Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in the Western world. The disease is characterized histologically by the infiltration of encephalitogenic TH1/TH17-polarized CD4(+) T cells, B cells, and a plethora of myeloid cells, resulting in severe demyelination ultimately leading to a degeneration of neuronal structures. These pathological processes are substantially modulated by microglia, the resident immune competent cells of the CNS. In this overview, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the highly diverse and complex function of microglia during CNS autoimmunity in either promoting tissue injury or tissue repair. Hence, understanding microglia involvement in MS offers new exciting paths for therapeutic intervention.
Keyphrases
- multiple sclerosis
- induced apoptosis
- inflammatory response
- blood brain barrier
- neuropathic pain
- cell cycle arrest
- mass spectrometry
- randomized controlled trial
- ms ms
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- white matter
- bone marrow
- high resolution
- signaling pathway
- cell death
- spinal cord injury
- south africa
- immune response
- acute myeloid leukemia
- early onset
- patient safety
- brain injury