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Fumaric acid and its esters: An emerging treatment for multiple sclerosis with antioxidative mechanism of action.
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PMID:  21414846     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Fumaric acid was originally therapeutically used in psoriasis. Several lines of evidence have demonstrated immunomodulatory but also neuroprotective effects for FAE. Clinical studies in psoriasis showed a reduction of peripheral CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocytes due to the ability of FAE to induce apoptosis. In vitro studies with the ester dimethylfumarate (DMF) described an inhibitory effect on nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)-dependent transcription of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) induced genes in human endothelial cells. Animal experiments in the mouse model of central nervous system demyelination, MOG-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, revealed a clear preservation of myelin and axonal density in the plaque. Molecular studies showed that this is based on the antioxidative mechanism of action via induction of the transcription factor Nrf-2. A phase II clinical trial in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients with dimethylfumarate showed a significant reduction in the number of gadolinium enhancing lesions after 24weeks.
Authors:
R Gold; R A Linker; M Stangel
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1521-7035     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  100883537     Medline TA:  Clin Immunol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital/Ruhr-University Bochum, Gudrunstrasse 56, D-44791 Bochum, Germany.
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