Secondary autoimmune diseases following alemtuzumab therapy for multiple sclerosis

L Costelloe, J Jones, A Coles - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Alemtuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that causes prolonged lymphopenia. In
a recent Phase III trial, alemtuzumab was shown to reduce both the annualized relapse rate …

CD39+ Foxp3+ regulatory T Cells suppress pathogenic Th17 cells and are impaired in multiple sclerosis

JM Fletcher, R Lonergan, L Costelloe… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Despite the fact that CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) play a central role
in maintaining self-tolerance and that IL-17-producing CD4+ T cells (Th17 cells) are …

Alemtuzumab treatment of multiple sclerosis: long-term safety and efficacy

O Tuohy, L Costelloe, G Hill-Cawthorne… - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives Alemtuzumab is a newly licensed treatment of active relapsing-remitting multiple
sclerosis (RRMS) in Europe, which in phase II and III studies demonstrated superior efficacy …

IL-27 mediates the response to IFN-β therapy in multiple sclerosis patients by inhibiting Th17 cells

CM Sweeney, R Lonergan, SA Basdeo… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Interferon (IFN)-β is a commonly used therapy for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
(RRMS). However its protective mechanism is still unclear and the failure of many patients to …

The patient knows best: significant change in the physical component of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29 physical)

L Costelloe, K O'Rourke, H Kearney… - Journal of Neurology …, 2007 - jnnp.bmj.com
Aim: The aims of this study were to determine the reliability, responsiveness and minimally
important change score of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS)-29 physical using the …

Phytocannabinoid‐dependent mTORC1 regulation is dependent upon inositol polyphosphate multikinase activity

JL Damstra‐Oddy, EC Warren, CJ Perry… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Cannabidiol (CBD) has been shown to differentially regulate the
mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) in preclinical models of disease …

Long-term clinical relevance of criteria for designating multiple sclerosis as benign after 10 years of disease

L Costelloe, A Thompson, C Walsh… - Journal of Neurology …, 2008 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives: To determine the long-term outcome of a cohort of 436 patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS) seen in 1985 and long-term predictors of benign MS. Methods: The initial …

[HTML][HTML] Botanically-Derived Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol, and Their 1:1 Combination, Modulate Toll-like Receptor 3 and 4 Signalling in Immune Cells …

JM Fitzpatrick, B Hackett, L Costelloe, W Hind… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The innate immune response to bacterial and viral molecules involves the coordinated
production of cytokines, chemokines, and type I interferons (IFNs), which is orchestrated by …

Reactivation of BK polyomavirus in patients with multiple sclerosis receiving natalizumab therapy

RM Lonergan, MJ Carr, CF De Gascun… - Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
Natalizumab therapy in multiple sclerosis has been associated with JC polyomavirus—
induced progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy. We hypothesized that natalizumab …

Familial cerebral amyloid angiopathy due to the Iowa mutation in an Irish family

T Mok, AJ Chalissery, S Byrne, L Costelloe… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Volume 41, No. 4–July 2014 513 haemorrhages. four-vessel catheter cerebral angiography
was normal. histopathological examination of the haematoma showed severe amyloid …