Low sun exposure acts synergistically with high Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) antibody levels in multiple sclerosis etiology.

Anna Karin HedströmJesse HuangNicole BrennerJulia ButtIngrid KockumTim WaterboerTomas OlssonLars Alfredsson

Published in: European journal of neurology (2021)

Low sun exposure may either directly, or indirectly by affecting vitamin D levels, synergistically reinforce pathogenic mechanisms, such as aspects of the adaptive immune response, related to MS risk conveyed by EBV infection.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
epstein barr virus
immune response
mass spectrometry
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
ms ms
dendritic cells
inflammatory response
drug induced