Dissertação de mestrado em Ciências da SaúdeMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), characterized by the presence of demyelination plaques, inflammation and gliosis that consequently lead to axonal damage. The sequence of events that leads to demyelination remains unclear and the pathophysiological mechanisms are diverse. Also, although this is a disease of the CNS, there is no doubt that, in terms of peripheral organs, the thymus, as the organ of T cell differentiation and maturation, plays an important role in the pathophysiology of the disease. Recently, the levels of lipocalin 2 (LCN2), an acute phase protein that is part of the defense system against bacteria, by b...