How does the immune system enter the brain?

JA Mapunda, H Tibar, W Regragui… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is considered the most frequent inflammatory demyelinating disease
of the central nervous system (CNS). It occurs with a variable prevalence across the world. A …

Immune cell trafficking across the blood-brain barrier in the absence and presence of neuroinflammation

L Marchetti, B Engelhardt - Vascular Biology, 2020 - vb.bioscientifica.com
To maintain the homeostatic environment required for proper function of central nervous
system (CNS) neurons the endothelial cells of CNS microvessels tightly regulate the …

CXCL12-mediated monocyte transmigration into brain perivascular space leads to neuroinflammation and memory deficit in neuropathic pain

CL Mai, Z Tan, YN Xu, JJ Zhang, ZH Huang… - …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emerging clinical and experimental evidence demonstrates that neuroinflammation plays an
important role in cognitive impairment associated with neuropathic pain. However, how …

Blood–brain barrier and its function during inflammation and autoimmunity

SA Sonar, G Lal - Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is an important physiologic barrier that separates CNS from
soluble inflammatory mediators and effector immune cells from peripheral circulation. The …

Central nervous system (CNS) viral seeding by mature monocytes and potential therapies to reduce CNS viral reservoirs in the cART era

R León-Rivera, M Veenstra, M Donoso, E Tell… - MBio, 2021 - journals.asm.org
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enters the central nervous system (CNS) within a
few days after primary infection, establishing viral reservoirs that persist even with combined …

The impact of substance abuse on HIV-mediated neuropathogenesis in the current ART era

V Chilunda, TM Calderon, P Martinez-Aguado… - Brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
Approximately 37 million people worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). One highly significant complication of HIV infection is the development of HIV …

Effects of antiretroviral treatment on central and peripheral immune response in mice with EcoHIV infection

Q **e, MD Namba, LA Buck, K Park, JG Jackson… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
HIV infection is an ongoing global health issue, despite increased access to antiretroviral
therapy (ART). People living with HIV (PLWH) who are virally suppressed through ART still …

Monocyte mobilisation, microbiota & mental illness

M van de Wouw, M Boehme, TG Dinan… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The gastrointestinal microbiome has emerged as a key player in regulating brain and
behaviour. This has led to the strategy of targeting the gut microbiota to ameliorate disorders …

CXCR4 and CXCR7 Inhibition Ameliorates the Formation of Platelet–Neutrophil Complexes and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps through Adora2b Signaling

KC Ngamsri, RA Putri, C Jans, K Schindler… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Peritonitis and peritonitis-associated sepsis are characterized by an increased formation of
platelet–neutrophil complexes (PNCs), which contribute to an excessive migration of …

Functions of the CXCL12 receptor ACKR3/CXCR7—what has been perceived and what has been overlooked

C Koch, J Engele - Molecular Pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
The CXCL12 system is central to the development of many organs and is further crucially
engaged in pathophysiological processes underlying cancer, inflammation, and …