Autoimmunity gene expression portrait: specific signature that intersects or differentiates between multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
MANDEL M, GUREVICH M, PAUZNER R, KAMINSKI N, ACHIRON A. Autoimmunity gene expression portrait: specific signature that intersects or differentiates between multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2004, 138: 164-170. PMID: 15373920, PMCID: PMC1809188, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMultiple sclerosisHealthy subjectsAutoimmune signatureSLE patientsLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesRelapsing-remitting MS patientsBlood mononuclear cellsMatrix metalloproteinase pathwayAdditional blood samplesDisease-specific signaturesDisease-associated signaturesTIMP1 gene expressionGene expression signaturesMS patientsMononuclear cellsSpecific therapyGene expression findingsMetalloproteinase pathwayNuclear autoantibodiesBlood samplesMMP activityPatientsBlood transcriptional signatures of multiple sclerosis: Unique gene expression of disease activity
Achiron A, Gurevich M, Friedman N, Kaminski N, Mandel M. Blood transcriptional signatures of multiple sclerosis: Unique gene expression of disease activity. Annals Of Neurology 2004, 55: 410-417. PMID: 14991819, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMultiple sclerosisMS patientsTranscriptional signatureCentral nervous system diseaseBlood transcriptional signaturesBlood mononuclear cellsNervous system diseasesT cell activationAcute relapseDisease activityImmunomodulatory treatmentMS pathogenesisActive demyelinationMononuclear cellsUnpredictable courseImmune surveillanceCellular recruitmentSystem diseasesTherapeutic strategiesDisease processDisease pathogenesisUnique gene expressionSclerosisPatients