[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of follicular T helper cells in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

JL Quinn, RC Axtell - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
JL Quinn, RC Axtell
International journal of molecular sciences, 2018mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder where both T cells and B cells are
implicated in pathology. However, it remains unclear how these two distinct populations
cooperate to drive disease. There is ample evidence from studies in both MS patients and
mouse models that Th17, B cells, and follicular T helper (TFH) cells contribute to disease.
This review article describes the literature that identifies mechanisms by which Th17, TFH,
and B cells cooperatively drive disease activity in MS and experimental autoimmune …
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder where both T cells and B cells are implicated in pathology. However, it remains unclear how these two distinct populations cooperate to drive disease. There is ample evidence from studies in both MS patients and mouse models that Th17, B cells, and follicular T helper (TFH) cells contribute to disease. This review article describes the literature that identifies mechanisms by which Th17, TFH, and B cells cooperatively drive disease activity in MS and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The curation of this literature has identified that central nervous system (CNS) infiltrating TFH cells act with TH17 cell to contribute to an inflammatory B cell response in neuroinflammation. This demonstrates that TFH cells and their products are promising targets for therapies in MS.
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