Publication
Title
Made to measure : patient-tailored treatment of multiple sclerosis using cell-based therapies
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Abstract
Currently, there is still no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), which is an autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Treatment options predominantly consist of drugs that affect adaptive immunity and lead to a reduction of the inflammatory disease activity. A broad range of possible cell-based therapeutic options are being explored in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including MS. This review aims to provide an overview of recent and future advances in the development of cell-based treatment options for the induction of tolerance in MS. Here, we will focus on haematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stromal cells, regulatory T cells and dendritic cells. We will also focus on less familiar cell types that are used in cell therapy, including B cells, natural killer cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We will address key issues regarding the depicted therapies and highlight the major challenges that lie ahead to successfully reverse autoimmune diseases, such as MS, while minimising the side effects. Although cell-based therapies are well known and used in the treatment of several cancers, cell-based treatment options hold promise for the future treatment of autoimmune diseases in general, and MS in particular.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of molecular sciences
Publication
2021
ISSN
1422-0067
1661-6596
DOI
10.3390/IJMS22147536
Volume/pages
22 :14 (2021) , 36 p.
Article Reference
7536
ISI
000676271400001
Pubmed ID
34299154
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
Targeted tolerance in multiple sclerosis: development of transgenic T cell receptor-engineered regulatory T cells recognizing myelin-derived antigens.
Neuronal self-renewal by antigen-specific tolerization in multiple sclerosis reinstalling the balance between inflammation and regeneration (RESTORE).
Targeted tolerance in multiple sclerosis: development of transgenic T cell receptor-engineered regulatory T cells recognizing myelinderived antigens.
Towards patient-tailored treatment in multiple sclerosis: a dendritic cell-based vaccine for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 26.07.2021
Last edited 02.10.2024
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