Any beneficial effects of mycobacteria on multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalitis may include stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system

2006 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahram Shahabi ◽  
Zuhair Muhammad Hassan ◽  
Nima Hosseini Jazani
1960 ◽  
Vol 198 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deane N. Calvert ◽  
Theodore M. Brody

An hypothesis is proposed which states that the characteristic hepatic changes seen after the administration of carbon tetrachloride are the result of stimulation of central sympathetic areas which produce a massive discharge of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. Stimulation of the sympathetic supply to the blood vessels of the liver results in restriction of blood flow in the liver, leading to anoxia and the characteristic necrosis around the central vein of the hepatic lobule. Similarly the discharge causes the release of unesterified fatty acids from the peripheral fat depots and the consequent deposition of lipid in the liver. This hypothesis is based upon experimental evidence using the following physiologic and pharmacologic maneuvers: adrenergic blocking agents, pretreatment with reserpine, adrenalectomy and section of the spinal cord—all are effective to a greater or lesser extent in preventing the changes characteristically seen in oxidative phosphorylation of the liver mitochondria, activation of a Mg-dependent ATPase and deposition of lipid in the liver. Transection of the spinal cord is the most effective treatment and prevents entirely the characteristic changes seen in the above-mentioned functions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Rahmanzadeh ◽  
Wolfgang Brück ◽  
Alireza Minagar ◽  
Mohammad Ali Sahraian

Abstract Traditionally, multiple sclerosis (MS) was considered to be a CD4 T cell-mediated CNS autoimmunity, compatible with experimental autoimmune encephalitis model, which can be characterized by focal lesions in the white matter. However, studies of recent decades revealed several missing pieces of MS puzzle and showed that MS pathogenesis is more complex than the traditional view and may include the following: a primary degenerative process (e.g. oligodendroglial pathology), generalized abnormality of normal-appearing brain tissue, pronounced gray matter pathology, involvement of innate immunity, and CD8 T cells and B cells. Here, we review these findings and discuss their implications in MS pathogenesis.


2006 ◽  
Vol 103 (45) ◽  
pp. 16876-16881 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Yirmiya ◽  
I. Goshen ◽  
A. Bajayo ◽  
T. Kreisel ◽  
S. Feldman ◽  
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Nature ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 269 (5629) ◽  
pp. 615-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES B. YOUNG ◽  
LEWIS LANDSBERG

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