Arc/Arg3.1 governs inflammatory dendritic cell migration from the skin and thereby controls T cell activation

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Skin-migratory dendritic cells (migDCs) are pivotal antigen-presenting cells that continuously transport antigens to draining lymph nodes and regulate immune responses. However, identification of migDCs is complicated by the lack of distinguishing markers, and it remains unclear which molecules determine their migratory capacity during inflammation. We show that, in the skin, the neuronal plasticity molecule activityregulated… Read more »

Effects of exercise on Irisin, BDNF and IL-6 serum levels in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis.

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Background: Clinical studies have suggested beneficial effects of exercise on cognitive function in ageing adults and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Recent work indicates the same for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory and degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The biological pathways associated with these effects are however not well understood. Objective:… Read more »

Major depressive disorder.

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating disease that is characterized by depressed mood, diminished interests, impaired cognitive function and vegetative symptoms, such as disturbed sleep or appetite. MDD occurs about twice as often in women than it does in men and affects one in six adults in their lifetime. The aetiology of MDD is… Read more »

Subjective and objective knowledge and decisional role preferences in cerebrovascular patients compared to controls.

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BACKGROUND: Risk knowledge and active role preferences are important for patient involvement in treatment decision-making and adherence. Although knowledge about stroke warning signs and risk factors has received considerable attention, objective knowledge on secondary prevention and further self-esteem subjective knowledge have rarely been studied. The aim of our study was to investigate knowledge and treatment… Read more »

Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis: from molecular mechanisms to clinical application.

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Translational research generally refers to a „bench to bedside“ approach where basic science discoveries in models move to clinical trials in humans. However, a „bedside to bench to bedside“ approach may be more promising with respect to clinical relevance, since it starts with a clinical observation that can serve as a research paradigm to elucidate… Read more »

Fampridine and real-life walking in multiple sclerosis: Low predictive value of clinical test for habitual short-term changes.

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BACKGROUND: Fampridine improves walking speed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in performance-based tests. The impact on habitual mobility and its correlation with clinical tests has not been analysed. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between clinical response criteria and habitual mobility in MS patients starting a fampridine treatment. METHODS: During a four-week baseline-to-treatment study, we… Read more »