Targeting integrin pathways: mechanisms and advances in therapy

X Pang, X He, Z Qiu, H Zhang, R **e, Z Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

Three or more routes for leukocyte migration into the central nervous system

RM Ransohoff, P Kivisäkk, G Kidd - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2003 - nature.com
Leukocyte migration into and through tissues is fundamental to normal physiology,
immunopathology and host defence. Leukocyte entry into the central nervous system (CNS) …

The ins and outs of T-lymphocyte trafficking to the CNS: anatomical sites and molecular mechanisms

B Engelhardt, RM Ransohoff - Trends in immunology, 2005 - cell.com
This review addresses current knowledge of the molecular trafficking signals involved in the
migration of circulating leukocytes across the highly specialized blood–central nervous …

Transgenic inhibition of astroglial NF-κB improves functional outcome in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by suppressing chronic central nervous system …

R Brambilla, T Persaud, X Hu, S Karmally… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
In the CNS, the transcription factor NF-κB is a key regulator of inflammation and secondary
injury processes. Following trauma or disease, the expression of NF-κB-dependent genes is …

Anti-α4 integrin therapy for multiple sclerosis: mechanisms and rationale

GPA Rice, HP Hartung, PA Calabresi - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
The symptoms, severity, and course of multiple sclerosis (MS) vary among patients, leading
to complex treatment issues. In recent years, research has focused on specific adhesion …

Integrins as receptor targets for neurological disorders

X Wu, DS Reddy - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the neurobiology of integrins, pathophysiological roles of integrins in
neuroplasticity and nervous system disorders, and therapeutic implications of integrins as …

Gene expression profiling of lymphoblastoid cell lines from monozygotic twins discordant in severity of autism reveals differential regulation of neurologically relevant …

VW Hu, BC Frank, S Heine, NH Lee, J Quackenbush - BMC genomics, 2006 - Springer
Background The autism spectrum encompasses a set of complex multigenic developmental
disorders that severely impact the development of language, non-verbal communication …

Vascular inflammation in central nervous system diseases: adhesion receptors controlling leukocyte–endothelial interactions

B Rossi, S Angiari, E Zenaro, SL Budui… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Leukocyte trafficking from the blood into the tissues represents a key process during
inflammation and requires multiple steps mediated by adhesion molecules and …

Disrupting myelin-specific Th17 cell gut homing confers protection in an adoptive transfer experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

D Duc, S Vigne, J Bernier-Latmani, Y Yersin, F Ruiz… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common autoimmune disease of the CNS. Although an
association between MS and inflammatory bowel diseases is observed, the link connecting …

Regional differences in blood-brain barrier permeability changes and inflammation in the apathogenic clearance of virus from the central nervous system

TW Phares, RB Kean, T Mikheeva… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
The loss of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity in CNS inflammatory responses triggered by
infection and autoimmunity has generally been associated with the development of …