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ReviewJournal of neurology2025

CSF biomarkers of B-cell activation in multiple sclerosis: a clinical perspective.

Elena Di Sabatino, Diana Ferraro, Lorenzo Gaetani, Edoardo Emiliano, Lucilla Parnetti, Massimiliano Di Filippo

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Review in Journal of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Elena Di SabatinoClinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
Diana FerraroDipartimento di Neuroscienze, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Azienda Ospedaliera-Università di Modena, Modena, Italy.
Lorenzo GaetaniClinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
Edoardo EmilianoClinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
Lucilla ParnettiClinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
Massimiliano Di FilippoClinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy. massimiliano.difilippo@unipg.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2645-7477

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of B cells in the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) extends beyond antibody synthesis, also involving the modulation of T lymphocytes and myeloid cells. B-cell activation within the Central Nervous System is associated with the release of various antibodies, cytokines, and chemokines, measurable in biofluids, thereby serving as biomarkers of the immune processes responsible for MS. To this purpose, a biomarker-based characterization of the disease through the combination of well-established markers, e.g., immunoglobulin (Ig) G index, IgG oligoclonal bands, Ig free light chains, with new promising markers, namely chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 13, and B-cell activating factor/A proliferation-inducing ligand, might represent a significant improvement in the management of people with MS.

Indexed as

BiomarkersB-LymphocytesLymphocyte ActivationMultiple SclerosisHumansBiomarkersBAFF/APRILB cellFluid biomarkersMultiple sclerosisOligoclonal bandsκ-index

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PMID39960641
PMCPMC11832686

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