Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis

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Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis. / Ratzer, R; Romme Christensen, J; Romme Nielsen, B; Sørensen, P S; Börnsen, L; Sellebjerg, F.

In: Journal of Neuroimmunology, Vol. 276, No. 1-2, 15.11.2014, p. 195-201.

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Ratzer, R, Romme Christensen, J, Romme Nielsen, B, Sørensen, PS, Börnsen, L & Sellebjerg, F 2014, 'Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis', Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 276, no. 1-2, pp. 195-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.08.623

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Ratzer, R., Romme Christensen, J., Romme Nielsen, B., Sørensen, P. S., Börnsen, L., & Sellebjerg, F. (2014). Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 276(1-2), 195-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.08.623

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Ratzer R, Romme Christensen J, Romme Nielsen B, Sørensen PS, Börnsen L, Sellebjerg F. Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2014 Nov 15;276(1-2):195-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.08.623

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Ratzer, R ; Romme Christensen, J ; Romme Nielsen, B ; Sørensen, P S ; Börnsen, L ; Sellebjerg, F. / Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis. In: Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2014 ; Vol. 276, No. 1-2. pp. 195-201.

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title = "Immunological effects of methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis",

abstract = "OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of monthly oral methylprednisolone pulse treatment in progressive MS.METHODS: 30 progressive MS patients were treated with oral methylprednisolone every month. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed by flow cytometry.RESULTS: Out of 102 leukocyte phenotypes investigated, 25 changed at nominal significance from baseline to week 12 (p<0.05). After correction for multiple comparisons, we found 5 subpopulations that changed compared to baseline. No pattern were suggesting modulation of Th17 or TFH cells.CONCLUSION: Methylprednisolone pulse treatment has some effects on circulating immune cells but does not modulate markers of Th17 and TFH cell activity in progressive MS.",

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