The effect of vitamin A supplementation on stimulated T-cell proliferation with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in patients with multiple sclerosis

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease whereby myelin sheath of the central nervous system is destroyed. Vitamin A is known to play a role in the immune system. It has been recognized that some metabolites of vitamin A can be used effectively to treat experimental autoimmune en...

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Main Authors: Sima Jafarirad, Fereydoon Siassi, Mohammad-Hossein Harirchian, Mohammad-Ali Sahraian, Mohammad-Reza Eshraghian, Fazel Shokri, Reza Amani, Sama Bitarafan, Sabah Mozafari, Aliakbar Saboor-Yaraghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.102609