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Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Multiple Sclerosis: A Review.
Mattia Rosso1, Tanuja Chitnis1,2
1Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Disease, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
JAMA Neurology
|December 17, 2019
Summary
Cigarette smoking significantly increases multiple sclerosis (MS) risk and worsens its prognosis. Quitting smoking may reverse some negative health outcomes, highlighting the importance of cessation counseling for MS patients.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Neuroimmunology
- Public Health
Background:
- Cigarette smoking is a prevalent environmental exposure and addiction with serious health implications.
- Smoking is a known risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), impacting disease activity and patient prognosis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the mechanisms by which cigarette smoking exacerbates MS prognosis.
- To understand the shared pathways between smoking-induced inflammation/neurotoxicity and other environmental exposures.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on the effects of cigarette smoking on MS.
- Analysis of proinflammatory and neurotoxic pathways initiated by smoking.
- Examination of genetic predisposition to autoimmune reactions triggered by smoking.
Main Results:
- Smoking initiates a proinflammatory cascade in the lungs, potentially leading to autoimmunity via antigen cross-reactivity.
- Free radicals, cyanates, and carbon monoxide in smoke can be directly neurotoxic.
- Smokers with MS exhibit increased disease activity, accelerated brain atrophy, and greater disability.
Conclusions:
- Further research is needed to fully elucidate smoking's impact on MS.
- Proinflammatory and neurotoxic effects of smoking may be shared with other environmental factors.
- Global efforts to reduce smoking prevalence in the MS population are crucial.
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