Capillary Dysfunction and CD46-immunoreceptor (CD46) Type in MS

This project aims to contribute knowledge to early MS disease mechanisms at the brain-blood interface using a combined immunological and neuroimaging approach. The aim is to provide a novel vascular model to assess MS disease activity, and to explore its potential as an early diagnostic biomarker, prior to blood-brain barrier disruption. Additionally, the investigators want to investigate influence of immune receptor defects upon disease activity and MS brain vascular system. These aims are addressed by investigating immune receptor signals and vascular imaging modalities acquired in newly diagnosed untreated MS cohort, followed at our institution.