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 …

Role of the CXCL13/CXCR5 axis in autoimmune diseases

Z Pan, T Zhu, Y Liu, N Zhang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
CXCL13 is a B-cell chemokine produced mainly by mesenchymal lymphoid tissue organizer
cells, follicular dendritic cells, and human T follicular helper cells. By binding to its receptor …

Inhibition of CD40L with frexalimab in multiple sclerosis

P Vermersch, C Granziera… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background The CD40–CD40L costimulatory pathway regulates adaptive and
innate immune responses and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple …

CXCL13 drives spinal astrocyte activation and neuropathic pain via CXCR5

BC Jiang, DL Cao, X Zhang, ZJ Zhang, LN He… - The Journal of clinical …, 2016 - jci.org
Recent studies have implicated chemokines in microglial activation and pathogenesis of
neuropathic pain. CXC motif chemokine 13 (CXCL13) is a B lymphocyte chemoattractant …

CSF cytokines/chemokines as biomarkers in neuroinflammatory CNS disorders: a systematic review

K Kothur, L Wienholt, F Brilot, RC Dale - Cytokine, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite improved understanding of the pathogenesis of neuroinflammatory disorders of the
brain and development of new diagnostic markers, our biomarker repertoire to demonstrate …

Body fluid biomarkers in multiple sclerosis

M Comabella, X Montalban - The Lancet Neurology, 2014 - thelancet.com
Biomarkers can be thought of as multifaceted indicators of healthy status or of pathological
disorders. The study of multiple sclerosis can benefit from the use of biomarkers because of …

Cytokine and immune cell profiling in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neuro-inflammatory diseases

G Lepennetier, Z Hracsko, M Unger… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cytokines play multiple roles during neuro-inflammatory processes and several
cytokines have been studied in the context of specific diseases. This study provides a …

Axonal damage in relapsing multiple sclerosis is markedly reduced by natalizumab

M Gunnarsson, C Malmeström, M Axelsson… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The impact of present disease‐modifying treatments (DMTs) in multiple sclerosis
(MS) on nerve injury and reactive astrogliosis is still unclear. Therefore, we studied the effect …

Demyelination versus remyelination in progressive multiple sclerosis

S Bramow, JM Frischer, H Lassmann… - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The causes of incomplete remyelination in progressive multiple sclerosis are unknown, as
are the pathological correlates of the different clinical characteristics of patients with primary …

Chronic inflammation in multiple sclerosis—seeing what was always there

PM Matthews - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Activation of innate immune cells and other compartmentalized inflammatory cells in the
brains and spinal cords of people with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) and …