Memory B Cells are Major Targets for Effective Immunotherapy in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.
Memory B Cells are Major Targets for Effective Immunotherapy in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.01.042
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发表时间:
2017-02
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影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Schmierer K
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作者:
Baker D;Marta M;Pryce G;Giovannoni G;Schmierer K
Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be a CD4, Th17-mediated autoimmune disease, supportive evidence is perhaps circumstantial, often based on animal studies, and is questioned by the perceived failure of CD4-depleting antibodies to control relapsing MS. Therefore, it was interestingly to find that current MS-treatments, believed to act via T cell inhibition, including: beta-interferons, glatiramer acetate, cytostatic agents, dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, cladribine, daclizumab, rituximab/ocrelizumab physically, or functionally in the case of natalizumab, also depleted CD19 +, CD27 + memory B cells. This depletion was substantial and long-term following CD52 and CD20-depletion, and both also induced long-term inhibition of MS with few treatment cycles, indicating induction-therapy activity. Importantly, memory B cells were augmented by B cell activating factor (atacicept) and tumor necrosis factor (infliximab) blockade that are known to worsen MS. This creates a unifying concept centered on memory B cells that is consistent with therapeutic, histopathological and etiological aspects of MS. Memory B cells activity is consistent with the etiology, pathology and therapy of MS, thought to be T cell-mediated. Deletion of memory B cells occurs with all effective MS treatments and is more marked with high-efficacy treatments. Drugs that worsen MS, can also increase memory B cell production.