Wednesday 15 March 2017

Attack of the T-Cells from Inside your Brain! (by Sydni Elwin)


    Picture yourself on an ordinary day, going about our average routine, when suddenly you feel a strange tingling or numbness in your fingertips. Of course, you brush this off as nothing. Maybe you were holding your arm in an awkward position? Over time, however, you start to notice other things. Your vision becomes foggy. You feel fatigued - like you had stayed up all night. Eventually, the pain and spasms start. You have trouble walking correctly, as if you had been reverted to a toddler. At this point you of course realise that something is very wrong with you.

    But what could it be? An insidious virus? An unknown injury? No, the cause of your anguish is nothing other the very thing that is supposed to protect you: your immune system!

    Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting the Central Nervous System (CNS) which occurs when T-cells (a type of immune response cell) cross the blood-brain barrier. This should not happen, since the CNS has its own immune cells, known as microglial cells, which remain strictly separate from those found in the rest of the body. As such, when the T-cells enter the CNS, they recognise the myelin present on the axons of neurons as foreign, causing them to attack and remove the myelin!


    A disaster! Myelin is incredibly important in allowing neurons to transmit electrical impulses to the rest of the body by providing an insulating layer to the axons. Without this fatty white substance, electrical messages will not be able to pass through each neuron as quickly and efficiently as they should. Although the Central Nervous System possesses the ability to regenerate myelin, after many instances of the immune system destroying the myelin and multiple regeneration attempts, this ability becomes less and less effective. Eventually, these attacks may lead to the permanent deterioration of the myelin and the nerves themselves as well.

    Those who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis may experience a number of symptoms, depending on the severity of the disease in that person. Some such symptoms include, but are not limited to:

    • Tingling, especially in the fingers
    • Weakness of limbs
    • Blurred or double vision
    • Loss of coordination and balance (trouble walking, issues carrying out simple motor tasks, etc.)
    • Trouble thinking and/or concentrating
    • Intolerance to heat
    • Fatigue
    • Muscle spasms or stiffness
    • Bladder and bowel problems
    • Anxiety and depression
    • Pain
    • Difficulty with speech or swallowing
    • Paralysis

    These symptoms are often highly unpredictable, and can affect a wide range of bodily areas. Some people will go through periods where the symptoms lessen significantly or seem to disappear entirely (known as remissions) and other periods where they worsen (known as relapses). No two people experience Multiple Sclerosis symptoms in the exact same way. Although there is no known cause of the disease, many scientists believe that there may be a genetic predisposition to it.
    There is no current cure for the disease, however there are immunological and physical therapies to help those who suffer from it to deal with the symptoms. Additionally, patients are often advised to stay cool, as heat may often cause worsening of already present symptoms. Some people have symptoms so mild that no treatment is necessary.

    Resources used:

    • Lucas R et al (2015). Shining Light on Human Immunity. (pgs 145-154). Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1729vxt.23
    • http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/home/ovc-20131882
    • http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/guide/multiple-sclerosis-symptoms#1
    • http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Multiple-sclerosis/Pages/Symptoms.aspx
    • http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1146199-treatment
    • http://www.healthline.com/health/multiple-sclerosis/facts-you-should-know

1 comment:

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    About two years ago, when I was 56, I started feeling foggy and had occasional memory lapses. My wife, Mary, started to notice it, too, but I also have hearing issues so she thought that was the problem. My memory worsened very gradually over the years, and we lived with it, compensating as needed. I became less social. After some months thereafter, it got to the point where we couldn’t keep making excuses or ignoring it. I had gone from doing our grocery shopping without a list to going with a list, to having the list but not buying what was on it.

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