| Clinical, pathological, and immunologic aspects of the multiple sclerosis model in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). | |
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PMID: 19337065 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The efficacy of many new immunomodulatory therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients has often been disappointing, reflecting our incomplete understanding of this enigmatic disease. There is a growing awareness that, at least in part, there may be limited applicability to the human disease of results obtained in the widely studied MS model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rodents. This review describes the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model developed in a small neotropical primate, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). The model has features including clinicopathologic correlation patterns, lesion heterogeneity, immunologic mechanisms, and disease markers that more closely mimic the human disease. Several unique features of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in marmosets, together with their outbred nature and close genetic and immunologic similarities to humans, create an attractive experimental model for translational research into MS, particularly for the preclinical evaluation of new biologic therapeutic molecules that cannot be investigated in rodents because of their species specificity. Moreover, this model provides new insights into possible pathogenetic mechanisms in MS. |
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Authors:
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Bert A 't Hart; Luca Massacesi |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology Volume: 68 ISSN: 0022-3069 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-01 Completed Date: 2009-04-28 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985192R Medline TA: J Neuropathol Exp Neurol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 341-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Immunobiology, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk, The Netherlands. hart@bprc.nl |
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Animals Brain / immunology, pathology Callithrix* Disease Models, Animal* Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental* / genetics, immunology, pathology Humans Multiple Sclerosis* / genetics, immunology, pathology |
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