Oligodendrocytes: Myelination, plasticity, and axonal support

M Simons, EM Gibson, KA Nave - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The myelination of axons has evolved to enable fast and efficient transduction of electrical
signals in the vertebrate nervous system. Acting as an electric insulator, the myelin sheath is …

Microglia regulation of central nervous system myelin health and regeneration

SA Kent, VE Miron - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Microglia are resident macrophages of the central nervous system that have key functions in
its development, homeostasis and response to damage and infection. Although microglia …

Young CSF restores oligodendrogenesis and memory in aged mice via Fgf17

T Iram, F Kern, A Kaur, S Myneni, AR Morningstar… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Recent understanding of how the systemic environment shapes the brain throughout life has
led to numerous intervention strategies to slow brain ageing,–. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …

Advances in neurodegenerative diseases

J Van Schependom, M D'haeseleer - Journal of clinical medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of physical and cognitive disability across the
globe, currently affecting approximately 15% of the worldwide population [1]. Absolute …

Myelin plasticity: sculpting circuits in learning and memory

W **n, JR Chan - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Throughout our lifespan, new sensory experiences and learning continually shape our
neuronal circuits to form new memories. Plasticity at the level of synapses has been …

Oligodendrocyte death initiates synchronous remyelination to restore cortical myelin patterns in mice

TW Chapman, GE Olveda, X Bame, E Pereira… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Myelin degeneration occurs in neurodegenerative diseases and aging. In these conditions,
resident oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) differentiate into oligodendrocytes that …

Periods of synchronized myelin changes shape brain function and plasticity

O de Faria Jr, H Pivonkova, B Varga, S Timmler… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Myelin, a lipid membrane that wraps axons, enabling fast neurotransmission and metabolic
support to axons, is conventionally thought of as a static structure that is set early in …

Inflammation in multiple sclerosis: Consequences for remyelination and disease progression

L Klotz, J Antel, T Kuhlmann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the large number of immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive treatments available
to treat relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), treatment of the progressive phase of the …

Dynamics of mature myelin

LA Osso, EG Hughes - Nature neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
Myelin, which is produced by oligodendrocytes, insulates axons to facilitate rapid and
efficient action potential propagation in the central nervous system. Traditionally viewed as a …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular architecture of evolving neuroinflammatory lesions and multiple sclerosis pathology

P Kukanja, CM Langseth, LAR Rodríguez-Kirby… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease characterized by multifocal lesions and
smoldering pathology. Although single-cell analyses provided insights into cytopathology …