Role of Pathogens in Multiple Sclerosis

The Human Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis: Pathogenic or Protective Constituents?

(2014) Christopher Power et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Correlation of Blood T Cell and Antibody Reactivity to Myelin Proteins with HLA Type and Lesion Localization in Multiple Sclerosis

(2014) Judith M. Greer et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

The DNA Copy Number of Human Endogenous Retrovirus-W (MSRV-Type) Is Increased in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Is Influenced by Gender and Disease Severity

(2013) Marta Garcia-Montojo et al.   PLoS One

Frequency of circulating autoreactive T cells committed to myelin determinants in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis patients

(2012) Annie Elong Ngono et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Viruses and Multiple Sclerosis

(2012) Jussi Oskari Virtanen et al.   CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets

The genetics of multiple sclerosis: an up-to-date review

(2012) Pierre-Antoine Gourraud et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Expression of HERV-Fc1, a Human Endogenous Retrovirus, Is Increased in Patients with Active Multiple Sclerosis

(2012) M. J. Laska et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Influence of Peripheral inflammation on the progression of multiple sclerosis: Evidence from the clinic and experimental animal models

(2012) Veronica Murta et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

A genome-wide association study in progressive multiple sclerosis

(2012) Filippo Martinelli-Boneschi et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Human endogenous retrovirus type W envelope expression in blood and brain cells provides new insights into multiple sclerosis disease

(2012) Hervé Perron et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Expression and Activation by Epstein Barr Virus of Human Endogenous Retroviruses-W in Blood Cells and Astrocytes: Inference for Multiple Sclerosis

(2012) Giuseppe Mameli et al.   PLoS One

Staphylococcus aureus determinants for nasal colonization

(2012) Christopher Weidenmaier et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Role of CD8 T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

(2011) A. Saxena et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Identification of a second mimicry epitope from Acanthamoeba castellanii that induces CNS autoimmunity by generating cross-reactive T cells for MBP 89-101 in SJL mice

(2011) C. Massilamany et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

The impact of parasite infections on the course of multiple sclerosis

(2011) Jorge Correale et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Temporal relationship between environmental influenza A and Epstein–Barr viral infections and high multiple sclerosis relapse occurrence

(2011) Mervi Oikonen et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

High frequency of co-infection by Epstein–Barr virus types 1 and 2 in patients with multiple sclerosis

(2011) Almudena Santón et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

The impact of environmental infections (parasites) on MS activity

(2011) Jorge Correale et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Anti-HHV-6 IgG titer significantly predicts subsequent relapse risk in multiple sclerosis

(2011) Steve Simpson et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Staphylococcus aureus harbouring Enterotoxin A as a possible risk factor for multiple sclerosis exacerbations

(2011) Michael R Mulvey et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Probiotic helminth administration in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a phase 1 study

(2011) JO Fleming et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

(2011) Stephen Sawcer et al.   NATURE

The Etiology of Multiple Sclerosis: Genetic Evidence for the Involvement of the Human Endogenous Retrovirus HERV-Fc1

(2011) Bjørn A. Nexø et al.   PLoS One

Evidence for Viral Etiology of Multiple Sclerosis

(2011) Alexandros Tselis   SEMINARS IN NEUROLOGY

Viral triggers of multiple sclerosis

(2010) Kristina Kakalacheva et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE

Human endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis: Innocent bystanders or disease determinants?

(2010) Joseph M. Antony et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE

Implication of Human Endogenous Retroviruses in the Development of Autoimmune Diseases

(2010) Eva Balada et al.   INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS OF IMMUNOLOGY

HERVs in Neuropathogenesis

(2010) Tove Christensen   Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

An Updated Meta-Analysis of Risk of Multiple Sclerosis following Infectious Mononucleosis

(2010) Adam E. Handel et al.   PLoS One

The Human Endogenous Retrovirus Link between Genes and Environment in Multiple Sclerosis and in Multifactorial Diseases Associating Neuroinflammation

(2009) Hervé Perron et al.   CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

HHV-6A infection induces expression of HERV-K18-encoded superantigen

(2009) Albert K. Tai et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY

Infection with a Helminth Parasite Attenuates Autoimmunity through TGF- -Mediated Suppression of Th17 and Th1 Responses

(2009) K. P. Walsh et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Effects of interferon-beta therapy on innate and adaptive immune responses to the human endogenous retroviruses HERV-H and HERV-W, cytokine production, and the lectin complement activation pathway in multiple sclerosis

(2009) Thor Petersen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

An epitope from Acanthamoeba castellanii that cross-react with proteolipid protein 139-151-reactive T cells induces autoimmune encephalomyelitis in SJL mice

(2009) Chandirasegaran Massilamany et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Endogenous retroviral genes, Herpesviruses and gender in Multiple Sclerosis

(2009) Hervé Perron et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Novel therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis: potential of intravenous immunoglobulin

(2009) Jagadeesh Bayry et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

B cells and monocytes from patients with active multiple sclerosis exhibit increased surface expression of both HERV-H Env and HERV-W Env, accompanied by increased seroreactivity

(2009) Tomasz Brudek et al.   Retrovirology

Helminth infections associated with multiple sclerosis induce regulatory B cells

(2008) Jorge Correale et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

Acanthamoeba castellanii: High antibody prevalence in racially and ethnically diverse populations

(2008) Neil Brindley et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

Human endogenous retrovirus-K18 Env as a risk factor in multiple sclerosis

(2008) AK Tai et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Common infectious agents in multiple sclerosis: a case—control study in children

(2007) Bernd Krone et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal