Multiple sclerosis: immunopathology and treatment update

N Dargahi, M Katsara, T Tselios, ME Androutsou… - Brain sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has changed over the last 20 years. All
immunotherapeutic drugs target relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) and it still remains a …

An update on diagnostic laboratory biomarkers for multiple sclerosis

M Kaisey, G Lashgari, J Fert-Bober, D Ontaneda… - Current Neurology and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose For many patients, the multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnostic process can be lengthy,
costly, and fraught with error. Recent research aims to address the unmet need for an …

Pleiotropic, unique and shared responses elicited by IL-6 family cytokines in human vascular endothelial cells

M Lindkvist, MM Zegeye, M Grenegård… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vascular endothelial cells express glycoprotein 130 (gp130), which is utilized as a signaling
receptor by cytokines in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) family. Several IL-6 family cytokines can be …

IL-27, a pleiotropic cytokine for fine-tuning the immune response in cancer

Z Beizavi, M Zohouri, M Asadipour… - International reviews of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-27, a member of the IL-6/IL-12 family, has an important role in
modulating inflammation in partnership with innate and adaptive immune cells. IL-27 …

The impact of vitamin D3 intake on inflammatory markers in multiple sclerosis patients and their first-degree relatives

R Hashemi, SS Hosseini-Asl, SR Arefhosseini… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background & aims In our previous study, a Seesaw model was proposed for the fluctuation
of crucial anti-(IL-10) and pro-inflammatory (Il-6 & IL-17A) cytokines through vitamin D3. In …

An updated advancement of bifunctional IL-27 in inflammatory autoimmune diseases

WD Xu, DC Wang, M Zhao, AF Huang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Interleukin-27 (IL-27) is a member of the IL-12 family. The gene encoding IL-27 is located at
chromosome 16p11. IL-27 is considered as a heterodimeric cytokine, which consists of …

Interleukin-33 plasma levels in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

F Alsahebfosoul, I Rahimmanesh, M Shajarian… - Biomolecular …, 2017 - degruyter.com
Cytokines are implicated in the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Interleukin
(IL)-33, one of the recently discovered members of the IL-1 superfamily, is a dual functional …

The effect of IFN-β treatment on plasma levels of BDNF and IL-6 in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients

M Shajarian, F Alsahebfosoul, M Etemadifar - Neuroimmunomodulation, 2021 - karger.com
Background: In recent investigations addressing neurodegenerative diseases, especially
multiple sclerosis (MS), the roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and interleukin …

The IL‐27/IL‐27R axis is altered in CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes from multiple sclerosis patients

ML Clénet, C Laurent, F Lemaitre… - Clinical & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Pro‐and anti‐inflammatory properties have been attributed to interleukin‐27 (IL‐
27). Nevertheless, the impact of this cytokine on chronic inflammatory diseases such as …

IL-23 and IL-27 levels in serum are associated with the process and the recovery of Guillain-Barré syndrome

J Peng, H Zhang, P Liu, M Chen, B Xue, R Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract IL-23 and IL-27 are believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS). However, changes in these cytokines during the dynamic pathological and …