CXCR4 and multiple sclerosis: In this regard, while the interference with CXCR4/CXCL12 axis often leads to reduced NK cell protection in pathological conditions, Serrano-Pertierra and colleagues have found increased NK cell chemotaxis in response to CXCL12 in multiple sclerosis patients in the remitting phase and in clinically isolated syndrome patients with respect to relapsing multiple sclerosis patients and healthy controls.