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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.124, No.12, p.903–906, 2023

Title: Recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis and biological treatment of multiple sclerosis
Author: Milan BUC
Abstract: Multiple sclerosis is the most common demyelinating disease that develops in genetically predisposed individuals through various immunopathological mechanisms induced by environmental factors, especially viral infections. Th1, Th17, γδ T cells, activated macrophages, MAIT cells, and proinflammatory cytokines, particularly IFN-γ, TNF, IL-17, and GM-CSF, are the principal pathological players whose activities cause damage to the white matter. Furthermore, a recently identified subset of CD4+ T cells has been found to migrate directly to the brain cortex and cause damage to neurons. In 2022, a new mechanism was discovered in addition to these processes. It was shown that molecular mimicry between the EBNA-1 antigen of the Epstein-Barr virus and the GlialCAM molecule of glial cells forms the basis that triggers the entire pathological process. EBV is a highly B cell-tropic human herpesvirus that placed B cells at the centre of our attention. As a result, we must down-regulate their numbers using anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies to treat such patients (Tab. 1, Fig. 1, Ref. 37).
Keywords: multiple sclerosis, GlialCAM, HLA-DR15, T-, B-, MAIT-cells, EBV, monoclonal antibodies
Published online: 20-Nov-2023
Year: 2023, Volume: 124, Issue: 12 Page From: 903, Page To: 906
doi:10.4149/BLL_2023_143


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