Microglia in multiple sclerosis: Protectors turn destroyers

VW Yong - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Microglia are implicated in all stages of multiple sclerosis (MS). Microglia alterations are
detected by positron emission tomography in people living with MS prior to the formation of …

Neuroinflammation in post-ischemic neurodegeneration of the brain: friend, foe, or both?

R Pluta, S Januszewski, SJ Czuczwar - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the leading causes of neurological mortality, disability, and dementia worldwide is
cerebral ischemia. Among the many pathological phenomena, the immune system plays an …

A CRISPRi/a platform in human iPSC-derived microglia uncovers regulators of disease states

NM Dräger, SM Sattler, CTL Huang, OM Teter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microglia are emerging as key drivers of neurological diseases. However, we lack a
systematic understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Here, we present a screening …

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the molecular expression pattern and intercellular interactions in the glial scar response to spinal cord injury

L Gong, Y Gu, X Han, C Luan, C Liu, X Wang… - Neuroscience …, 2023 - Springer
Nerve regeneration in adult mammalian spinal cord is poor because of the lack of intrinsic
regeneration of neurons and extrinsic factors–the glial scar is triggered by injury and inhibits …

[HTML][HTML] NOX4 as a critical effector mediating neuroinflammatory cytokines, myeloperoxidase and osteopontin, specifically in astrocytes in the hippocampus in …

N Boonpraman, S Yoon, CY Kim, JS Moon, SS Yi - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction have been believed to play an important role
in the pathogenesis of aging and neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's …

Osteopontin drives neuroinflammation and cell loss in MAPT-N279K frontotemporal dementia patient neurons

O Al-Dalahmah, M Lam, JJ McInvale, W Qu, T Nguyen… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an incurable group of early-onset dementias that can be
caused by the deposition of hyperphosphorylated tau in patient brains. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of osteopontin in microglia biology: current concepts and future perspectives

DD Rosmus, C Lange, F Ludwig, B Ajami, P Wieghofer - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The innate immune landscape of the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and
the retina, consists of different myeloid cell populations with distinct tasks to fulfill. Whereas …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress in Alzheimer's disease and bone-brain axis

F Zhang, W Zhang - Ageing Research Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of cognitive impairment. AD is closely
related to orthopedic diseases, such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, in terms of …

Emerging biomarkers of multiple sclerosis in the blood and the CSF: a focus on neurofilaments and therapeutic considerations

T Biernacki, Z Kokas, D Sandi, J Füvesi… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common immune-mediated chronic
neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS) affecting young people …

Single-cell and spatial RNA sequencing identify perturbators of microglial functions with aging

Y Dong, RW Jain, BM Lozinski, C D'Mello, F Visser… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Microglia are the immune sentinels of the central nervous system with protective roles such
as the removal of neurotoxic oxidized phosphatidylcholines (OxPCs). As aging alters …