Potassium Channels, Memory T Cells, and Multiple Sclerosis
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Neuroscientist
- Vol. 11 (6) , 550-562
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1073858405278016
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyelination and axonal damage that result in disabling neurological deficits. Here the authors explain the rationale for the use of inhibitors of the Kv1.3 K+ channel in immune cells as a therapy for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders.Keywords
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