Reassessing B cell contributions in multiple sclerosis

R Li, KR Patterson, A Bar-Or - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
There is growing recognition that B cell contributions to normal immune responses extend
well beyond their potential to become antibody-producing cells, including roles at the innate …

Reviewing the significance of blood–brain barrier disruption in multiple sclerosis pathology and treatment

R Balasa, L Barcutean, O Mosora, D Manu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The disruption of blood–brain barrier (BBB) for multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis has a
double effect: early on during the onset of the immune attack and later for the CNS self …

Emerging understanding of the mechanism of action for dimethyl fumarate in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

EA Mills, MA Ogrodnik, A Plave… - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an effective treatment option for relapsing–remitting multiple
sclerosis (MS), but its therapeutic mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated. A …

The CD8 T cell-Epstein-Barr virus-B cell trialogue: a central issue in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis

C Veroni, F Aloisi - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The cause and the pathogenic mechanisms leading to multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic
inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS), are still under scrutiny. During …

B cell depletion with anti-CD20 promotes neuroprotection in a BAFF-dependent manner in mice and humans

AA Wang, F Luessi, T Neziraj, E Pössnecker… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Anti-CD20 therapy to deplete B cells is highly efficacious in preventing new white matter
lesions in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), but its protective …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and anti‐CD20 monoclonal antibodies: what do we know after 20 years of rituximab

D Focosi, M Tuccori, F Maggi - Reviews in medical virology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In 1997, rituximab was the first monoclonal antibody clinically approved for the treatment of
cancer. Ten years later, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), until that time a …

IL-17+ CD8+ T cell suppression by dimethyl fumarate associates with clinical response in multiple sclerosis

C Lückel, F Picard, H Raifer… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract IL-17-producing CD8+ (Tc17) cells are enriched in active lesions of patients with
multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. Here we …

Dimethyl fumarate treatment in multiple sclerosis: Recent advances in clinical and immunological studies

GM Diaz, R Hupperts, J Fraussen, V Somers - Autoimmunity reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) in which demyelination and neurodegeneration occurs. The immune system …

The pharmacokinetics of fumaric acid esters reveal their in vivo effects

U Mrowietz, PJ Morrison, I Suhrkamp… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Fumaric acid ester-based drugs are used for the treatment of psoriasis and multiple
sclerosis. All licensed fumaric acid ester drugs contain dimethylfumarate (DMF) as the main …

Effect of dimethyl fumarate on lymphocytes in RRMS: Implications for clinical practice

D Mehta, C Miller, DL Arnold, E Bame, A Bar-Or… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess functional changes in lymphocyte repertoire and subsequent clinical
implications during delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF) treatment in patients with …