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  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a primary inflammatory demyelinating CNS disease with global prevalence.
  • Current MS treatments target immune system actions, but understanding immune cell trafficking into the CNS is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the role of brain barriers in regulating immune cell entry into the CNS in MS.
  • To review MS immunomodulatory treatments targeting brain barriers.
  • To explore factors influencing immune cell entry into the CNS in African MS patients.

Main Methods:

  • Review of scientific literature on immune cell trafficking and CNS barriers.
  • Analysis of mechanisms of immune cell entry into the CNS.
  • Examination of immunomodulatory therapies and their targets.

Main Results:

  • The blood-brain barrier (BBB) and glia limitans control immune cell access to the CNS.
  • Activated T cells normally enter cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); in MS, they breach the glia limitans.
  • Specific MS therapies target these brain barriers to modulate neuroinflammation.

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  • Brain barriers critically regulate immune cell entry into the CNS, impacting MS pathogenesis.
  • Targeting brain barriers offers therapeutic strategies for MS.
  • Genetic and environmental factors, particularly in Africa, may influence CNS immune cell entry in MS.