Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) as a model for multiple sclerosis (MS)

CS Constantinescu, N Farooqi… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the most commonly used
experimental model for the human inflammatory demyelinating disease, multiple sclerosis …

Multiple sclerosis—the plaque and its pathogenesis

EM Frohman, MK Racke, CS Raine - New England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Substantial advances have elucidated some of the central mechanisms underlying the
inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration that occur in multiple sclerosis …

Autoimmune diseases

A Davidson, B Diamond - New England Journal of Medicine, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Autoimmune diseases, with the exception of rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune thyroiditis,
are individually rare, but together they affect approximately 5 percent of the population in …

A sensory neuron–expressed IL-31 receptor mediates T helper cell–dependent itch: Involvement of TRPV1 and TRPA1

F Cevikbas, X Wang, T Akiyama, C Kempkes… - Journal of allergy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Although the cytokine IL-31 has been implicated in inflammatory and lymphoma-
associated itch, the cellular basis for its pruritic action is yet unclear. Objective We sought to …

Understanding pathogenesis and therapy of multiple sclerosis via animal models: 70 years of merits and culprits in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis …

R Gold, C Linington, H Lassmann - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In view of disease heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis and limited access to ex vivo
specimens, different approaches must be undertaken to better understand disease …

Molecular mimicry, bystander activation, or viral persistence: infections and autoimmune disease

RS Fu**ami, MG von Herrath, U Christen… - Clinical microbiology …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Virus infections and autoimmune disease have long been linked. These infections often
precede the occurrence of inflammation in the target organ. Several mechanisms often used …

A synthetic glycolipid prevents autoimmune encephalomyelitis by inducing TH2 bias of natural killer T cells

K Miyamoto, S Miyake, T Yamamura - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a prototype autoimmune disease
mediated by type 1 helper T (TH1) cells and under the control of regulatory cells,,. Here we …

Multiple sclerosis: immunopathology and treatment update

N Dargahi, M Katsara, T Tselios, ME Androutsou… - Brain sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has changed over the last 20 years. All
immunotherapeutic drugs target relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) and it still remains a …

Animal models of multiple sclerosis

C Procaccini, V De Rosa, V Pucino, L Formisano… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) which involves a complex interaction between immune system and neural …

Multiple sclerosis: a two-stage disease

L Steinman - Nature immunology, 2001 - nature.com
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