Epidemiology and treatment of multiple sclerosis in elderly populations

CB Vaughn, D Jakimovski, KS Kavak… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the age of affected patients are increasing
owing to increased longevity of the general population and the availability of effective …

Disease modifying therapies for relapsing multiple sclerosis

DM Wingerchuk, BG Weinshenker - Bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common, disabling, putatively autoimmune neurological disease
with worldwide distribution. It typically begins as a relapsing disorder that later evolves to a …

Treatment escalation vs immediate initiation of highly effective treatment for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: data from 2 different national strategies

T Spelman, M Magyari, F Piehl, A Svenningsson… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Treatment strategies for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) vary
markedly between Denmark and Sweden. The difference in the association of these national …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of the age-dependent efficacy of multiple sclerosis treatments

AM Weideman, MA Tapia-Maltos, K Johnson… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Objective To perform a meta-analysis of randomized, blinded, multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical
trials, to test the hypothesis that efficacy of immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies …

Association of nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with neurological disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

RK Burt, R Balabanov, X Han, B Sharrack, A Morgan… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance No current therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) results in
significant reversal of disability. Objective To determine the association of nonmyeloablative …

Association of vitamin D levels with multiple sclerosis activity and progression in patients receiving interferon beta-1b

KC Fitzgerald, KL Munger, K Köchert… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) levels are associated with an
increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) as well as with increased disease activity and rate …

Disease-modifying drugs can reduce disability progression in relapsing multiple sclerosis

MP Amato, M Fonderico, E Portaccio, L Pastò… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
See Gaudioso and Naismith (doi: 10. 1093/brain/awaa295) for a scientific commentary on
this article. In an Italian registry study, Amato et al. provide evidence that sustained exposure …

Sphingosine-1-phosphate and its receptors: structure, signaling, and influence

H Rosen, RC Stevens, M Hanson… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor signaling system has biological and medical
importance and is the first lipid G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) structure to be solved to …

Late-onset MS: disease course and safety-efficacy of DMTS

MC Buscarinu, R Reniè, E Morena, C Romano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of
the central nervous system, usually begins between the ages of 20 and 49 years, though in …

Defective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) phosphorylation exacerbates TH17-mediated autoimmune neuroinflammation

CS Garris, L Wu, S Acharya, A Arac, VA Blaho… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) signaling regulates lymphocyte egress from
lymphoid organs into systemic circulation. The sphingosine phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) …