Author contributions

KS did the EAE studies, FACS analyses, histology and analyzed data. CF analyzed AGMO-LacZ mice. ST, YS, LH and DT analyzed lipid concentrations. IT initiated the study, devised and organized the experiments and analyzed data, created the figures and wrote the manuscript. RB and SW recruited patients and controls. ERW and KW generated AGMO-LacZ mice. DT and GG organized the analytical lipid lab. All authors contributed to manuscript drafting, reviewed the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.