title: Immunologic aspects of multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune disease involving the central nervous system. Knowledge of the basic autoimmunologic properties related to MS is critical to formulating a logical treatment approach to the patient. A review of immunologic systems and their specific applicability to MS is included in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000276:immunology; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha / Q000276:immunology; D017628:Microglia / Q000276:immunology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007378:Interleukins; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha