Antibody to α4 integrin suppresses natural killer cells infiltration in CNS
Abstract
Natalizumab inhibits the influx of leukocytes into the central nervous system (CNS) via blockade of alpha-4 subunit of very late activation antigen (VLA)-4.
The association of natalizumab therapy with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) suggests a disturbance of CNS immune surveillance in a small percentage of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients exposed to the medication.
Natural killer (NK) cells are known to play an important role in modulating the evolution of different phases of this lymphocyte mediated disease, and we investigated the effects of natalizumab on the NK cell phenotype and infiltration in the CNS in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a murine model of MS.... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1768
Antibody to α4 integrin suppresses natural killer cells
Antibody to α4 integrin suppresses natural killer cells
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