2020
Chapter 51 Multiple Sclerosis
Wesley S, Hafler D. Chapter 51 Multiple Sclerosis. 2020, 961-986. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-812102-3.00051-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple sclerosisModern treatment paradigmsAutoreactive T cellsPeripheral immune systemCentral nervous systemTreatable diseaseInflammatory processTreatment paradigmT cellsNervous systemDisease pathogenesisImmune systemUnknown originUntreatable diseaseSclerosisPathogenesisDiseaseGenetic haplotypesStrong evidenceComprehensive reviewMyelin
2018
Enhanced astrocyte responses are driven by a genetic risk allele associated with multiple sclerosis
Ponath G, Lincoln MR, Levine-Ritterman M, Park C, Dahlawi S, Mubarak M, Sumida T, Airas L, Zhang S, Isitan C, Nguyen TD, Raine CS, Hafler DA, Pitt D. Enhanced astrocyte responses are driven by a genetic risk allele associated with multiple sclerosis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 5337. PMID: 30559390, PMCID: PMC6297228, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07785-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisAstrocyte responseRisk variantsLocal autoimmune inflammationPeripheral immune cellsCentral nervous system cellsPeripheral immune systemCultured human astrocytesNervous system cellsNF-κB signalingCNS accessDysfunctional lymphocytesAstroglial functionAutoimmune inflammationLymphocytic infiltrateLymphocyte recruitmentImmune cellsGenetic risk allelesGenetic risk variantsMS lesionsMS susceptibilityHuman astrocytesLesion sizeImmune systemSystem cells
2008
Lack of TIM-3 Immunoregulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Yang L, Anderson DE, Kuchroo J, Hafler DA. Lack of TIM-3 Immunoregulation in Multiple Sclerosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 180: 4409-4414. PMID: 18354161, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.7.4409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cell functionTim-3Untreated patientsTreatment of MSType 1 Th cellsBlocking Tim-3Tim-3 functionTim-3 regulationT-cell infiltratesTim-3 expressionPeripheral immune systemCell functionHuman autoimmune diseasesIFN-gamma secretionCNS white matterT cell stimulationHuman Tim-3Cell infiltrateGlatiramer acetateImmune toleranceAutoimmune diseasesControl subjectsTh cellsInflammatory diseases
1987
In vivo labeling of blood T cells: Rapid traffic into cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis
Hafler D, Weiner H. In vivo labeling of blood T cells: Rapid traffic into cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis. Annals Of Neurology 1987, 22: 89-93. PMID: 3498435, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410220121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemProgressive multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosisBlood T cellsT cellsCerebrospinal fluidMurine monoclonal antibodiesSheep red blood cell receptorTreatment of MSPeripheral blood T cellsRed blood cell receptorsMonoclonal antibodiesCSF T cellsSerial lumbar puncturesPeripheral immune systemOngoing pathological processAnti-T4MS patientsDaily infusionsLumbar puncturePeripheral bloodInflammatory diseasesCSF specimensNervous systemImmune system