Now showing items 1-3 of 3

    • Alterations of the human gut microbiome in multiple sclerosis 

      Jangi, Sushrut; Gandhi, Roopali; Cox, Laura M.; Li, Ning; von Glehn, Felipe; Yan, Raymond; Patel, Bonny; Mazzola, Maria Antonietta; Liu, Shirong; Glanz, Bonnie L.; Cook, Sandra; Tankou, Stephanie; Stuart, Fiona; Melo, Kirsy; Nejad, Parham; Smith, Kathleen; Topçuolu, Begüm D.; Holden, James; Kivisäkk, Pia; Chitnis, Tanuja; De Jager, Philip L.; Quintana, Francisco J.; Gerber, Georg K.; Bry, Lynn; Weiner, Howard L. (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)
      The gut microbiome plays an important role in immune function and has been implicated in several autoimmune disorders. Here we use 16S rRNA sequencing to investigate the gut microbiome in subjects with multiple sclerosis ...
    • Comprehensive evaluation of serum microRNAs as biomarkers in multiple sclerosis 

      Regev, Keren; Paul, Anu; Healy, Brian; von Glenn, Felipe; Diaz-Cruz, Camilo; Gholipour, Taha; Mazzola, Maria Antonietta; Raheja, Radhika; Nejad, Parham; Glanz, Bonnie I.; Kivisakk, Pia; Chitnis, Tanuja; Weiner, Howard L.; Gandhi, Roopali (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)
      Objective: To identify circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) linked to disease stage and disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: Sera from 296 participants including patients with MS, other neurologic diseases (Alzheimer ...
    • Identification of a novel mechanism of action of fingolimod (FTY720) on human effector T cell function through TCF-1 upregulation 

      Mazzola, Maria Antonietta; Raheja, Radhika; Murugaiyan, Gopal; Rajabi, Hasan; Kumar, Deepak; Pertel, Thomas; Regev, Keren; Griffin, Russell; Aly, Lilian; Kivisakk, Pia; Nejad, Parham; Patel, Bonny; Gwanyalla, Nguendab; Hei, Hillary; Glanz, Bonnie; Chitnis, Tanuja; Weiner, Howard L.; Gandhi, Roopali (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Fingolimod (FTY720), the first oral treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), blocks immune cell trafficking and prevents disease relapses by downregulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor. We determined the ...