B cells in autoimmune and neurodegenerative central nervous system diseases

JJ Sabatino Jr, AK Pröbstel, SS Zamvil - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
B cells are essential components of the adaptive immune system and have important roles
in the pathogenesis of several central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Besides producing …

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 …

Immunological aspects of approved MS therapeutics

PS Rommer, R Milo, MH Han, S Satyanarayan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological immune-mediated disease leading
to disability in young adults. The outcome of the disease is unpredictable, and over time …

Complexities of CD28/B7: CTLA-4 costimulatory pathways in autoimmunity and transplantation

B Salomon, JA Bluestone - Annual review of immunology, 2001 - annualreviews.org
Recent advances in the understanding of T cell activation have led to new therapeutic
approaches in the treatment of immunological disorders. One attractive target of intervention …

Inflammation in multiple sclerosis

S Haase, RA Linker - Therapeutic advances in neurological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) that is characterised pathologically by demyelination, gliosis, neuro-axonal damage …

The role of B cells and antibodies in multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and related disorders

S Häusser-Kinzel, MS Weber - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Our pathophysiological concept of the most common central nervous system demyelinating
disease, multiple sclerosis, strikingly evolved by recent discoveries suggesting that B …

Interferon-β mechanisms of action in multiple sclerosis

S Dhib-Jalbut, S Marks - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the CNS characterized by
inflammation, demyelination, and axonal injury. These pathologic effects are manifested in …

BTK inhibition limits B-cell–T-cell interaction through modulation of B-cell metabolism: implications for multiple sclerosis therapy

R Li, H Tang, JC Burns, BT Hopkins, C Le Coz… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Inhibition of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTKi) is now viewed as a promising next-
generation B-cell-targeting therapy for autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis …

Interferon-β enhances monocyte and dendritic cell expression of B7-H1 (PD-L1), a strong inhibitor of autologous T-cell activation: relevance for the immune …

B Schreiner, M Mitsdoerffer, BC Kieseier, L Chen… - Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Antigen-presenting cells (APC) are considered to play a critical role in promoting the (re)
activation of potentially autoreactive T cells in multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory …

Interferon beta in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: mechanisms of action

V Wee Yong, S Chabot, O Stuve, G Williams - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
Interferon beta (IFN-β) has been shown in several clinical trials to have efficacy in MS. Its
mechanism of action, however, remains unclear. In this review, several biological activities …