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Hema Mohan

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Ultraviolet B light attenuates the systemic immune response in central nervous system autoimmunity

2014

Objective: Environmental conditions (eg, latitude) play a critical role in the susceptibility and severity of many autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of immune regulatory processes induced in the skin by moderate ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation on central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity. Methods: Effects of UVB light were analyzed in a murine model of CNS autoimmunity (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis). Additionally, patients with relapsing–remitting MS were treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy. Immunomodulatory effects were examined in skin biopsies, serum samples, and immune cells of …

integumentary systemmedicine.medical_treatmentExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitischemical and pharmacologic phenomenaInflammationBiologymedicine.disease_causemedicine.diseaseAutoimmunityImmune toleranceInterleukin 21Immune systemCytokineNeurologyImmunityImmunologymedicineNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptomAnnals of Neurology
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UVB light attenuates the systemic immune response in CNS autoimmunity

2014

Immune systemNeurologybusiness.industryImmunologyImmunologyImmunology and AllergyMedicineNeurology (clinical)Cns autoimmunitybusinessJournal of Neuroimmunology
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