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INDEX

MS: Clinical aspect and immune response

Characteristics of Late-onset Multiple Sclerosis
M. Kondo, Y. Nagakane, N. Kuriyama, T. Tokuda, T. Mizuno and M. Nakagawa

A Case Report of the Patient with Tumefactive Demyelinating Lesion Masqueraded Brain Tumor
M. Apiwattanakul, T. Tantirittisak, S. Phudhichareonrat and R. Kunnatiranont

Coincidence of Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Diseases
J. Szilasiová, Z. Gdovinová and Z. Macejová

Percentage of CD4+CD25+ Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid: Reliable Immune Parameter for Disease Activity in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
M. Matsui, S. Araya, H.-Y. Wang, K. Ozawa, E. Nishiguchi, M. Matsui, M. Nakanishi, M. Kaito, Y. Gondo and T. Saida

Altered Naïve CD4 T Cell Homeostasis in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Due, in Part, to Peripheral Mechanisms
D.A. Duszczyszyn, J. Hackenbroch, H. Mason, J.P. Antel, Y. Lapierre and D.G. Haegert

Both Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) and Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) Are Expressed in Cultured Human Astrocytes and Non-hypertrophic Astrocytes in Brains of Multiple Sclerosis
Jun-ichi Satoh and Hiroko Tabunoki

Programmed Cell Death and Expression of Apoptotic Genes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
M. Saresella, I. Marventano, R. Mancuso, R. Mazziotti, R. Cavarretta, D. Caputo, R. Longhi and P. Ferrante

Axonal Damage Targets Inflammatory Demyelinating Lesions to Sitesof Wallerian Degeneration: Inside-out Model for Multiple Sclerosis
I. Tsunoda, T. Tanaka, Y. Saijoh, S.E. Doyle, E.J. Terry and R.S. Fujinami

Anti-Nogo Receptor Autoantibody in the Serum of Multiple Sclerosis
J. Satoh and H. Onoue

Levels of Serum IgM Antibody Against Native Refolded MOG Predict Responsiveness To Corticosteroids for Treatment of Acute Multiple Sclerosis Relapses
M. Khalil, B. Kuenz, A. Lutterotti, R. Ehling, C. Gneiss, R. Egg, I. Mayringer, F. Deisenhammer, M. Reindl and T. Berger

Detection of NK-cells as Putative Regulators of Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity During and After Pregnancy
L. Airas

Flow Cytometric Analysis of Natural Killer Receptor+ T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
J. O’Keeffe, C. Gately, T. Counihan, M. Henessey, T. Leahy, E. Ali, A.P. Moran and E.L. Hogan

Functional Deficit in CD4+CD25+ T Cells from MS Patients
Y.C.Q. Zang, J. Hong, S. Skinner, J.M. Killian and J.Z. Zhang

DNA Microarray Analysis Identifies CXCR3 and CCR2 Ligand Chemokines as Early IFN-responsive Genes in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes
Jun-ichi Satoh and Yusuke Nanri

Analysis of Neutralizing Antibodies in the BEtaferon® in Newly Emerging Multiple Sclerosis For Initial Treatment (BENEFIT) Study
M. Freedman, L. Kappos, C. Polman, H.-P. Hartung, G. Edan, D. Miller, X. Montalban, L. Bauer, S. Dahms, C. Pohl and R. Sandbrink

IFN-b Counteracts the Apoptosis Induced by TNF in Astrocytes Through Stimulation of PI-3K and MEK
O. Barca, J.A. Costoya, R.Mª Señarís and V.M. Arce

The Effects of Interferon-b1b on Expression of CXCR3 on Circulating T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis Paients
H. Nakajima, T. Hosokawa, M. Sugino, F. Kimura, T. Hanafusa, T. Ikemoto and A. Shimizu

Enhancing Effects of Gasoline and Diesel Vapor on Intrahepatic Natural Killer T Cells
I. Mrakovèiæ-Šutiæ, D. Grebiæ, H. Jakovac and B. Radoševiæ-Stašiæ

Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Immunophenotyping in Multiple Sclerosis Patients After Natalizumab Treatment in Comparison with Immunoablation with Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation Treatment
E. Krasulova, E. Havrdova, H. Mareckova and Z. Vankova

The role of Urokinase Receptor in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
C. Schaefer, V. Evans, S. Takahashi, Y. Xu, C. Mallari, A. Citkowicz, B. Larsen, Y. Zhu, M. Bao, C. Wagner, E. Croze, H. Salamon, E. Ho, J.-L. Tseng, D. Vogel, H. Dinter and H.-T. Lu

HLA Class-II transgenic Mice Expressing Class-II on Subset of CD4+T Cells as a Model of Human MS
A. Mangalam, M. Rodriguez and C. David

SJA6017 Attenuates Immune Cell Infiltration and Neurodegeneration in EAE
M.K. Guyton, A. Das, D.D. Matzelle, S. Samantaray, M. Azuma, J. Inoue, S.K. Ray and N.L. Banik

Prevention of EAE Through Induction of Treg Cells by Transfer of ES-DC-TRAIL/MOG
S. Hirata, S. Senju, H. Matsuyoshi, D. Fukuma and Y. Nishimura

Fingolimod (FTY720), Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Modulator, Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) I. Effect of FTY720 and FTY720-Phosphate on Myelin Proteolipid Protein-Induced EAE in SJL/J Mice
H. Kataoka, K. Sugahara, K. Shimano, Y. Maeda, M. Koyama, A. Fukunari and K. Chiba

Fingolimiod (FTY720), Sphingosine 1-phosphate Receptor Modulator, Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) II. Effect of FTY720 on Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein- Induced EAE in C57BL/6 Mice
N. Seki, H. Kataoka, M. Ohtsuki, N. Sato, A. Fukunari, K. Sugahara and K. Chiba

Efficacy of Immunoglobulin and Steroid to Variant Type Guillain-Barré Syndrome: in vitro Study of the MEPP Frequency Increase
M. Kishi, K. Kumamoto, K. Saita, K. Shioya, M. Nakazato and T. Kurihara

Long-term Prognosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
M. Ogino, Y. Ogino, S. Irie, N. Kanazawa, T. Saito and F. Sakai

CD1E Polymorphism in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
G. Lee, X.K. Zhou, D. Latov, T.H. Brannagan, R.L. Chin, H.W. Sander and N. Latov

NMJ-inhibitory Anti-GD3 Antibody in AIDP and CIDP
S. Usuki, J. Sanchez, T. Ariga, I. Utsunomiya, K. Taguchi, Y. Nakatani, M.H. Rivner and R.K. Yu

Treatment with Tacrolimus in Elderly Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
H. Takahashi, N. Kawaguchi, Y. Nemoto and T. Hattori

Elevation of IL-12 p40 and Its Antibody Is a Specific Serum Marker for Myasthenia Gravis with Thymoma
H. Yoshikawa, K. Satoh, Y. Motozaki, S. Edahiro, Y. Furukawa, T. Maruta, K. Iwasa, M. Yamada, H. Watanabe and M. Takamori

Tacrolimus as a Treatment for Severe Myasthenia Gravis
K. Kamakura, M. Kanzaki, G. Ogawa, H. Mochizuki, K. Kaida and K. Motoyoshi

Effect of Thymectomy on Late Onset Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis
N. Kawaguchi, S. Kuwabara, Y. Nemoto, T. Fukutake, K. Arimura, M. Osame and T. Hattori

Long Term Effect of Infrasternal Mediastinoscopic Thymectomy on Myasthenia Gravis
H. Murai, A. Uchiyama, F. Mei, N. Shi, M. Kojima and J. Kira

DNA Microarray Analyses: New Drug Targets for Myasthenia Gravis
T. Feferman, R. Aricha, P.K. Maiti, G. Clairac, M. Cuvelier, S. Berrih-Aknin, S. Fuchs and M.C. Souroujon

CD21 and Ki-67 Expression in Thymus of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis and their Correlation with Clinical Parameters
J. Ikeda, T. Nishisaka, T. Kohriyama, H. Tokinobu, E. Imamura and M. Matsumoto

A Study of the Factors Inducing the Development or Recurrence of Childhood-onset MG Using CDR3 Spectratyping Analysis of the TCR Repertoire
N. Shinomiya, J. Nakazato, H. Dokai, Y. Fujikawa, K. Nihei, Y. Nomura and M. Segawa

In vitro and in vivo Characterization of Subunit-Specific Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibodies from Myasthenia Gravis Patients
K. Poulas, S. Sideris, G. Kordas, G. Lagoumintzis, P. Tsiamalos, A. Sotiriadis, I. Gavra, K. Kostelidou and S.J. Tzartos

Studies on Myoid Cells in Hyperplastic Myasthenia Gravis
I. Kamo, H. Tomoyasu, M. Kobayashi, N. Sakuragawa, S. Inoue, T. Hagiwara, T. Kaneda and A. Kikuchi

Comparative Analysis of Two Different Assays in the Detection of anti-MuSK Antibodies
M. Marino, F. Scuderi, C. Provenzano, A. Evoli and E. Bartoccioni

Usefulness of MRI Orientated Muscle Biopsy (MOMB) for Diagnoses of Inflammatory Myopathies
S. Matsubara, K. Kondo, K. Sugaya, E. Isozaki, K. Miyamoto, A. Yagishita, T. Mizutani and K. Hiramatsu

The Role of Granulysin in Muscle Fiber Injury in Polymyositis
S. Okada, H. Nemoto, M. Nishina, T. Kurihara, T. Morishita

Phenotypic Analysis of Lymphocytes Using Flow Cytometry in Dermatomyositis with and without Interstitial Pneumonia
Y. Shimojima, M. Matsuda, W. Ishii, T. Gono, K. Tazawa, T. Yoshida, N. Kato and S. Ikeda

Human Myoblasts Secrete MCP-1 and IL-6 and Express ICAM-1 in Response to Hyper-IL-6 in vitro
M. Marino, F. Scuderi, C. Provenzano, J. Scheller, S. Rose-John and E. Bartoccioni

Examining Pathogenicity of Anti-enolase Antibodies in Paraneoplastic and Autoimmune Retinopathy
T. Anekonda, L. Karren, R.G. Weleber and G. Adamus

The Clinical Characteristics of 38 Patients with Definite Diagnosis of Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome
G. Gromadzka, Z. Lysiak and A. Czlonkowska

Autoantibodies in Stiff-person Syndrome and Other Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders
A. Ishii, Ohkoshi, A. Hayashi, H. Tsuji, A. Oda, A. Mochizuki, K. Ishii, M. Watanabe and A. Tamaoka

Expression and Distribution of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Its Receptors in POEMS Syndrome
Teruaki Kawasaki, Nobuyuki Oka, Hidekazu Tomimoto, Kotarou Mizutani, Ichiro Akiguchi and Hiroshi Nishitani

State of Autoantigen B23 in Human Tumor Cells
N.M. Vladimirova, E.G. Manuylova, N.V. Stratiyenko and E.N. Sautkina

Early Onset Gluten Ataxia – Case Report
J. Szilasiová and Z. Gdovinová

The Association of Leader Protein of Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus with Clathrin-Associated Protein AP50
K. Asakura, Y. Kontani and Y. Ohara

Generation of a Mutant of Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) Causing Demyelination in the Brain of Susceptible Mice
T. Okuwa, M. Takano-Maruyama, K. Asakura, H. Murayama and Y. Ohara

Antigen Presentation by Glia During CNS Infection
K.E. Malone, L. Hamo, S.A. Stohlman and C.C. Bergmann

Determinants for Spongiform Encephalopathy by A8 Murine Leukemia Virus
S. Takase-Yoden and R. Watanabe

Allicin and Its Derivative Induce Apoptosis of HTLV-I-infected Cells Derived from Patients with HTLV-I-associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP)
Y. Nishiura, T. Nakamura, N. Fukushima, H. Ida and K. Eguchi

Compartmentalized Immune Response in the Barrel Field of the Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex
J. Perez-H, G. Gutiérrez-Ospina, C. Ortiz-Martínez, M. Cerbón and A. Chavarria

Effect of Magnetic Stimulation Over Left Temporo-parieto-occipital Cortex on Human Blood T Cell Distributions and Serum IgE Responses
M. Nowakowski, V.E. Amassian, Y. Moshel and H.G. Durkin

Transcriptional Expression and Functional Activity of Mu-opioid Receptors (MOR) on Myelo-monocytic HL-60 Cell Line
J. Gabrilovac, D. Breljak and B. Èupiæ

Effect of a Single Seizure on Murine Brain Microglia/Macrophages
D.B. Ginsburg, J.I. Silverberg, V.E. Amassian, R. Orman, M. Stewart and H.G. Durkin

Regulation of Immune Cell Function by a Non-neuronal Cholinergic System
K. Kawashima, K. Yoshikawa, Y.X. Fujii, Y. Moriwaki and H. Misawa

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor in Trimethyltin-induced Dentate Granule Cell Death
G.J. Harry, C. Lefebvre d’Hellencourt, R. Wine and M. Aoyama

Immunological and Neurological Roles of 80-kDa and 100-kDa Haemopoietic Factors
A. Kikuchi, H. Tomoyasu, M. Kobayashi, N. Sakuragawa and I. Kamo

Salivary Secretory Immunoglobulin A Modulation Induced by Repetitive Stressful Task and the Mathematical Model of the Modulation
S. Nomura

Endoplasmic Reticulum-resident Heat Shock Protein Gp96 as an Innate Sensor Of Damage Induced by Tissue Remodelling, Stress and Bacterial Peptidoglycan
H. Jakovac, D. Grebiæ, I. Mrakovèiæ-Sutiæ, J. Tomac, D. Rukavina and B. Radoševiæ-Stašiæ

A New Murine Model to Study Lymphocyte Migration Into Brain After a Seizure
J. Silverberg, D. Ginsburg, V. Amassian, R. Orman, M. Stewart and H. Durkin

Oxidation Detected by Ultra-weak Chemiluminescence May Be Related to Neural-immune Interactions Under Acute Psychological Stress
H. Tsuboi, N. Goi, N. Kinae, H. Harada, M. Hiramatsu, K. Nakamura and K. Takagi

The Role of CX3CR1 in Aminoglycoside Ototoxicity
E. Sato, R.M. Ransohoff and K. Hirose

Role of Cytokines in Murine Model of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) - Gender and Age-related Differences
A. Ciesielska, I. Joniec, A. Przybylkowski, I. Kurkowska-Jastrzebska, A. Czlonkowska and A. Czlonkowski

Role of PARP-1 in the Genesis and Development of the Oncogenic Process
L. Castro, I.C. Piedras, C. Gonzalez-Lopez del Castillo, V.M. Arce and J.A. Costoya

Correlation Between Striatal Dopamine Concentration and iNOS Expression in Murine Model of Parkinson’s Disease
I. Joniec, A. Ciesielska, A. Przybylkowski, I. Kurkowska-Jastrzebska, A. Czlonkowska and A. Czlonkowski

Cytokines and Neurosteroids on NaF-induced Neuronal Cell Death of Neuro2A
A. Kagaya, M. Takebayashi, S. Morinobu and S. Yamawaki

IL-1b Production by Differentiating TF-1 Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells
A. Alexaki, A. Banerjee, E. Kilareski, M. Nonnemacher and B. Wigdahl

Modulation of Neural Activity-related Gene Expression in the Olfactory Bulb of Mice Exposed To Toluene
Sohel Ahmed, Tin-Tin-Win-Shwe, Shoji Yamamoto, Shinji Tsukahara, Yoshika Kurokawa, Daisuke Nakajima, Sumio Goto and Hidekazu Fujimaki

Cytokine Involvement in Neurodegenerative Disorders
M. Reale, D. Gambi, M. Onofrj, A. Thomas and C. Iarlori

Autoimmune Reaction Protects Neurons Injured with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropiridine (MPTP) in Mice
I. Kurkowska-Jastrzêbska, I. Joniec, A. Ciesielska, E. Ba³kowiec-Iskra, A. Cz³onkowski and A. Cz³onkowska

C5b-9 Terminal Complex Protects Oligodendrocytes from Apoptotic Cell Death
C. Cudrici, F. Niculescu, T. Jansen, E. Zafranskaia, M. Fosbrink, S. Vlaicu, V. Rus, M. L. Shin and H. Rus

Thioredoxin Modulates NMDA-induced Retinal Neurotoxicity in Rat
Y. Inomata, H. Nakamura, M. Tanito, A. Teratani, T. Kawaji, N. Kondo, J. Yodoi and H. Tanihara

Immune Cell-based Regulation of Adult Neurogenesis
Y. Ziv, N. Ron, H. Avidan, A. Finkelstien, O. Butovsky, J. Kipnis, E. Yoles and M. Schwartz

High Motor Active Rats in Novel Environment (HR) Compared to Low Motor Active (LR) Rats Are Not Better Protected Against Cancer
M.K. Jurkowski and B. Bobek-Billewicz