Tolerogenic dendritic cells in autoimmunity and inflammatory diseases

O Morante-Palacios, F Fondelli, E Ballestar… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Dendritic cells (DCs), the most efficient antigen-presenting cells, are necessary for the
effective activation of naïve T cells. DCs can also acquire tolerogenic functions in vivo and in …

Molecular mechanisms of immunosenescene and inflammaging: relevance to the immunopathogenesis and treatment of multiple sclerosis

O Perdaens, V Van Pesch - Frontiers in neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aging is characterized, amongst other features, by a complex process of cellular
senescence involving both innate and adaptive immunity, called immunosenescence and …

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 …

The epigenetic modification of DNA methylation in neurological diseases

L Li, R Chen, H Zhang, J Li, H Huang, J Weng… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Methylation, a key epigenetic modification, is essential for regulating gene expression and
protein function without altering the DNA sequence, contributing to various biological …

STATegra: Multi-Omics data integration–a conceptual scheme with a bioinformatics pipeline

N Planell, V Lagani, P Sebastian-Leon… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Technologies for profiling samples using different omics platforms have been at the forefront
since the human genome project. Large-scale multi-omics data hold the promise of …

Specific hypomethylation programs underpin B cell activation in early multiple sclerosis

Q Ma, SJ Caillier, S Muzic… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Epigenetic changes have been consistently detected in different cell types in multiple
sclerosis (MS). However, their contribution to MS pathogenesis remains poorly understood …

Transcriptomics identifies blunted immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D in people with multiple sclerosis

WZ Yeh, R Lea, J Stankovich, S Sampangi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the
immune effects of vitamin D in people with MS are not well understood. We analyzed …

Evaluation of cell-specific epigenetic age acceleration in people with multiple sclerosis

V Maltby, A Xavier, E Ewing, MP Campagna… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives In multiple sclerosis (MS), accelerated aging of the immune
system (immunosenescence) may be associated with disease onset or drive progression …

Epigenetic regulation of B cells and its role in autoimmune pathogenesis

F Xiao, K Rui, X Shi, H Wu, X Cai, KO Lui… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
B cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Although previous
studies have shown many genetic polymorphisms associated with B-cell activation in …

Cell-specific DNA methylation signatures in asthma

AA Hudon Thibeault, C Laprise - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Asthma is a complex trait, often associated with atopy. The genetic contribution has been
evidenced by familial occurrence. Genome-wide association studies allowed for associating …