Interferons and multiple sclerosis: Lessons from 25 years of clinical and real-world experience with intramuscular interferon beta-1a (Avonex)

SL Cohan, BA Hendin, AT Reder, K Smoot, R Avila… - CNS drugs, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Recombinant interferon (IFN) β-1b was approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration as the first disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for multiple sclerosis (MS) in …

[HTML][HTML] Innate viral sensor MDA5 and coxsackievirus interplay in type 1 diabetes development

SI Blum, HM Tse - Microorganisms, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a polygenic autoimmune disease characterized by immune-
mediated destruction of insulin-producing β-cells. The concordance rate for T1D in …

Alendronate promotes osteoblast differentiation and bone formation in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis through interferon-β/signal transducer and activator of …

X Ma, Z Xu, S Ding, G Yi… - Experimental and …, 2018‏ - spandidos-publications.com
Alendronate is commonly used for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis; however,
the underlying pathological molecular mechanisms of its action remain unclear. In the …

Neuroinflammation—using big data to inform clinical practice

CA Dendrou, G McVean, L Fugger - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2016‏ - nature.com
Neuroinflammation is emerging as a central process in many neurological conditions, either
as a causative factor or as a secondary response to nervous system insult. Understanding …

Pharmacogenetics: a strategy for personalized medicine for autoimmune diseases

S Tavakolpour, M Darvishi, M Ghasemiadl - Clinical genetics, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
For many years, a considerable number of patients with autoimmune diseases (ADs) have
suffered from a lack of drug response and drug‐related toxicity. Despite the emergence of …

miR-744-5p contributes to ocular inflammation in patients with primary Sjogrens Syndrome

Q Pilson, S Smith, CA Jefferies… - Scientific Reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
In primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) the exocrine glands become infiltrated with
lymphocytes instigating severe damage to the salivary and lacrimal glands causing dry eyes …

Pharmacogenomics of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

K Hočevar, S Ristić, B Peterlin - Frontiers in neurology, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Background: Over the past two decades, various novel disease-modifying drugs for multiple
sclerosis (MS) have been approved. However, there is high variability in the patient …

Recent developments in interferon-based therapies for multiple sclerosis

L Dumitrescu, CS Constantinescu… - Expert opinion on …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling immune-mediated disease of
the central nervous system. Beta-interferons are the first approved and still the most widely …

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors genes polymorphisms and risk for restless legs syndrome

FJ Jiménez-Jiménez, G Esguevillas… - The …, 2018‏ - nature.com
The possible role of gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA) in the pathophysiology of restless
legs syndrome (RLS) is suggested by the symptomatic improvement achieved with …

Effect of genetic polymorphisms on therapeutic response in multiple sclerosis relapsing-remitting patients treated with interferon-beta

L Martínez-Aguilar, C Pérez-Ramírez… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment with interferon beta (IFNβ) is one of the first-line treatments for multiple
sclerosis. In clinical practice, however, many patients present suboptimal response to IFNβ …