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SUBMITTER: Perron H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855614 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perron Hervé H Dougier-Reynaud Hei-Lanne HL Lomparski Christina C Popa Iuliana I Firouzi Reza R Bertrand Jean-Baptiste JB Marusic Suzana S Portoukalian Jacques J Jouvin-Marche Evelyne E Villiers Christian L CL Touraine Jean-Louis JL Marche Patrice N PN
PloS one 20131206 12
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex multifactorial disease of the central nervous system (CNS) for which animal models have mainly addressed downstream immunopathology but not potential inducers of autoimmunity. In the absence of a pathogen known to cause neuroinflammation in MS, Mycobacterial lysate is commonly used in the form of complete Freund's adjuvant to induce autoimmunity to myelin proteins in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for MS. The present study demo ...[more]