Marilisa Barranca

Dr. Marilisa Barranca


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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PCPaolo Colomba
Paolo Colomba
Simona FontanaSimona Fontana
Simona Fontana
Giuseppe SalemiGiuseppe Salemi
Giuseppe Salemi
MBMarilisa Barranca
Marilisa Barranca
CSClaudia Lo Sicco
Claudia Lo Sicco
GDGiovanni Duro
Giovanni Duro
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. At present, the molecular mechanisms causing the initiation, development and progression of MS are poorly understood, and no reliable proteinaceous disease markers are available. In this study, we used an immunoproteomics approach to identify autoreactive antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid of MS patients to use as candidate markers with potential diagnostic value. We identified an autoreactive anti-transferrin antibody that may have a potential link with the development and progression of MS. We found this antibody at high levels also in the serum of MS patients and created an immunoenzymatic assay to detect it. Because of the complexity and heterogeneity of multiple sclerosis, it is difficult to find a single marker for all of the processes involved in the origin and progression of the disease, so the development of a panel of biomarkers is desirable, and anti-transferrin antibody could be one of these.