Quetiapine, an atypical antipsychotic, is protective against autoimmune-mediated demyelination by inhibiting effector T cell proliferation.

Quetiapine (Que), a commonly used atypical antipsychotic drug (APD), can prevent myelin from breakdown without immune attack. Multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune reactive inflammation demyelinating disease, is triggered by activated myelin-specific T lymphocytes (T cells). In this study, we inves...

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Main Authors: Feng Mei, Sheng Guo, Yangtao He, Linyun Wang, Hongkai Wang, Jianqin Niu, Jiming Kong, Xinmin Li, Yuzhang Wu, Lan Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3418290?pdf=render