CNS remyelination and inflammation: From basic mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities
Remyelination, the myelin regenerative response that follows demyelination, restores
saltatory conduction and function and sustains axon health. Its declining efficiency with …
saltatory conduction and function and sustains axon health. Its declining efficiency with …
Remyelination in the CNS: from biology to therapy
Remyelination involves reinvesting demyelinated axons with new myelin sheaths. In stark
contrast to the situation that follows loss of neurons or axonal damage, remyelination in the …
contrast to the situation that follows loss of neurons or axonal damage, remyelination in the …
Immunomodulation of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases with intravenous immune globulin
MD Kazatchkine, SV Kaveri - New England Journal of Medicine, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Intravenous immune globulin has been used in the treatment of primary and secondary
antibody deficiencies for more than 25 years. It is a safe preparation with no long-term side …
antibody deficiencies for more than 25 years. It is a safe preparation with no long-term side …
Why does remyelination fail in multiple sclerosis?
RJM Franklin - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2002 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis is a common cause of neurological disability in young adults. The disease
is complex—its aetiology is multifactorial and largely unknown; its pathology is …
is complex—its aetiology is multifactorial and largely unknown; its pathology is …
Interleukin-1β promotes repair of the CNS
JL Mason, K Suzuki, DD Chaplin… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a proinflammatory cytokine associated with the pathophysiology of
demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis and viral infections of the CNS. However …
demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis and viral infections of the CNS. However …
Glia disease and repair—remyelination
The inability of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) to undergo spontaneous
regeneration has long been regarded as a central tenet of neurobiology. However, although …
regeneration has long been regarded as a central tenet of neurobiology. However, although …
The challenge of multiple sclerosis: how do we cure a chronic heterogeneous disease?
HL Weiner - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis is (MS) a T‐cell autoimmune disease characterized by a relapsing‐
remitting followed by a progressive phase. Relapses are driven by the adaptive immune …
remitting followed by a progressive phase. Relapses are driven by the adaptive immune …
Immunomodulatory properties of MSC-derived exosomes armed with high affinity aptamer toward mylein as a platform for reducing multiple sclerosis clinical score
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome is a safe and effective delivery platform with a
potential capacity to exert immunomodulation effect and peripheral tolerance toward auto …
potential capacity to exert immunomodulation effect and peripheral tolerance toward auto …
Therapeutic action of cannabinoids in a murine model of multiple sclerosis
Á Arévalo-Martı́n, JM Vela… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
Theiler's virus infection of the CNS induces an immune-mediated demyelinating disease in
susceptible mouse strains and serves as a relevant infection model for human multiple …
susceptible mouse strains and serves as a relevant infection model for human multiple …
Theiler's virus infection: a model for multiple sclerosis
EL Oleszak, JR Chang, H Friedman… - Clinical microbiology …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Both genetic background and environmental factors, very probably viruses, appear to play a
role in the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). Lessons from viral experimental models …
role in the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). Lessons from viral experimental models …