accumulation within the meninges during neuroinflammation

CR Parker Harp, AS Archambault… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The success of B cell depletion therapies and identification of leptomeningeal ectopic
lymphoid tissue (ELT) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has renewed interest in the …

Synapse dysfunctions in multiple sclerosis

K Schwarz, F Schmitz - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) affecting nearly three million humans worldwide. In MS, cells of an auto-reactive …

Isotype-switched autoantibodies are necessary to facilitate central nervous system autoimmune disease in Aicda−/− and Ung−/− mice

G Galicia, DSW Lee, V Ramaglia, LA Ward… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
B cell–depleting therapies have been shown to ameliorate symptoms in multiple sclerosis
(MS) patients; however, the mechanism of action remains unclear. Following priming with …