The Immunobiology of Multiple Sclerosis: An Autoimmune Disease of the Central Nervous System

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Conlon ◽  
Jorge R. Oksenberg ◽  
Jingwu Zhang ◽  
Lawrence Steinman
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autoimmune Disease ◽  
The Central Nervous System

scholarly journals Multiple Sclerosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amirhossein Azari Jafari ◽  
Seyyedmohammadsadeq Mirmoeeni
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Autoimmune Disease ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Chronic Autoimmune Disease ◽  
The Brain

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS), caused by genetic and environmental factors. It is characterized by intermittent and recurrent episodes of inflammation that result in the demyelination and subsequent damage of the underlying axons present in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord [1][2][3].

scholarly journals Erythrocytes in multiple sclerosis – forgotten contributors to the pathophysiology?

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 205521731664998
Author(s):  
Kira Groen ◽  
Vicki E Maltby ◽  
Katherine A Sanders ◽  
Rodney J Scott ◽  
Lotti Tajouri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autoimmune Disease ◽  
Genetic Predisposition ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Lymphocytic Infiltration ◽  
Disease Modifying Therapies ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Disease Modifying

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of the central nervous system and subsequent destruction of myelin and axons. On the background of a genetic predisposition to autoimmunity, environmental triggers are assumed to initiate the disease. The majority of MS research has focused on the pathological involvement of lymphocytes and other immune cells, yet a paucity of attention has been given to erythrocytes, which may play an important role in MS pathology. The following review briefly summarises how erythrocytes may contribute to MS pathology through impaired antioxidant capacity and altered haemorheological features. The effect of disease-modifying therapies on erythrocytes is also reviewed. It may be important to further investigate erythrocytes in MS, as this could broaden the understanding of the pathological mechanisms of the disease, as well as potentially lead to the discovery of novel and innovative targets for future therapies.

scholarly journals Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
Viktoriia R. Cheredanova ◽  
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Ivan A. Chabin ◽  
Raisa Ts. Bembeeva ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autoimmune Disease ◽  
Young People ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and is a major cause of disability in able-bodied young people. Recently, the question of the effect of vitamin D on the risk of occurrence and clinical course of MS has been widely discussed. The review presents pathogenesis of this disease and estimated mechanisms of the effect of cholecalciferol on it, current data on the effect of vitamin D levels on the risk of MS, the course and outcome of this disease.

scholarly journals Is Multiple Sclerosis an Autoimmune Disease?

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharath Wootla ◽  
Makoto Eriguchi ◽  
Moses Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autoimmune Disease ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Demyelinating Disease ◽  
Immune Mediated ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Immunological Abnormalities

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with varied clinical presentations and heterogeneous histopathological features. The underlying immunological abnormalities in MS lead to various neurological and autoimmune manifestations. There is strong evidence that MS is, at least in part, an immune-mediated disease. There is less evidence that MS is a classical autoimmune disease, even though many authors state this in the description of the disease. We show the evidence that both supports and refutes the autoimmune hypothesis. In addition, we present an alternate hypothesis based on virus infection to explain the pathogenesis of MS.

scholarly journals Metformin Attenuated the Autoimmune Disease of the Central Nervous System in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis

2009 ◽  
Vol 182 (12) ◽  
pp. 8005-8014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narender Nath ◽  
Musfiquidin Khan ◽  
Manjeet K. Paintlia ◽  
Md Nasrul Hoda ◽  
Shailendra Giri
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autoimmune Disease ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
The Central Nervous System

First Presentation of an Acquired Demyelinating Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 164-170
Author(s):  
Rachel Gottlieb-Smith ◽  
Amy Waldman
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Optic Neuritis ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Neuromyelitis Optica ◽  
Transverse Myelitis ◽  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽  
The Central Nervous System

AbstractAcquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS) present with acute or subacute monofocal or polyfocal neurologic deficits localizing to the central nervous system. The clinical features of distinct ADS have been carefully characterized including optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. These disorders may all be monophasic disorders. Alternatively, optic neuritis, partial transverse myelitis, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis may be first presentations of a relapsing or polyphasic neuroinflammatory disorder, such as multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica. The clinical features of these disorders and the differential diagnosis are discussed in this article.

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