ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2021
B cells in multiple sclerosis - from targeted depletion to immune reconstitution therapies.
Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 166 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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166 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 239 citations in OpenAlex.
- Choroid plexus volume changes in multiple sclerosis: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies.Neuroradiology · 2024Pooled it
- Radiopharmaceuticals for PET and SPECT Imaging: A Literature Review over the Last Decade.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Autologous Hematopoietic Transplantation Reduces Brain Inflammatory and Axoglial Damage Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2026Trial
- Intratumoral B cell and interferon signatures in newly diagnosed glioblastoma are associated with longer survival in patients treated with SurVaxM.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Trial
- Sustained immunotolerance in multiple sclerosis after stem cell transplant.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2022Trial
- Antiviral and inflammatory immune signatures in anti-CD20-treated multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study.Journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Neuro-immune interactions in tumors, immune-related disorders, and infections.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Translating B-Cell and Plasma-Cell Targeting from Oncology to Autoimmunity: Modalities, Quantitative Bridging, and a Development Roadmap.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Review
- Compartmentalized B cell-microglia crosstalk drives ischemic white matter demyelination.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dynamics of Myelin-Specific T-Cell Repertoires Mirror Disease Activity and Central Nervous System Trafficking in Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Genetic-Proteomic Integration Identifies Predictive Plasma Proteins for Multiple Sclerosis.Annals of neurology · 2026Article
- Murine and Humanized Mouse Models in Autoimmune Disease Research and Therapeutics Development.Biology · 2026Review
- Psychosis in multiple sclerosis-a narrative review of an underestimated, but clinically significant problem.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
- Early Combined B-Cell Depletion and BTK Inhibition Reduced TLS-like Structures and Relapse in PLPInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- S3I-201, a STAT3 Inhibitor, Inhibits Proinflammatory Mediator Signalling in CD19 and CD45R/B220 Cells in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Integrin β1 Demarks Precursors of Brain-Residing Antibody-Secreting Cells in Multiple Sclerosis.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2026Article
- Extensive peripheral immunoglobulin repertoire analyses in people with multiple sclerosis reveal disease-specific signatures and distinct treatment effects of disease modifying drugs.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Article
- Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanistic Considerations Across Relapsing and Progressive Disease.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Systemic microbial antigen administration ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis via MHC-II downregulation in the CNS and secondary lymphoid organs.Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology · 2026Article
- CAR T cell therapy in autoantibody-mediated neurological disorders: a promising strategy.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
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Abstract
Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of B cells in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), but their precise roles are unclear. In this Review, we provide an overview of the development and physiological functions of B cells and the main mechanisms through which B cells are thought to contribute to CNS autoimmunity. In MS, abnormalities of B cell function include pro-inflammatory cytokine production, defective B cell regulatory function and the formation of tertiary lymphoid-like structures in the CNS, which are the likely source of abnormal immunoglobulin production detectable in the cerebrospinal fluid. We also consider the hypothesis that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in the B cell overactivation that leads to inflammatory injury to the CNS in MS. We also review the immunological effects - with a focus on the effects on B cell subsets - of several successful therapeutic approaches in MS, including agents that selectively deplete B cells (rituximab, ocrelizumab and ofatumumab), agents that less specifically deplete lymphocytes (alemtuzumab and cladribine) and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, in which the immune system is unselectively ablated and reconstituted. We consider the insights that these effects on B cell populations provide and their potential to further our understanding and targeting of B cells in MS.
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