Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a type of cell that may contribute to autoimmune disease. The findings also suggest why diseases such as lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis strike women more frequently than men
Keywords: albumin; antioxidant; bilirubin; neuromyelitis optica; uric acid Background: Oxidative stress plays a central role in neuropathology of multiple sclerosis (MS). The patients with MS have low antioxidant status. Antioxidant therapy may represent an attractive treatment of MS
Purpose: To prospectively assess sensitivity and specificity of diffusion indexes of the corpus callosum (CC) for differentiating relapsing neuromyelitis optica (RNMO) from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), by using final clinical diagnosis as the reference standard. Materials and Methods: Participants provided informed consent; the study was approved by the institutional review board. Forty-six consecutive patients with RRMS (18 men, 28 women; mean age, 37.7 years; range, 18–58 years) and 26 consecutive patients with RNMO (two men, 24 women; mean age, 38.6 years; range, 19–59 years) underwent diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging.
Background: Oxidative stress plays a central role in neuropathology of multiple sclerosis (MS).