Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous
system that preferentially targets the optic nerves and spinal cord. The clinical presentation …

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and a related spectrum of inflammatory CNS disorders are
unified by detection of a serum autoantibody specific for the aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water …

The role of autoantibodies in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been enigmatic since the first
description, many decades ago, of intrathecal immunoglobulin production in people with this …

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune, demyelinating disorder of the central
nervous system (CNS) with typical clinical manifestations of optic neuritis and acute …

B linage cells are versatile players in multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis
optica/neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO). New potential targets of …

The aim of this study was to review the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of
neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and the immunopathological mechanisms involved in the …

Neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system
that preferentially targets the spinal cord and optic nerve. Following the discovery of …

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic
infiltration of salivary and lacrimal glands resulting in diminished production of saliva and …

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum disorders (SD) represent an evolving group of central
nervous system (CNS)-inflammatory autoimmune demyelinating diseases unified by a …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are water channel proteins robustly expressed in the central nervous
system (CNS). A number of previous studies described the cellular expression sites and …