Cytomegalovirus immune responses are associated with lower serum NfL and disability accumulation risk at multiple sclerosis onset.

Jan D LünemannAugusto Sao AvilésMar TintoreLuciana MidagliaNicolás FissoloLucía GutiérrezHeinz WiendlXavier MontalbanManuel Comabella Lopez

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2024)

High immune responses to HCMV are associated with limited disease progression and central nervous system (CNS) injury in MS patients. These findings reinforce the protective role of HCMV infection in MS.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
immune response
end stage renal disease
mass spectrometry
newly diagnosed
ms ms
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
toll like receptor
peritoneal dialysis
blood brain barrier
epstein barr virus
patient reported outcomes