Laquinimod, a quinoline-3-carboxamide, induces type II myeloid cells that modulate central nervous system autoimmunity.

Laquinimod is a novel oral drug that is currently being evaluated for the treatment of relapsing-remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS). Using the animal model for multiple sclerosis, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), we examined how laquinimod promotes immune modulation. Oral laquini...

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Main Authors: Ulf Schulze-Topphoff, Aparna Shetty, Michel Varrin-Doyer, Nicolas Molnarfi, Sharon A Sagan, Raymond A Sobel, Patricia A Nelson, Scott S Zamvil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3316495?pdf=render