Update on the Autoimmune Pathology of Multiple Sclerosis: B-Cells as Disease-Drivers and Therapeutic Targets
Author(s) -
H.Christian von Büdingen,
Arumugam Palanichamy,
Klaus LehmannHorn,
Brady Michel,
Scott S. Zamvil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1421-9913
pISSN - 0014-3022
DOI - 10.1159/000377675
Subject(s) - immunology , cd19 , b cell , immunotherapy , antibody , cd20 , biology , antigen , monoclonal antibody , medicine , cancer research , immune system
Collectively, research on the role of B-cells in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) illustrates how translational medicine has given rise to promising therapeutic approaches for one of the most debilitating chronic neurological diseases in young adults. First described in 1935, the experimental autoimmune/allergic encephalomyelitis model is a key animal model that has provided the foundation for important developments in targeted therapeutics.
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