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  • Central Nervous System Disorders
  • Autoimmune Diseases

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  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative disease impacting the central nervous system (CNS).
  • MS pathogenesis involves immune dysregulation leading to CNS immune cell infiltration, demyelination, axonal damage, and neurodegeneration.
  • The precise etiology of MS remains incompletely understood, with genetic and environmental factors implicated in its onset and progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the primary immunological mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis.
  • To provide an overview of the immune system's role in MS development and progression.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of immunological mechanisms in multiple sclerosis.
  • Synthesis of current understanding of immune dysregulation in the CNS.

Main Results:

  • Immune cell infiltration into the CNS is a key feature of MS.
  • Demyelination, axonal damage, and neurodegeneration are consequences of this immune response.
  • Genetic and environmental factors interplay in MS pathogenesis.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the immunological mechanisms is crucial for MS research.
  • Further investigation into immune dysregulation may reveal therapeutic targets for MS.