Estriol and commensal microflora strains regulate innate lymphoid cells functional activity in multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune neurodegenerative disease in which the immune system attacks myelin basic protein of nerve axons. Recently, there has been growing interest in studying the role of a newly described population of immunity cells - innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in the pathogenesis of the disease. At the same time, it was found that during pregnancy there is a weakening of Th1-mediated autoimmune pathologies manifestations, including MS.

Four Novel Disease-Causing Variants in the Gene in Russian Patients with CADASIL.

Background: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is an inherited disease with unknown mechanisms and a broad phenotypic spectrum. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the gene. The symptoms of the disease mainly include recurrent strokes with vascular risk factors, migraine with aura, dementia, and mood disturbances.