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Overview

Amit Bar-Or is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and specializes in medical research, with a significant focus on multiple sclerosis and related neurological disorders. Their publication record includes over 400 works primarily in the field of medicine, with detailed contributions to pathology and forensic medicine, immunology, neurology, molecular biology, and oncology.

Their recent research outputs cover various facets of multiple sclerosis and immunological responses. Selected recent papers include:

  • Ofatumumab versus Teriflunomide in Multiple Sclerosis, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Cellular and humoral immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Effect of ocrelizumab on vaccine responses in patients with multiple sclerosis, 2020, Neurology
  • Gut microbiome of multiple sclerosis patients and paired household healthy controls reveal associations with disease risk and course, 2022, Cell
  • Role of B Cells in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2020, Annals of Neurology

The main topics of research covered in their work include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Frequent collaborators in their work include Douglas L. Arnold, Bruce Cree, Ludwig Kappos, Brenda Banwell, and Ruth Ann Marrie. These collaborations reflect a strong network in neurological and immunological research communities.

Publication venues where this scientist's research regularly appears include:

  • Neurology
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Amit Bar-Or's scholarly focus integrates clinical and molecular perspectives on diseases primarily affecting the nervous system and immune regulation. Their work spans experimental and clinical studies, particularly emphasizing immune responses to therapies and vaccinations in conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Best Publications

  • B-cell depletion with rituximab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

    Stephen L. Hauser;Emmanuelle Waubant;Douglas L. Arnold;Timothy Vollmer

  • Ocrelizumab versus Interferon Beta-1a in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.

    Stephen L. Hauser;Amit Bar-Or;Giancarlo Comi;Gavin Giovannoni

  • Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Oral BG-12 for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

    Ralf Gold;Ludwig Kappos;Douglas L Arnold;Amit Bar-Or

  • Ocrelizumab versus Placebo in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

    Xavier Montalban;Stephen L. Hauser;Ludwig Kappos;Douglas L. Arnold

  • Multiple sclerosis

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  • IL-35-producing B cells are critical regulators of immunity during autoimmune and infectious diseases

    Ping Shen;Toralf Roch;Vicky Lampropoulou;Richard A. O’Connor

  • Siponimod versus placebo in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (EXPAND): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 study

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  • Ocrelizumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

    Ludwig Kappos;David Li;Peter A Calabresi;Paul O'Connor

  • Distinct Effector Cytokine Profiles of Memory and Naive Human B Cell Subsets and Implication in Multiple Sclerosis

    Martin Duddy;Masaaki Niino;Femina Adatia;Sherry Hebert

  • B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6–producing B cells

    Tom A. Barr;Ping Shen;Sheila Brown;Vicky Lampropoulou

  • Ofatumumab versus Teriflunomide in Multiple Sclerosis

    Stephen L. Hauser;Amit Bar-Or;Jeffrey A. Cohen;Giancarlo Comi

  • Rituximab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a 72-week, open-label, phase I trial.

    Amit Bar-Or;Peter A. J. Calabresi;Douglas Arnold;Clyde Markowitz

  • Serologic diagnosis of NMO: A multicenter comparison of aquaporin-4-IgG assays

    P.J. Waters;A. McKeon;M.I. Leite;S. Rajasekharan

  • Abnormal B-cell cytokine responses a trigger of T-cell-mediated disease in MS?

    Amit Bar-Or;Lama Fawaz;Boli Fan;Peter J. Darlington

  • Comparison of polarization properties of human adult microglia and blood-derived macrophages

    Bryce A. Durafourt;Craig S. Moore;Domenick A. Zammit;Trina A. Johnson

  • Multiple sclerosis in children: clinical diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and future directions

    Brenda Banwell;Angelo Ghezzi;Amit Bar-Or;Yann Mikaeloff

  • Cellular and humoral immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy.

    Sokratis A. Apostolidis;Mihir Kakara;Mark M Painter;Rishi Raj Goel

  • Proinflammatory GM-CSF–producing B cells in multiple sclerosis and B cell depletion therapy

    Rui Li;Ayman Rezk;Yusei Miyazaki;Ellen Hilgenberg

  • Glioblastoma-infiltrated innate immune cells resemble M0 macrophage phenotype.

    Konrad Gabrusiewicz;Benjamin Rodriguez;Jun Wei;Yuuri Hashimoto

  • A phase I/II dose-escalation trial of vitamin D3 and calcium in multiple sclerosis

    Jodie M Burton;Samantha Kimball;Reinhold Vieth;Amit Bar-Or

  • Analyses of all matrix metalloproteinase members in leukocytes emphasize monocytes as major inflammatory mediators in multiple sclerosis

    Amit Bar-Or;Robert K. Nuttall;Martin Duddy;Andrea Alter

  • A Phase II study of the safety and efficacy of teriflunomide in multiple sclerosis with relapses

    P W O'Connor;D Li;M S Freedman;A Bar-Or

  • Distinct Profiles of Human B Cell Effector Cytokines: A Role in Immune Regulation?

    Martin E. Duddy;Andrea Alter;Amit Bar-Or

  • Increased T cell reactivity to amyloid β protein in older humans and patients with Alzheimer disease

    Alon Monsonego;Victor Zota;Arnon Karni;Jeffery I. Krieger

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas L. Arnold
Douglas L. Arnold Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Jack P. Antel
Jack P. Antel McGill University
Brenda Banwell
Brenda Banwell Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ludwig Kappos
Ludwig Kappos University Hospital of Basel
Gavin Giovannoni
Gavin Giovannoni Queen Mary University of London
Krzysztof Selmaj
Krzysztof Selmaj University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Ralf Gold
Ralf Gold Ruhr University Bochum
Stephen L. Hauser
Stephen L. Hauser University of California, San Francisco
Xavier Montalban
Xavier Montalban Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bruce A. C. Cree
Bruce A. C. Cree University of California, San Francisco

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