Progress in the Application of Drugs for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

W Wei, D Ma, L Li, L Zhang - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease
of the central nervous system (CNS), which gives rise to focal lesion in CNS and cause …

Autoreactive lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis: Pathogenesis and treatment target

R Liu, S Du, L Zhao, S Jain, K Sahay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) characterized by destruction of the myelin sheath structure. The loss of myelin leads …

Not all roads lead to the immune system: the genetic basis of multiple sclerosis severity

VG Jokubaitis, MP Campagna, O Ibrahim, J Stankovich… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Multiple sclerosis is a leading cause of neurological disability in adults. Heterogeneity in
multiple sclerosis clinical presentation has posed a major challenge for identifying genetic …

Whole-blood methylation signatures are associated with and accurately classify multiple sclerosis disease severity

MP Campagna, A Xavier, RA Lea, J Stankovich… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Background The variation in multiple sclerosis (MS) disease severity is incompletely
explained by genetics, suggesting genetic and environmental interactions are involved …

Inebilizumab reduces neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder risk independent of FCGR3A polymorphism

HJ Kim, O Aktas, KR Patterson, S Korff… - Annals of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Inebilizumab, a humanized, glycoengineered, IgG1 monoclonal antibody that depletes
CD19+ B‐cells, is approved to treat aquaporin 4 (AQP4) IgG‐seropositive neuromyelitis …

Key characteristics of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies and clinical implications for multiple sclerosis treatment

SR Delgado, S Faissner, RA Linker, K Rammohan - Journal of neurology, 2024 - Springer
The recent success of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapies in the treatment of multiple
sclerosis (MS) has highlighted the role of B cells in the pathogenesis of MS. In people with …

Pathogenesis and management of multiple sclerosis revisited

A Shah, V Panchal, K Patel, Z Alimohamed, N Kaka… - Disease-a-Month, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease
characterized by selective destruction of myelin in the CNS neurons (including optic nerve) …

Omics approaches to understanding the efficacy and safety of disease-modifying treatments in multiple sclerosis

L Lorefice, M Pitzalis, F Murgia, G Fenu, L Atzori… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
From the perspective of precision medicine, the challenge for the future is to improve the
accuracy of diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of therapeutic responses through the …

Immunomodulatory effects of ocrelizumab and candidate biomarkers for monitoring treatment response in multiple sclerosis

G Abbadessa, G Miele, E Maida… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Ocrelizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to bind to the CD20 molecule,
resulting in a rapid depletion of B-cells; however, it has been shown that lymphocyte …

Current evidence of rituximab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

P Techa-Angkoon, S Siritho, N Tisavipat… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central
nervous system. The immunopathology of MS involves both T and B lymphocytes. Rituximab …