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Multiple sclerosis: the gut as an unexpected driver of neuroinflammation
10 avril 2026
By Elodie Vaz | Published on April 10, 2026 | 4 min readMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling neurological disease characterized by an immune-mediated attack on the central nervous system (CNS). This autoimmune response primarily targets myelin, a protective sheath essential for proper nerve impulse conduction. At the root of this dysregulation is the immune system’s inability to dist
By Elodie Vaz | Published on April 10, 2026 | 4 min read
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling neurological disease characterized by an immune-mediated attack on the central nervous system (CNS). This autoimmune response primarily targets myelin, a protective sheath essential for proper nerve impulse conduction.
At the root of this dysregulation is the immune system’s inability to distinguish “self” from “non-self,” leading to inflammatory reactions against the body’s own components. While genetic and environmental factors are involved, attention is increasingly turning to an unexpected player: the gut microbiota.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling neurological disease characterized by an immune-mediated attack on the central nervous system (CNS). This autoimmune response primarily targets myelin, a protective sheath essential for proper nerve impulse conduction.
At the root of this dysregulation is the immune system’s inability to distinguish “self” from “non-self,” leading to inflammatory reactions against the body’s own components. While genetic and environmental factors are involved, attention is increasingly turning to an unexpected player: the gut microbiota.
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