ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2018
The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis Risk and Progression: Towards Characterization of the "MS Microbiome".
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- Efficacy of diet on fatigue, quality of life and disability status in multiple sclerosis patients: rapid review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC neurology · 2022Pooled it
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- Comparative disease burden and trends of autoimmune diseases in China and G20 countries: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2023.Immunologic research · 2026Article
- The multiple sclerosis exposome: environmental determinants, immunological convergence, and the Gulf Region as a natural test case.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Mechanistic insights from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis into immune regulation, autophagy, gut microbiota, blood-brain barrier integrity, and NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis in multiple sclerosis: potential clinical implications.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites Regulate CASP3 and Neuroimmune Pathways in Multiple Sclerosis: An Integrative Multiomics Study.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Potential mechanisms linking bacterial factors to the development and progression of multiple sclerosis.Infectious medicine · 2025Review
- Breaking the Cycle: Can Vitamin D Bridge the Gap Between Gut Microbiota and Immune Dynamics in Multiple Sclerosis?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Update on novel multiple sclerosis treatments: from dismal defeat to scintillating success.Current opinion in neurology · 2025Review
- Microbiota-Driven Mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis: Pathogenesis, Therapeutic Strategies, and Biomarker Potential.Biology · 2025Review
- Microbiota-produced immune regulatory bile acid metabolites control central nervous system autoimmunity.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Article
- Gut Microbiota Composition Is Causally Linked to Multiple Sclerosis: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Association of multiple sclerosis with stroke: A comprehensive review.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Impact of Microbiome-Brain Communication on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Forging the microbiome to help us live long and prosper.PLoS biology · 2023Article
- Origins and immunopathogenesis of autoimmune central nervous system disorders.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2023Review
- The gut microbiota-brain axis in neurological disorder.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Mining the microbiota to identify gut commensals modulating neuroinflammation in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.Microbiome · 2022Article
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- The role of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the prototypic complex disease, in which both genes and the environment contribute to its pathogenesis. To date, > 200 independent loci across the genome have been associated with MS risk. However, these only explain a fraction of the total phenotypic variance, suggesting the possible presence of additional genetic factors, and, most likely, also environmental factors. New DNA sequencing technologies have enabled the sequencing of all kinds of microorganisms, including those living in and around humans (i.e., microbiomes). The study of bacterial populations inhabiting the gut is of particular interest in autoimmune diseases owing to their key role in shaping immune responses. In this review, we address the potential crosstalk between B cells and the gut microbiota, a relevant scenario in light of recently approved anti-B-cell therapies for MS. In addition, we review recent efforts to characterize the gut microbiome in patients with MS and discuss potential challenges and future opportunities. Finally, we describe the international MS microbiome study, a multicenter effort to study a large population of patients with MS and their healthy household partners to define the core MS microbiome, how it is shaped by disease-modifying therapies, and to explore potential therapeutic interventions.
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