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summary: The authors looked at the mechanism of action of interferon-beta in preventing relapses in MS. They found that it may work via a reduction in the number of immune cells in the bloodstream which are activated against the external layer of the neurons.
authors: Zafranskaya M, Oschmann P, Engel R, Weishaupt A, van Noort JM, Jomaa H, Eberl M.
source: Immunology. 2007 May;121(1):29-39
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Cell
Interferon
Multiple sclerosis
Neuron
Relapse
Ribonucleic acid
Sclerosis
T-cell
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