Neuropsychological, medical and rehabilitative management of persons with multiple sclerosis

J DeLuca, U Nocentini - NeuroRehabilitation, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling disease that attacks the central nervous
system (CNS). The symptoms, progression, and severity of the disease are unpredictable …

A narrative review of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis: links and risks

AS Silfvast-Kaiser, KB Homan… - Psoriasis: Targets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The association of psoriasis (PsO) with other autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases
has long been a topic of interest. Although previous studies have attempted to clarify the …

Chemotherapeutics in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

BC Kieseier, DR Jeffery - Therapeutic advances in …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The likely pathogenic mechanisms of multiple sclerosis (MS) provide a sound rationale for
investigating the efficacy of drugs possessing immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory …

In Vitro Activity of Antifolate and Polymorphism in Dihydrofolate Reductase of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from the Kenyan Coast: Emergence of Parasites with Ile …

SM Kiara, J Okombo, V Masseno, L Mwai… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
We have analyzed the activities of the antifolates pyrimethamine (PM), chlorcycloguanil
(CCG), WR99210, trimethoprim (TMP), methotrexate (MTX), and trimetrexate (TMX) against …

Effect of folate derivatives on the activity of antifolate drugs used against malaria and cancer

E Nduati, A Diriye, S Ommeh, L Mwai, S Kiara… - Parasitology …, 2008 - Springer
The folate derivatives folic acid (FA) and folinic acid (FNA) decrease the in vivo and in vitro
activities of antifolate drugs in Plasmodium falciparum. However, the effects of 5-methyl …

[HTML][HTML] Anticancer agents against malaria: time to revisit?

A Nzila, J Okombo, RP Becker, R Chilengi, T Lang… - Trends in …, 2010 - cell.com
The emergence of artemisinin resistance could adversely impact the current strategy for
malaria treatment; thus, new drugs are urgently needed. A possible approach to developing …

Treatment of multiple sclerosis

O Anlar - CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system, with highly variable clinical course that most typically exhibits a relapsing …

Immunosuppressive treatments in multiple sclerosis

DT Okuda - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disorder of the central nervous
system that is enigmatic, relapsing, and in some instances progressive. Prior to the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of low dose methotrexate on relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in comparison to Interferon β-1α: A randomized controlled trial

F Ashtari, MR Savoj - Journal of Research in Medical Sciences …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Methotrexate, a toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by
acting as an antagonist to folic acid, has been used to control autoimmune disease with …

Immunotherapy of multiple sclerosis: the state of the art

D Karussis - BioDrugs, 2013 - Springer
It is widely accepted that the main common pathogenetic pathway in multiple sclerosis (MS)
involves an immune-mediated cascade initiated in the peripheral immune system and …