Scientific Focus
Hartmut Wekerle’s scientific research is focused on the underlying reasons and mechanisms of diseases which arise due to a coflict between the immune system and the nervous system, his main focus being on multiple sclerosis.
Hartmut Wekerle’s work led to a number of scientific findings. Among these were the discoveries of
- potentially autoaggressive antibodies in a healthy immune system. (Schlüsener & Wekerle, J. Immunol. 1985)
- the specialized organization of the immune response in the nervous system. (Fontana et al., Nature 1984)
- the role of B cells in autoimmune reactions of the nervous system. (Krishnamoorthy et al., J. Clin. Invest. 2006)
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