Adaptive Immune Responses in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Acute Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation during Treatment with Fingolimod
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Results
2.1.1. Clinical Case Report
2.1.2. Serial Analysis of Humoral and Cellular Immune Parameters
2.1.3. Cellular Immune Parameters and Immune Phenotypes of Peripheral Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Cells during Intravenous Acyclovir and Fingolimod (FTY) Discontinuation
2.2. Discussion
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Harrer, A.; Wipfler, P.; Pilz, G.; Oppermann, K.; Haschke-Becher, E.; Afazel, S.; Kraus, J.; Trinka, E.; Sellner, J. Adaptive Immune Responses in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Acute Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation during Treatment with Fingolimod. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 21832-21845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160921832
Harrer A, Wipfler P, Pilz G, Oppermann K, Haschke-Becher E, Afazel S, Kraus J, Trinka E, Sellner J. Adaptive Immune Responses in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Acute Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation during Treatment with Fingolimod. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2015; 16(9):21832-21845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160921832
Chicago/Turabian StyleHarrer, Andrea, Peter Wipfler, Georg Pilz, Katrin Oppermann, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Shahrzad Afazel, Jörg Kraus, Eugen Trinka, and Johann Sellner. 2015. "Adaptive Immune Responses in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Acute Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation during Treatment with Fingolimod" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16, no. 9: 21832-21845. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160921832