2023
Secondary hypogammaglobulinemia in patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy: Pathogenesis, risk of infection, and disease management
Alvarez E, Longbrake E, Rammohan K, Stankiewicz J, Hersh C. Secondary hypogammaglobulinemia in patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy: Pathogenesis, risk of infection, and disease management. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2023, 79: 105009. PMID: 37783194, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.105009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infectionCD20 therapySecondary hypogammaglobulinemiaMultiple sclerosisAnti-CD20 therapySerum immunoglobulin levelsB cell levelsDisease managementImmunoglobulin levelsSerious infectionsTherapy clinical trialsPotential complicationsClinical trialsHypogammaglobulinemiaPatientsTreatment approachesTherapyInfectionSclerosisRiskPossible mechanismMedicationsBest practice approachComplicationsPathogenesis
2021
Influence of immunomodulatory drugs on the gut microbiota
Cohen I, Ruff WE, Longbrake EE. Influence of immunomodulatory drugs on the gut microbiota. Translational Research 2021, 233: 144-161. PMID: 33515779, PMCID: PMC8184576, DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2021.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityCell ProliferationCytokinesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost Microbial InteractionsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunity, InnateImmunity, MucosalImmunologic FactorsImmunomodulationLymphocytesMaleModels, ImmunologicalSex FactorsTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsGut microbiotaCheckpoint inhibitorsAutoimmune diseasesMainstay of treatmentType of immunotherapyInflammatory cytokine inhibitorComprehensive literature searchMechanism of actionImmunomodulatory medicationsDrug-induced shiftImmunomodulatory drugsCytokine inhibitorsImmunotherapy effectImmune cellsClinical significanceImmune responseMost immunotherapiesCommensal microbesDrug efficacyImmunotherapyLiterature searchAntiproliferative drugsMedicationsMicrobiota
2019
Siponimod Chips Away at Progressive MS
Longbrake EE, Hafler DA. Siponimod Chips Away at Progressive MS. Cell 2019, 179: 1440. PMID: 31951523, PMCID: PMC8023412, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive multiple sclerosisGadolinium-enhancing MRI lesionsInflammatory disease activityImmunomodulatory medicationsDisability progressionDisease activityMRI lesionsProgressive MSNeurologic disabilityPMS patientsMultiple sclerosisSiponimodMedicationsSclerosisPatientsLesionsBedsideProgression