The chronically inflamed central nervous system provides niches for long-lived plasma cells

Abstract Although oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid have been a hallmark of multiple sclerosis diagnosis for over three decades, the role of antibody-secreting cells in multiple sclerosis remains unclear. T and B cells are critical for multiple sclerosis pathogenesis, but increasing evide...

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Main Authors: Karolin Pollok, Ronja Mothes, Carolin Ulbricht, Alina Liebheit, Jan David Gerken, Sylvia Uhlmann, Friedemann Paul, Raluca Niesner, Helena Radbruch, Anja Erika Hauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-017-0487-8