abstract |
Methods of using a 15-oxysterol, e.g., 15-ketocholestene (15-KE), 15-ketocholestane (15-KA), and/or 15-hydroxycholestene (15-HC), as a biomarker to monitor disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), and methods of treating secondary progressive MS (SPMS) using inhibitors of poly(ADP ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1). |