Environmental and genetic risk factors for MS: an integrated review

E Waubant, R Lucas, E Mowry, J Graves… - Annals of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent findings have provided a molecular basis for the combined contributions of
multifaceted risk factors for the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS appears to start as a …

Interactions between genetic, lifestyle and environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis

T Olsson, LF Barcellos, L Alfredsson - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Genetic predisposition to multiple sclerosis (MS) only explains a fraction of the disease risk;
lifestyle and environmental factors are key contributors to the risk of MS. Importantly, these …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis: from risk factors to prevention—an update

A Ascherio, KL Munger - Seminars in neurology, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Although genetic susceptibility explains the clustering of multiple sclerosis (MS) within
families and the sharp decline in risk with increasing genetic distance, it cannot fully explain …

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: An update

C Pierrot-Deseilligny, JC Souberbielle - Multiple sclerosis and related …, 2017 - Elsevier
The most recent findings linking exposure to sun and vitamin D insufficiency to multiple
sclerosis (MS) are reviewed. Due to insufficient sunshine and changing lifestyles …

Lifestyle and environmental factors in multiple sclerosis

L Alfredsson, T Olsson - Cold Spring …, 2019 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Lifestyle and environmental factors potently influence the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS),
because genetic predisposition only explains a fraction of the risk increase. There is strong …

Vitamin D and the nervous system

G Bivona, CM Gambino, G Iacolino… - Neurological …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: to summarise the activities that Vitamin D (VD) carries out in the brain and to
clarify the potential role of VD in neurological diseases. Methods: a literature research has …

Risk factors for multiple sclerosis in the context of Epstein-Barr virus infection

AK Hedström - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Compelling evidence indicates that Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection is a prerequisite for
multiple sclerosis (MS). The disease may arise from a complex interplay between latent EBV …

In silico validation of anti-viral drugs obtained from marine sources as a potential target against SARS-CoV-2 Mpro

S Ghosh, S Das, I Ahmad, H Patel - Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
has threatened the whole world affecting almost 243 million people globally. Originating …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of multiple sclerosis

K Bjørnevik, T Chitnis, A Ascherio… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Results from previous studies on polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake and
multiple sclerosis (MS) risk are conflicting. Objective: To prospectively investigate the …

Dietary inflammatory index and risk of multiple sclerosis: findings from a large population-based incident case–control study

I Abdollahpour, D Jakimovski, N Shivappa, JR Hébert… - Clinical Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & aims For many decades diet, mainly its “pro-inflammatory” quality has been
pondered as a possible risk factor for develo** MS. However, the complexity of different …