2021 CMSC Annual Meeting

Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

RGC-32 Contributes to Reactive Astrocytosis in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis By Maintaining a Mature Phenotype

Background: Astrocytes are increasingly recognized as critical contributors to the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and experimental...

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Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

Effect of Ocrelizumab on Antibody Responses to EBV

Background: The association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is well known. Previously, it’s been shown...

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Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

Comparing Infection-Related Outcomes By Sex in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Matched Controls Using Administrative Claims Data

Background: Few population-level sex-based risk estimates of specific infections exist for US patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)....

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Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) Cells Show Defective Activation in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are innate-like T cells expressing an invariant TCR ? chain with a limited number...

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Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

Enhanced IL2 Induced Activation of STAT5 in Effector CD4 and CD8 T Cell Populations from Treatment Naïve Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Polymorphisms within the IL2RA gene (CD25) is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), raising the possibility that IL2...

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