In mice, brain immune cells differed as MS worsened with age

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Key Takeaway

In mice with an MS-like disease, different patterns of immune cells in the brain were linked to how severe the disease became with age.

What They Found

Immune cells built up in the brain and its thin inner lining in both young and older mice. The nearby outer covering of the brain showed relatively little change. One group of immune cells nearly disappeared from the outer covering and bone marrow when disease began. In young mice, those cells built up in the brain as the disease eased. Older mice had few of those cells in the brain and developed severe, lasting disease.

Who Should Care and Why

This study involved mice with an MS-like disease, not people with MS. The disease model was designed to worsen with age. Researchers compared immune cells in young and older mice. They studied the brain, its coverings, and bone marrow, where blood cells are made. The findings link age-related changes in these cells with disease severity in mice.

Important Considerations

You cannot assume the same cell patterns occur in people with progressive MS. The abstract does not state how many mice were studied. You cannot tell from this study whether the cell changes caused the disease to worsen.

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