期刊
MOUNT SINAI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
卷 78, 期 2, 页码 231-243出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20246
关键词
axon; demyelination; multiple sclerosis; myelin; neurodegeneration; neuroimaging; oligodendrocyte; pathogenesis
资金
- National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (NMSS) [RG-4134/A9]
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds [R01-NS42925-07S1, NS42925-08]
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system that has been characteristically classified as an immune-mediated destruction of myelin, the protective coating on nerve fibers. Although the mechanisms responsible for the immune attack to central nervous system myelin have been the subject of intense investigation, more recent studies have focused on the neurodegenerative component, which is cause of clinical disability in young adults and appears to be only partially controlled by immunomodulatory therapies. Here, we review distinct, but not mutually exclusive, mechanisms of pathogenesis of axonal damage in multiple sclerosis patients that are either consequent to long-term demyelination or independent from it. We propose that the complexity of axonal degeneration and the heterogeneity of the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms should be taken into consideration for the design of targeted therapeutic intervention. Mt Sinai J Med 78:231-243, 2011. (C) 2011 Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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