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Association Of British Neurologists Releases New Guidelines For Multiple ... - Multiple Sclerosis News Today

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CNS neuroimmunology seen by a neuropathologist. - PubMed - NCBI

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Rev Neurol (Paris). 2014 Oct;170(10):561-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2014.07.001. Epub 2014 Aug 30. Review
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Immunomodulatory properties of the IL-6 cytokine family in multiple sclerosis - Janssens - 2015 - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - Wiley Online Library

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Immunomodulatory properties of the IL-6 cytokine family in multiple sclerosis: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a ch... http://t.co/EsvhuUAquS
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Particles in Alzheimer Disease and Parkinson Disease. - PubMed - NCBI

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J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2015 Jul;74(7):672-687.
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Early cost-utility analysis of general and cerebrospinal fluid-specific Alzheimer's disease biomarkers for hypothetical disease-modifying treatment... - PubMed - NCBI

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Alzheimers Dement. 2015 Jun 9. pii: S1552-5260(15)00176-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.02.009. [Epub ahead of print]
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Critical role for prokineticin 2 in CNS autoimmunity

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RT @GreenJournal: Critical role for prokineticin 2 in CNS autoimmunity http://t.co/UqwEKYOOEy #Neurology
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Transglutaminase 6 Antibodies in the Serum of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. - PubMed - NCBI

Transglutaminase 6 Antibodies in the Serum of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. - PubMed - NCBI | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
JAMA Neurol. 2015 Apr 13. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.48. [Epub ahead of print]
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Redundancy between Cysteine Cathepsins in Murine Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Redundancy between Cysteine Cathepsins in Murine Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
by Euan Ramsay Orr Allan, Robin Michael Yates
The cysteine cathepsins B, S, and L are functionally linked to antigen processing, and hence to autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
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Ferritin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid predict Alzheimer/'s disease outcomes and are regulated by APOE : Nature Communications : Nature Publishing Group - SnapBuzz

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Cost-utility of fingolimod compared with dimethyl fumarate in highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in England. - PubMed - NCBI

Cost-utility of fingolimod compared with dimethyl fumarate in highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in England. - PubMed - NCBI | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
J Med Econ. 2015 Jun 9:1-24. [Epub ahead of print]
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Neuroimmunology: An Expanding Frontier in Autoimmunity

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Anti-neuronal autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) comprises a recently characterized group of immune-mediated disorders that result in limbic, multifocal, or diffuse encephalitis due...
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Vitamin D Binding Protein Isoforms and Apolipoprotein E in Cerebrospinal Fluid as Prognostic Biomarkers of Multiple Sclerosis. - PubMed - NCBI

Vitamin D Binding Protein Isoforms and Apolipoprotein E in Cerebrospinal Fluid as Prognostic Biomarkers of Multiple Sclerosis. - PubMed - NCBI | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
PLoS One. 2015 Jun 5;10(6):e0129291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129291.
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This stunning discovery about the brain will have scientists rewriting textbooks

This stunning discovery about the brain will have scientists rewriting textbooks | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
"It was exactly what we thought it couldn't be."
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The role of immune cells, glia and neurons in white and gray matter pathology in multiple sclerosis

RT The role of immune cells, glia and neurons in white and gray matter pathology in multiple sclerosis http://t.co/1neIpf6GmR
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Therapeutic implications of the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid interface in neuropsychiatric disorders

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Screening platform identifies drugs for multiple sclerosis treatment

Screening platform identifies drugs for multiple sclerosis treatment | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord. MS is a disease in which the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers our nerves. Myelin damage disrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body.
Krishan Maggon 's curator insight, June 19, 2015 3:33 AM

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 日本語要約Drug-based modulation of endogenous stem cells promotes functional remyelination in vivoFadi J. Najm,Mayur Madhavan,Anita Zaremba,Elizabeth Shick,Robert T. Karl,Daniel C. Factor,Tyler E. Miller,Zachary S. Nevin,Christopher Kantor,Alex Sargent,Kevin L. Quick,Daniela M. Schlatzer,Hong Tang,Ruben Papoian,Kyle R. Brimacombe,Min Shen,Matthew B. Boxer,Ajit Jadhav,Andrew P. Robinson,Joseph R. Podojil,Stephen D. Miller,Robert H. Miller& Paul J. TesarAffiliationsContributionsCorresponding authorsNature 522, 216–220 (11 June 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14335Received 01 April 2014 Accepted 18 February 2015 Published online 20 April 2015
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Molecular biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients. - PubMed - NCBI

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Autoimmun Rev. 2015 Jun 9. pii: S1568-9972(15)00132-9. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.06.001. [Epub ahead of print] REVIEW
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Microglial internalization and degradation of pathological tau is enhanced by an anti-tau monoclonal antibody : Scientific Reports : Nature Publishing Group

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | ARTICLE OPEN

 Microglial internalization and degradation of pathological tau is enhanced by an anti-tau monoclonal antibodyWenjie Luo,Wencheng Liu,Xiaoyan Hu,Mary Hanna,April Caravaca& Steven M. PaulAffiliationsContributionsCorresponding authorsScientific Reports 5, Article number: 11161 doi:10.1038/srep11161Received 03 February 2015 Accepted 18 May 2015 Published 09 June 2015
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HDL-bound sphingosine-1-phosphate restrains lymphopoiesis and neuroinflammation

Lipid mediators influence immunity in myriad ways. For example, circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a key regulator of lymphocyte egress1, 2. Although the majority of plasma S1P is bound to apolipoprotein M (ApoM) in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particle3, the immunological functions of the ApoM–S1P complex are unknown. Here we show that ApoM–S1P is dispensable for lymphocyte trafficking yet restrains lymphopoiesis by activating the S1P1receptor on bone marrow lymphocyte progenitors. Mice that lacked ApoM (Apom−/−) had increased proliferation of Lin− Sca-1+ cKit+ haematopoietic progenitor cells (LSKs) and common lymphoid progenitors (CLPs) in bone marrow. Pharmacological activation or genetic overexpression of S1P1 suppressed LSK and CLP cell proliferation in vivo. ApoM was stably associated with bone marrow CLPs, which showed active S1P1 signalling in vivo4. Moreover, ApoM-bound S1P, but not albumin-bound S1P, inhibited lymphopoiesis in vitro. Upon immune stimulation, Apom−/− mice developed more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis5, characterized by increased lymphocytes in the central nervous system and breakdown of the blood–brain barrier. Thus, the ApoM–S1P–S1P1 signalling axis restrains the lymphocyte compartment and, subsequently, adaptive immune responses. Unique biological functions imparted by specific S1P chaperones could be exploited for novel therapeutic opportunities.


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 HDL-bound sphingosine-1-phosphate restrains lymphopoiesis and neuroinflammationVictoria A. Blaho,Sylvain Galvani,Eric Engelbrecht,Catherine Liu,Steven L. Swendeman,Mari Kono,Richard L. Proia,Lawrence Steinman,May H. Han& Timothy HlaAffiliationsContributionsCorresponding authorNature (2015) doi:10.1038/nature14462Received 16 March 2014 Accepted 08 April 2015 Published online 08 June 2015
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A possible association between elevated serum levels of brain-specific auto-antibodies and reduced plasma levels of docosahexaenoic acid in autisti... - PubMed - NCBI

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J Neuroimmunol. 2015 Mar 15;280:16-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2015.01.009. Epub 2015 Jan 28. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Functional inflammatory profiles distinguish myelin-reactive T cells from patients with multiple sclerosis

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Abstract

 

Myelin-reactive T cells have been identified in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy subjects with comparable frequencies, but the contribution of these autoreactive T cells to disease pathology remains unknown. A total of 13,324 T cell libraries generated from blood of 23 patients and 22 healthy controls were interrogated for reactivity to myelin antigens. Libraries derived from CCR6+ myelin-reactive T cells from patients with MS exhibited significantly enhanced production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) compared to healthy controls. Single-cell clones isolated by major histocompatibility complex/peptide tetramers from CCR6+ T cell libraries also secreted more proinflammatory cytokines, whereas clones isolated from controls secreted more IL-10. The transcriptomes of myelin-specific CCR6+ T cells from patients with MS were distinct from those derived from healthy controls and, notably, were enriched in T helper cell 17 (TH17)–induced experimental autoimmune encephalitis gene signatures, and gene signatures derived from TH17 cells isolated other human autoimmune diseases. These data, although not causal, imply that functional differences between antigen-specific T cells from MS and healthy controls are fundamental to disease development and support the notion that IL-10 production from myelin-reactive T cells may act to limit disease progression or even pathogenesis.


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Sci Transl Med 13 May 2015: 
Vol. 7, Issue 287, p. 287ra74 
Sci. Transl. Med. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8038RESEARCH ARTICLE

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Functional inflammatory profiles distinguish myelin-reactive T cells from patients with multiple sclerosisYonghao Cao1,*, Brittany A. Goods2,*, Khadir Raddassi1, Gerald T. Nepom3, William W. Kwok3,4,J. Christopher Love5,6,† and David A. Hafler1,6,†,‡

+Author Affiliations

1Departments of Neurology and Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.2Department of Biological Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.3Benaroya Research Institute, Virginia Mason Research Center, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.4Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.5Department of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.6The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.

+Author Notes

↵* These authors contributed equally to this work.

↵† These authors contributed equally to this work.

↵‡Corresponding author. E-mail: david.hafler@yale.edu

 

The Yale-led team analyzed T cell populations from 23 MS patients and 22 healthy controls. Existing drugs target the MS-specific cytokines identified in the study and should be a promising new treatment for the disease, the authors say.


http://news.yale.edu/2015/05/13/yale-researchers-solve-multiple-sclerosis-puzzle

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Table of Contents — June 2015, 2 (3)

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RT @GreenJournal: The June issue of Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation is here! http://t.co/QGzg2E7lx7 #Neurology
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Just Cancer News / Prognostic value and kinetics of circulating endothelial cells in patients with recurrent glioblastoma randomised to bevacizumab plus lomustine, bevacizumab single agent or lomus...

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Glioblastoma antigen discovery—foundations for immunotherapy - Online First - Springer

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Sphingolipid Metabolism Correlates with Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta Amyloid Levels in Alzheimer’s Disease

Sphingolipid Metabolism Correlates with Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta Amyloid Levels in Alzheimer’s Disease | NeuroImmunology | Scoop.it
Sphingolipids are important in many brain functions but their role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is not completely defined. A major limit is availability of fresh brain tissue with defined AD pathology.

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Citation: Fonteh AN, Ormseth C, Chiang J, Cipolla M, Arakaki X, et al. (2015) Sphingolipid Metabolism Correlates with Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta Amyloid Levels in Alzheimer’s Disease. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0125597. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125597