Environmental and genetic risk factors for MS: an integrated review

E Waubant, R Lucas, E Mowry, J Graves… - Annals of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent findings have provided a molecular basis for the combined contributions of
multifaceted risk factors for the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS appears to start as a …

Extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D

R Marino, M Misra - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The vitamin D receptor is expressed in multiple cells of the body (other than osteoblasts),
including beta cells and cells involved in immune modulation (such as mononuclear cells …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Iran: a systematic review

M Etemadifar, S Sajjadi, Z Nasr, TS Firoozeei… - European …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: There is a wide variation in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in
different geographical regions and the epidemiology of MS in Iran has been a major topic of …

Factors associated with onset, relapses or progression in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

KA McKay, S Jahanfar, T Duggan, S Tkachuk… - Neurotoxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system with an
unidentified etiology. We systematically reviewed the literature on the possible risk factors …

Multiple sclerosis and smoking

B Arneth - The American journal of medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common, severe neurological disease that affects millions of
people worldwide. Nevertheless, the actual cause of MS remains unknown. Smoking has …

Sexual disparities in the incidence and course of MS

R Bove, T Chitnis - Clinical Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects three times more women than men and this ratio appears to
be increasing. However male patients experience increased disease progression, brain …

The risk of smoking on multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis based on 20,626 cases from case-control and cohort studies

P Zhang, R Wang, Z Li, Y Wang, C Gao, X Lv, Y Song… - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) has become a disease that represents a tremendous
burden on patients, families, and societies. The exact etiology of MS is still unclear, but it is …

Effect of smoking on multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis

J Poorolajal, M Bahrami, M Karami… - Journal of public …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite our awareness of the significant effect of smoking on multiple sclerosis
(MS), there was a serious lack of information about the effect of different types of smoking …

Role of puberty in multiple sclerosis risk and course

T Chitnis - Clinical Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) overwhelmingly presents during the reproductive years, and is more
common in females than males. The sexual dimorphism observed in post-pubertal cases is …

Does lipoic acid consumption affect the cytokine profile in multiple sclerosis patients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial

M Khalili, A Azimi, V Izadi, S Eghtesadi… - …, 2014 - karger.com
Background: A limited amount of data exists regarding the effect of lipoic acid (LA), an oral
antioxidant supplement, on cytokine profiles among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients …