Williams U E, Oparah S K, Philip-Ephraim E E
Internal Medicine Department, University of Calabar, Calabar 540242, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Jul 7;2014:307064. doi: 10.1155/2014/307064. eCollection 2014.
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by inflammatory demyelination and axonal degeneration. It is the commonest cause of permanent disability in young adults. Environmental and genetic factors have been suggested in its etiology. Currently available disease modifying drugs are only effective in controlling inflammation but not prevention of neurodegeneration or accumulation of disability. Search for an effective neuroprotective therapy is at the forefront of multiple sclerosis research.
多发性硬化症是一种中枢神经系统的自身免疫性疾病，其特征为炎性脱髓鞘和轴突变性。它是年轻成年人永久性残疾的最常见原因。病因学研究表明其发病与环境和遗传因素有关。目前可用的疾病修饰药物仅能有效控制炎症，但无法预防神经退行性变或残疾的累积。寻找有效的神经保护疗法是多发性硬化症研究的前沿课题。
