Reaching an evidence-based prognosis for personalized treatment of multiple sclerosis

D Rotstein, X Montalban - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Personalized treatment is ideal for multiple sclerosis (MS) owing to the heterogeneity of
clinical features, but current knowledge gaps, including validation of biomarkers and …

Inflammation and oxidative stress in multiple sclerosis: consequences for therapy development

V Pegoretti, KA Swanson, JR Bethea… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
CNS inflammation is a major driver of MS pathology. Differential immune responses,
including the adaptive and the innate immune system, are observed at various stages of MS …

Oral fingolimod in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (INFORMS): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

F Lublin, DH Miller, MS Freedman, BAC Cree… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background No treatments have been approved for primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Fingolimod, an oral sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator, is effective in relapse …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial dysfunction and multiple sclerosis

IP Barcelos, RM Troxell, JS Graves - Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, several studies have examined the potential associations between
mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) …

[HTML][HTML] Role of viruses in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

RE Tarlinton, E Martynova, AA Rizvanov… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune inflammatory disease, where the underlying etiological
cause remains elusive. Multiple triggering factors have been suggested, including …

[HTML][HTML] Male sex is independently associated with faster disability accumulation in relapse-onset MS but not in primary progressive MS

KA Ribbons, P McElduff, C Boz, M Trojano… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple Sclerosis is more common in women than men and females have more
relapses than men. In a large international cohort we have evaluated the effect of gender on …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting demyelination and virtual hypoxia with high-dose biotin as a treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis

F Sedel, D Bernard, DM Mock, A Tourbah - Neuropharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a severely disabling neurological condition, and an
effective treatment is urgently needed. Recently, high-dose biotin has emerged as a …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of reactive astrogliosis in CNS pathology: heterogeneity or plasticity?

AJ Moulson, JW Squair, RJM Franklin… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes are essential for the development and homeostatic maintenance of the central
nervous system (CNS). They are also critical players in the CNS injury response during …

Risk factors associated with the onset of relapsing‐remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

KA McKay, V Kwan, T Duggan… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic central nervous system disease with a highly
heterogeneous course. The aetiology of MS is not well understood but is likely a …

Relative mortality and survival in multiple sclerosis: findings from British Columbia, Canada

E Kingwell, M Van der Kop, Y Zhao… - Journal of Neurology …, 2012 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To examine mortality and factors associated with survival in a population based
multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort. Methods Clinical and demographic data of MS patients …