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 …

[HTML][HTML] Smouldering lesion in MS: microglia, lymphocytes and pathobiochemical mechanisms

D Pukoli, L Vécsei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated, chronic inflammatory, demyelinating, and
neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Immune cell infiltration can …

B‐cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis: Entering an era

AL Greenfield, SL Hauser - Annals of neurology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monoclonal antibodies that target CD20 expressing B cells represent an important new
treatment option for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). B‐cell‐depleting therapy is highly …

B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes

JNH Stern, G Yaari, JA Vander Heiden… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
characterized by autoimmune-mediated demyelination and neurodegeneration. The CNS of …

B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6–producing B cells

TA Barr, P Shen, S Brown, V Lampropoulou… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - rupress.org
B cells have paradoxical roles in autoimmunity, exerting both pathogenic and protective
effects. Pathogenesis may be antibody independent, as B cell depletion therapy (BCDT) …

A gradient of neuronal loss and meningeal inflammation in multiple sclerosis

R Magliozzi, OW Howell, C Reeves… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Prominent inflammation with formation of ectopic B‐cell follicle‐like structures in
the meninges in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)(SPMS) is associated with …

Pathology of multiple sclerosis and related inflammatory demyelinating diseases

A Kutzelnigg, H Lassmann - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS),
including recent insights into its molecular neuropathology and immunology. It shows that all …

Abnormal B‐cell cytokine responses a trigger of T‐cell–mediated disease in MS?

A Bar‐Or, L Fawaz, B Fan, PJ Darlington… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study antibody‐independent contributions of B cells to inflammatory disease
activity, and the immune consequences of B‐cell depletion with rituximab, in patients with …

Distinct oligoclonal band antibodies in multiple sclerosis recognize ubiquitous self-proteins

SM Brändle, B Obermeier, M Senel, J Bruder… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
Oligoclonal Ig bands (OCBs) of the cerebrospinal fluid are a hallmark of multiple sclerosis
(MS), a disabling inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). OCBs are …

Pathogenic autoantibodies in multiple sclerosis—from a simple idea to a complex concept

R Höftberger, H Lassmann, T Berger… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …