MS: a CNS and systematic autoimmune disease
Hafler D, Weiner H. MS: a CNS and systematic autoimmune disease. Trends In Immunology 1989, 10: 104-107. PMID: 2472810, DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(89)90236-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral immune compartmentCentral nervous systemImmune compartmentMultiple sclerosisImmunoregulatory defectsMS patientsAutoimmune diseasesCNS inflammatory responsesTotal lymphoid irradiationProgressive multiple sclerosisT-cell abnormalitiesB cell hyperactivitySystemic lupus erythematosusT cell functionSystematic autoimmune diseaseActivated T cellsLymphoid irradiationDisease activityImmune abnormalitiesSystemic treatmentLupus erythematosusRheumatoid arthritisPeripheral bloodInflammatory diseasesInflammatory response