Epstein–Barr virus and multiple sclerosis

SS Soldan, PM Lieberman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human lymphotropic herpesvirus with a well-
established causal role in several cancers. Recent studies have provided compelling …

Tumour-infiltrating B cells: immunological mechanisms, clinical impact and therapeutic opportunities

CM Laumont, AC Banville, M Gilardi, DP Hollern… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Although immunotherapy research to date has focused largely on T cells, there is mounting
evidence that tumour-infiltrating B cells and plasma cells (collectively referred to as tumour …

Multiple sclerosis: Neuroimmune crosstalk and therapeutic targeting

M Charabati, MA Wheeler, HL Weiner, FJ Quintana - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and degenerative disease of the central
nervous system afflicting nearly three million individuals worldwide. Neuroimmune …

B cell depletion therapies in autoimmune disease: advances and mechanistic insights

DSW Lee, OL Rojas, JL Gommerman - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
In the past 15 years, B cells have been rediscovered to be not merely bystanders but rather
active participants in autoimmune aetiology. This has been fuelled in part by the clinical …

Microbial peptides activate tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in glioblastoma

R Naghavian, W Faigle, P Oldrati, J Wang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Microbial organisms have key roles in numerous physiological processes in the human
body and have recently been shown to modify the response to immune checkpoint …

Immunosuppressive mechanisms of regulatory B cells

D Catalán, MA Mansilla, A Ferrier, L Soto… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory B cells (Bregs) is a term that encompasses all B cells that act to suppress
immune responses. Bregs contribute to the maintenance of tolerance, limiting ongoing …

B cells in multiple sclerosis—from targeted depletion to immune reconstitution therapies

MT Cencioni, M Mattoscio, R Magliozzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of B cells in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS), but their precise roles are unclear. In this Review, we provide an overview of …

Cross-reactive EBNA1 immunity targets alpha-crystallin B and is associated with multiple sclerosis

OG Thomas, M Bronge, K Tengvall, B Akpinar… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, for which
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a likely prerequisite. Due to the homology between …

B cell responses: cell interaction dynamics and decisions

JG Cyster, CDC Allen - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
B cells and the antibodies they produce have a deeply penetrating influence on human
physiology. Here, we review current understanding of how B cell responses are initiated; the …

B cells in central nervous system disease: diversity, locations and pathophysiology

RW Jain, VW Yong - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
B cells represent a relatively minor cell population within both the healthy and diseased
central nervous system (CNS), yet they can have profound effects. This is emphasized in …