2018
Chapter 46 Multiple sclerosis
Cotsapas C, Mitrovic M, Hafler D. Chapter 46 Multiple sclerosis. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2018, 148: 723-730. PMID: 29478610, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64076-5.00046-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterAutoimmune neurologic disordersDisease-modifying therapiesImmune function modulationSpecific immune subsetsCentral nervous systemGenetic variantsImmune subsetsNeurologic symptomsAutoimmune attackLeading causeNeurologic disordersNervous systemWhite matterCommon genetic variantsOverall riskSclerosisYoung adultsEnvironmental exposuresRiskSymptomsDiseasePatients
2008
Multiple Sclerosis and Regulatory T Cells
Hutton J, Baecher-Allan C, Hafler D. Multiple Sclerosis and Regulatory T Cells. 2008, 265-277. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77909-6_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulatory T cellsAutoreactive T cellsMultiple sclerosisT cellsAntigen-specific Treg cellsImmunopathology of MSCentral nervous system white matterAutoimmune tissue damageFrequency of TregsNervous system white matterOrgan-specific autoimmunityEffector T cellsReactive T cellsImmunosuppressive therapyTreg cellsAutoimmune processMS patientsPeripheral toleranceSpecific autoimmunityImmune disordersNew therapiesHealthy individualsB cellsWhite matterTissue damage
2005
Multiple sclerosis
Hafler DA, Slavik JM, Anderson DE, O'Connor KC, De Jager P, Baecher‐Allan C. Multiple sclerosis. Immunological Reviews 2005, 204: 208-231. PMID: 15790361, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00240.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsB cellsImmunopathology of MSCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterRegulatory T cellsHallmark of inflammationImmunosuppressive therapyAutoimmune processImmunomodulatory therapeuticsAnimal modelsMS researchWhite matterDisease pathologyClonal expansionDiseaseMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) genesMolecular pathologyRNA expressionSclerosisInflammationTherapyPathologyComplex genetic diseases
2001
The Neuroimmunology of Multiple Sclerosis: Possible Roles of T and B Lymphocytes in Immunopathogenesis
O'connor K, Bar-Or A, Hafler D. The Neuroimmunology of Multiple Sclerosis: Possible Roles of T and B Lymphocytes in Immunopathogenesis. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2001, 21: 81-92. PMID: 11332657, DOI: 10.1023/a:1011064007686.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsB cellsImmunopathology of MSMyelin-reactive T cellsCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterAutoreactive T cellsMS immunopathologyImmunosuppressive therapyCNS pathogenesisTolerance breakdownAutoreactive cellsInflammatory diseasesPathological studiesAnimal modelsB lymphocytesWhite matterMajor mediatorDisease pathologyNonhuman primatesDiseaseEvidence supportImmunopathologySclerosis
1999
Molecular pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis
Bar-Or A, Oliveira E, Anderson D, Hafler D. Molecular pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1999, 100: 252-259. PMID: 10695735, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(99)00193-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsMyelin-reactive T cellsCentral nervous system white matterB7 costimulatory pathwayNervous system white matterDifferential activation statesMacrophage infiltratesMS patientsAxonal injuryNeurological functionProinflammatory cellsProinflammatory cytokinesCostimulatory pathwayInflammatory diseasesMS lesionsMolecular pathogenesisWhite matterMolecular mimicryMatrix metalloproteinasesNormal individualsAdhesion moleculesSelective expressionSclerosisActivation state