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- Title
Treatment response to dimethyl fumarate is characterized by disproportionate CD8+ T cell reduction in MS.
- Authors
Fleischer, Vinzenz; Friedrich, Michaela; Rezk, Ayman; Bühler, Ulrike; Witsch, Esther; Uphaus, Timo; Bittner, Stefan; Groppa, Sergiu; Tackenberg, Björn; Bar-Or, Amit; Zipp, Frauke; Luessi, Felix
- Abstract
Background: The effect of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on circulating lymphocyte subsets and their contribution as predictors of clinical efficacy have not yet been investigated in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: To evaluate lymphocytes and lymphocyte subsets (analyzed 6 months after DMF start) in MS patients with and without disease activity after 1 year of treatment in a retrospective study. Methods: Peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets were analyzed by flow cytometry. Untreated MS patients (n = 40) were compared to those 6 months after onset of DMF treatment (n = 51). Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disease activity of DMF-treated patients were assessed in the first year under treatment. Results: Stable patients showed significantly lower lymphocytes, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells as well as CD19+ B cells compared to active patients under DMF treatment. Furthermore, an increased CD4/CD8 ratio (p < 0.025) in stable patients indicated a disproportionate reduction of CD8+ T cells relative to CD4+ T cells. Reduced lymphocytes, CD8+ T cells, and CD19+ B cells 6 months after DMF start allowed prediction of the treatment response in the first year. Conclusion: DMF treatment response is reflected by lower circulating lymphocytes and specific lymphocyte subsets. Changes in the cellular immune profiles under DMF treatment are clinically relevant and might serve as a surrogate marker of treatment response.
- Subjects
BISOPROLOL; LYMPHOCYTES; MULTIPLE sclerosis; FLOW cytometry; IMMUNE response; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; PATIENTS
- Publication
Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2018, Vol 24, Issue 5, p632
- ISSN
1352-4585
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1352458517703799