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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,036 Views
9 Pages

Specific Aspects of Immunotherapy for Multiple Sclerosis in Switzerland: A Structured Commentary

  • L Achtnichts,
  • A Chan,
  • A Czaplinski,
  • T Derfuss,
  • R Du Pasquier,
  • O Findling,
  • C Gobbi,
  • R Hoepner,
  • N Kamber and
  • Cp Kamm
  • + 11 authors

More than a dozen substances are meanwhile available for the disease-modifying immunotherapy of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, for some substances, there is a clear difference between approval in Switzerland (Swissmedic) and neighboring countries...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,519 Views
10 Pages

Management of Acute Demyelinating Attacks in the Pediatric Population: A Swiss Consensus Statement

  • Seline Hofer,
  • Florian Bauder,
  • Andrea Capone Mori,
  • Andrew Chan,
  • Patricia Dill,
  • Stéphanie Garcia-Tarodo,
  • Barbara Goeggel Simonetti,
  • Annette Hackenberg,
  • Judith Kalser and
  • Oliver Maier
  • + 4 authors

Background and methods: Acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS) encompass distinct entities and occur in approximately 1/100,000 children. While the use of high dose intravenous corticosteroids is well-established, agreement on steroid taper and type...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,592 Views
13 Pages

20 February 2025

Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder that affects the central nervous system in children and adolescents. Approximately 3–10% of MS patients have an onset that occurs before the age of 18. The vast ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,091 Views
16 Pages

Repurposing Histaminergic Drugs in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Susanna Amadio,
  • Federica Conte,
  • Giorgia Esposito,
  • Giulia Fiscon,
  • Paola Paci and
  • Cinzia Volonté

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease with a strong neuroinflammatory component that contributes to severe demyelination, neurodegeneration and lesions formation in white and grey matter of the spinal cord and brain. Increasing attention is bei...

  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
13,356 Views
23 Pages

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that results in varying degrees of disability. Progressive multiple sclerosis, characterized by a steady increase in neurological disability independently of relapses, c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,615 Views
25 Pages

Clinical Management in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Ana Victoria Arredondo-Robles,
  • Karen Paola Rodríguez-López and
  • Rodolfo Daniel Ávila-Avilés

This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the main types, subtypes, clinical manifestations, and current therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis, emphasizing recent advancements and clinical challenges. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,682 Views
10 Pages

Functional Mobility Assessment in People with Multiple Sclerosis

  • Ivana Sretenović,
  • Srećko Potić,
  • Goran Nedović,
  • Gordana Odović and
  • Ljiljana Šimpraga

Background/Objectives: Functional mobility includes gait and balance. People with multiple sclerosis often experience gait impairment and difficulties with walking, as well as an increased risk of falling. The aim of the research was to assess functi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,450 Views
10 Pages

Novel Drugs in a Pipeline for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

  • Klaudia Sapko,
  • Anna Jamroz-Wiśniewska and
  • Konrad Rejdak

10 June 2022

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a widely known inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. The pathogenesis of progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) is a complex, multi-level process that causes therapeutic difficulties. Along with v...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,246 Views
16 Pages

Zebrafish as a Model for Multiple Sclerosis

  • Briana Maktabi,
  • Abigail Collins,
  • Raihaanah Safee,
  • Jada Bouyer,
  • Alexander S. Wisner,
  • Frederick E. Williams and
  • Isaac T. Schiefer

Background: Zebrafish have become a key model organism in neuroscience research because of their unique advantages. Their genetic, anatomical, and physiological similarities to humans, coupled with their rapid development and transparent embryos, mak...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,777 Views
11 Pages

Significance of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis

  • Alexander V. Blagov,
  • Vasily N. Sukhorukov,
  • Alexander N. Orekhov,
  • Margarita A. Sazonova and
  • Alexandra A. Melnichenko

22 October 2022

The prevalence of multiple sclerosis and the complexity of its etiology and pathogenesis require further study of the factors underlying the progression of this disease. The prominent role of mitochondria in neurons makes this organelle a vulnerable...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,902 Views
20 Pages

Oxidative Stress Markers in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Félix Javier Jiménez-Jiménez,
  • Hortensia Alonso-Navarro,
  • Paula Salgado-Cámara,
  • Elena García-Martín and
  • José A. G. Agúndez

The pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is not completely understood, but genetic factors, autoimmunity, inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration seem to play a significant role. Data from analyses of central nervous system autopsy mate...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,237 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Multiple Sclerosis and Its Treatments on Male Fertility: Cues for Future Research

  • Claudia Massarotti,
  • Elvira Sbragia,
  • Irene Gazzo,
  • Sara Stigliani,
  • Matilde Inglese and
  • Paola Anserini

19 November 2021

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease that may lead to different types of symptoms and disabilities. with the better quality of life and decreased disability due to early diagnosis and the availability of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), the tre...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,672 Views
12 Pages

Headache and Other Pain Syndromes in Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Review

  • Carmen Adella Sîrbu,
  • Andreea Ruxandra Rotaru,
  • Florina Anca Antochi,
  • Andreea Plesa,
  • Aida Mihaela Manole and
  • Adina Maria Roceanu

5 January 2024

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and progressive neurological disease, with an important socio-economic burden. Over time, an increased incidence of headaches like migraines and tension headaches has been observed among these patients. Headaches have...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
17,199 Views
11 Pages

The Emerging Role of Zinc in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis

  • Bo Young Choi,
  • Jong Won Jung and
  • Sang Won Suh

28 September 2017

Our lab has previously demonstrated that multiple sclerosis-induced spinal cord white matter damage and motor deficits are mediated by the pathological disruption of zinc homeostasis. Abnormal vesicular zinc release and intracellular zinc accumulatio...

  • Hypothesis
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,242 Views
7 Pages

17 February 2022

In recent years, several studies have examined the multifaceted role of mitochondria in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), suggesting that, besides inflammation and demyelination, mitochondrial aberration is a crucial factor in mediating axonal degeneration, t...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,913 Views
7 Pages

Advances in Multiple Sclerosis Research–Series I

  • Vasso Apostolopoulos and
  • John Matsoukas

29 October 2020

Designing immunotherapeutics, drugs, and anti-inflammatory reagents has been at the forefront of autoimmune research, in particular, multiple sclerosis, for over 20 years. Delivery methods that are used to modulate effective and long-lasting immune r...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
7,409 Views
10 Pages

Multiple Sclerosis and Microbiome

  • Jana Lizrova Preiningerova,
  • Zuzana Jiraskova Zakostelska,
  • Adhish Srinivasan,
  • Veronika Ticha,
  • Ivana Kovarova,
  • Pavlina Kleinova,
  • Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova and
  • Eva Kubala Havrdova

11 March 2022

The composition of microbiota and the gut-brain axis is increasingly considered a factor in the development of various pathological conditions. The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the CNS, is complex and in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
71 Citations
12,514 Views

19 October 2012

Multiple sclerosis, the clinical features and pathological correlate for which were first described by Charcot, is a chronic neuroinflammatory disease with unknown etiology and variable clinical evolution. Although neuroinflammation is a descriptive...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,230 Views
11 Pages

CXCL13 as a Biomarker: Background and Utility in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Andrew R. Pachner,
  • Steven Pike,
  • Andrew D. Smith and
  • Francesca Gilli

30 November 2024

CXCL13 is a chemokine which is upregulated within the CNS in multiple sclerosis, Lyme neuroborreliosis, and other inflammatory diseases and is increasingly clinically useful as a biomarker. This review provides background for understanding its functi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,976 Views
18 Pages

How Early Is Early Multiple Sclerosis?

  • Sotiria Stavropoulou De Lorenzo,
  • Christos Bakirtzis,
  • Natalia Konstantinidou,
  • Evangelia Kesidou,
  • Dimitrios Parissis,
  • Maria Eleptheria Evangelopoulos,
  • Dina Elsayed,
  • Eman Hamdy,
  • Sameh Said and
  • Nikolaos Grigoriadis

29 December 2023

The development and further optimization of the diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) emphasize the establishment of an early and accurate diagnosis. So far, numerous studies have revealed the significance of early treatment administration...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,855 Views
30 Pages

Recommendations for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Family Planning, Pregnancy and Lactation in Switzerland: Immunotherapy

  • Michael Graber,
  • Alice Panchaud,
  • Helene Legardeur,
  • Tobias Derfuss,
  • Christoph Friedli,
  • Claudio Gobbi,
  • Chiara Zecca,
  • Cristina Granziera,
  • Ilijas Jelcic and
  • Helly Noemi Hammer
  • + 13 authors

A large number of disease-modifying immunotherapies are available for the treatment of people with multiple sclerosis. Many disease-modifying immunotherapies show scarce or no safety data in pregnancy and breastfeeding and are labeled as being contra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,887 Views
19 Pages

3 September 2023

Multiple sclerosis is accompanied by decreased mobility and various adaptations affecting neural structure and function. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to understand how motor cortex thickness and corticospinal excitation and inhibition c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
66 Citations
6,008 Views
14 Pages

Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis—A Multifaceted Association

  • Thomas-Gabriel Schreiner and
  • Tudor-Marcel Genes

18 June 2021

Background: Given the common elements in the pathophysiological theories that try to explain the appearance and evolution of obesity and multiple sclerosis, the association between the two pathologies has become an increasingly researched topic in re...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,456 Views
11 Pages

Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

  • Thomas Gabriel Schreiner,
  • Iustina Mihoc,
  • Ecaterina Grigore and
  • Oliver Daniel Schreiner

22 March 2024

Cognitive impairment is one of the most significant burdens among the many neurological complaints in multiple sclerosis patients. Cognitive deficits negatively impact these patients’ quality of life, leading to partial or total loss of several...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,688 Views
11 Pages

Clinical Characteristics of Early-Onset and Late-Onset Multiple Sclerosis in Patients from Lithuania

  • Emilija Šlajūtė,
  • Naglis Vičkačka,
  • Tautvydas Klėgėris,
  • Ingrida Ulozienė and
  • Renata Balnytė

13 January 2025

Background and Objectives: Early-onset MS (EOMS) and late-onset MS (LOMS) differ in terms of symptom presentation, disease progression, and disability outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with EOMS and LOMS i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,571 Views
12 Pages

An Entropy Approach to Multiple Sclerosis Identification

  • Gerardo Alfonso Perez and
  • Javier Caballero Villarraso

4 March 2022

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a relatively common neurodegenerative illness that frequently causes a large level of disability in patients. While its cause is not fully understood, it is likely due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors....

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,078 Views
21 Pages

The State of the Art of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

  • Raluca Ioana Teleanu,
  • Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu,
  • Oana Aurelia Vladacenco,
  • Eugenia Roza,
  • Radu-Stefan Perjoc and
  • Daniel Mihai Teleanu

Multiple sclerosis (MS) represents a chronic immune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system that generally debuts around the age of 20–30 years. Still, in recent years, MS has been increasingly recognized among the pedi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,337 Views
17 Pages

Exosomal microRNAs as Early Transition Biomarkers from Recurrent-Remissive to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

  • Oana Mosora,
  • Smaranda Maier,
  • Doina Manu,
  • Laura Bărcuțean,
  • Medeea Roman,
  • Mihai Dumitreasă and
  • Rodica Bălașa

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, immune-mediated disease that affects young adults, leading to neurological disability. Regardless of the studies and the research involved in developing an efficient disease-modifying therapy (DMT), relapsing-rem...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,438 Views
33 Pages

9 September 2025

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, immune-mediated neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by widespread demyelination, axonal injury, and progressive neurological impairment. The pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
9,657 Views
32 Pages

17 December 2022

Remyelination therapies, which are currently under development, have a great potential to delay, prevent or even reverse disability in multiple sclerosis patients. Several models are available to study the effectiveness of novel compounds in vivo, am...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,094 Views
15 Pages

25 December 2021

Dealing with paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis is particularly challenging for the young patients and their families, due to its unpredictable symptoms and uncertain outcome. This review aimed at synthesising the qualitative evidence regarding the...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,190 Views
3 Pages

COVID-19 Vaccine Failure in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis on Ocrelizumab

  • Sridhar Chilimuri,
  • Nikhitha Mantri,
  • Sudharsan Gongati,
  • Maleeha Zahid and
  • Haozhe Sun

Vaccines will play a key role in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination against infections remains an important part of the management of patients with multiple sclerosis. However, there are limited data about the safety and efficacy of the curren...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
5,372 Views
12 Pages

In the Russian Federation, multiple sclerosis prevalence rates vary from 10 to 80 cases per 100,000, depending on region and the nationality of the population. The main characteristics of multiple sclerosis epidemiology in the XX century in this big...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
80 Citations
9,677 Views
16 Pages

Changes in Gut Microbiota and Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review

  • Alba Ordoñez-Rodriguez,
  • Pablo Roman,
  • Lola Rueda-Ruzafa,
  • Ana Campos-Rios and
  • Diana Cardona

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory neurodegenerative disease mediated by autoimmune reactions against myelin proteins and gangliosides in the grey and white matter of the brain and spinal cord. It is considered one of the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,515 Views
10 Pages

Health Disparities in Multiple Sclerosis among Hispanic and Black Populations in the United States

  • Michael Z. Moore,
  • Carlos A. Pérez,
  • George J. Hutton,
  • Hemali Patel and
  • Fernando X. Cuascut

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an acquired demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Historically, research on MS has focused on White persons with MS. This preponderance of representation has important possible implications for minority...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
16,445 Views
33 Pages

Autonomic Dysregulation in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Alexandra Pintér,
  • Domonkos Cseh,
  • Adrienn Sárközi,
  • Ben M. Illigens and
  • Timo Siepmann

24 July 2015

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive central neurological disease characterized by inflammation and demyelination. In patients with MS, dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system may present with various clinical symptoms including sw...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
7,572 Views
14 Pages

Current Advances in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis

  • Kristen S. Fisher,
  • Fernando X. Cuascut,
  • Victor M. Rivera and
  • George J. Hutton

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system leading to demyelination. MS in the pediatric population is rare, but has been shown to lead to significant disability over the duration of the disease...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,367 Views
14 Pages

15 February 2023

Cognitive disorders are now considered an integral part of the picture of multiple sclerosis. If we trace the history of the accounts of this disease, from the early descriptions by Jean-Martin Charcot, the first to provide systematic characteristics...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,073 Views
24 Pages

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic CNS autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated demyelination, axon loss, and disability. Dysregulation of transglutaminase-2 (TG2) has been implicated in disease initiation and progression. Herein, TG2 ex...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,599 Views
11 Pages

Angiogenesis and Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis: A Glance at New Pharmaceutical Approaches

  • Maria Teresa Gentile,
  • Gianluca Muto,
  • Giacomo Lus,
  • Karl-Olof Lövblad,
  • Åsa Fex Svenningsen and
  • Luca Colucci-D’Amato

9 August 2022

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyelination and destruction of axons. The most common form of the disease is the relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in which episodic attacks with typical ne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,745 Views
8 Pages

Circadian Activity Rhythm in Early Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

  • Lorenzo Tonetti,
  • Federico Camilli,
  • Sara Giovagnoli,
  • Vincenzo Natale and
  • Alessandra Lugaresi

15 December 2019

While relapsing–remitting is the most prevalent course of multiple sclerosis, the prognostic/predictive markers of the worsening of symptomatology are still debated. With reference to other diseases, the study of the circadian activity rhythm,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,758 Views
13 Pages

Multiple Sclerosis & Pharmacotherapeutic Treatment: A Pedagogic Tutorial for Healthcare Providers

  • Charlotte Silvestre,
  • Julien Antih,
  • Baptiste Perrier,
  • Lucas Fabrega,
  • Florence Bichon and
  • Patrick Poucheret

19 September 2025

Background: Multiple sclerosis is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disease characterized by autoimmune and inflammatory processes. Despite advancements in disease-modifying therapies, multiple sclerosis remains challenging due to its complex pathop...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,358 Views
22 Pages

Unraveling the Epigenetic Landscape: Insights into Parkinson’s Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Multiple Sclerosis

  • Pierpaolo Di Martino,
  • Valentina Marcozzi,
  • Sandra Bibbò,
  • Barbara Ghinassi,
  • Angela Di Baldassarre,
  • Giulia Gaggi and
  • Andrea Di Credico

Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are examples of neurodegenerative movement disorders (NMDs), which are defined by a gradual loss of motor function that is frequently accompanied by cogn...

  • Review
  • Open Access
208 Citations
14,117 Views
17 Pages

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Multiple Sclerosis

  • Isabella Peixoto de Barcelos,
  • Regina M. Troxell and
  • Jennifer S. Graves

In recent years, several studies have examined the potential associations between mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. In MS, neurological d...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1 Views
3 Pages

Multiple Sclerosis in an Adrenoleukodystrophy Carrier

  • Thomas Jenkins,
  • Priya Sarasamma,
  • Godfrey Gillett,
  • Stuart Coley and
  • Basil Sharrack

30 November 2011

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder, in which accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) results in damage to the central nervous system. As the disease is X-linked, males are affected severely, but...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,333 Views
12 Pages

Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Comorbidities

  • Viviana Nociti and
  • Marina Romozzi

3 November 2022

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by broad inter- and intraindividual heterogeneity and different prognoses. Multisystem comorbidities are frequent features in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,893 Views
14 Pages

Putative Roles and Therapeutic Potential of the Chaperone System in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis

  • Leila Noori,
  • Vahid Saqagandomabadi,
  • Valentina Di Felice,
  • Sabrina David,
  • Celeste Caruso Bavisotto,
  • Fabio Bucchieri,
  • Francesco Cappello,
  • Everly Conway de Macario,
  • Alberto J. L. Macario and
  • Federica Scalia

24 January 2024

The putative pathogenic roles and therapeutic potential of the chaperone system (CS) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are reviewed to provide a bibliographic and conceptual platform for launching research on the diag...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,544 Views
23 Pages

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration within the central nervous system. The pathogenesis of MS involves an immune-mediated attack on myelin and neurons, accompanie...

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