Dimethyl fumarate treatment shifts the immune environment toward an anti-inflammatory cell profile while maintaining protective humoral immunity
Longbrake EE, Mao-Draayer Y, Cascione M, Zielinski T, Bame E, Brassat D, Chen C, Kapadia S, Mendoza JP, Miller C, Parks B, Xing D, Robertson D. Dimethyl fumarate treatment shifts the immune environment toward an anti-inflammatory cell profile while maintaining protective humoral immunity. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2020, 27: 883-894. PMID: 32716690, PMCID: PMC8023410, DOI: 10.1177/1352458520937282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelayed-release dimethyl fumarateAbsolute lymphocyte countT cellsMedian absolute lymphocyte countEffector memory T cellsDimethyl fumarate treatmentPhase 3b studyTotal T cellsAdverse event ratesMemory T cellsProtective humoral immunityForms of MSDMF BIDLymphocyte subsetsAdverse eventsLymphocyte countTotal IgAImmune environmentImmunoglobulin levelsNaive CD4Sustained efficacyHumoral immunityFumarate treatmentSubclass levelsCount changes