Blood immune cells differ in an MS look-alike disease

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Key Takeaway

People with an MS look-alike condition had different patterns of immune cells in their blood than people with MS or healthy volunteers.

What They Found

Researchers found changes in several kinds of blood immune cells in people with an MS look-alike condition. Two groups of B cells, which help the immune system respond to threats, were more common. This pattern was also seen in people with lupus, another condition in which the immune system attacks the body. Other immune cells showed changes in how they receive signals. One kind of immune cell was less common in the blood, and mice showed similar cells gathered in inflamed brain and spinal cord tissue.

Who Should Care and Why

This study examined people with an MS look-alike condition, people with MS, healthy volunteers, and mice. The researchers compared blood immune cells across the groups of people. The condition studied can be mistaken for MS, but it is a distinct disease. The blood cell differences may help researchers understand how its immune system behaves. The mouse findings offered another view of where one kind of immune cell was found.

Important Considerations

You cannot tell from this abstract how many people took part. The researchers studied blood cells from two separate groups of people and also studied mice. You should not read these findings as proof that a blood test can diagnose the condition or that a treatment works.

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