Inflammatory cytokines within the central nervous system: sources, function, and mechanism of action

EN Benveniste - American Journal of Physiology-Cell …, 1992 - journals.physiology.org
In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that soluble mediators such as
cytokines from activated T lymphocytes and macrophages are able to modulate the growth …

Role of immunity and inflammation in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases

M Fakhoury - Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2015 - karger.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are the result of progressive loss of neurons and axons in the
central nervous system (CNS), which can lead to cognition and motor dysfunction. It is well …

Alterations in immune cells and mediators in the brain: it's not always neuroinflammation!

ML Estes, AK McAllister - Brain Pathology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation was once a clearly defined term denoting pathological immune
processes within the central nervous system (CNS). Historically, this term was used to …

Inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

S Amor, F Puentes, D Baker, P Van Der Valk - Immunology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegeneration, the slow and progressive dysfunction and loss of neurons and axons in
the central nervous system, is the primary pathological feature of acute and chronic …

Neuroinflammation: a common pathway in CNS diseases as mediated at the blood-brain barrier

MA Erickson, K Dohi, WA Banks - Neuroimmunomodulation, 2012 - karger.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is not simply a physical barrier but a regulatory interface
between the central nervous system (CNS) and immune system. The BBB both affects and is …

Neuroinflammation in the rat–CNS cells and their role in the regulation of immune reactions

F Piehl, O Lidman - Immunological reviews, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Recent discoveries suggest that the resident cells of the central nervous system (CNS) the
nerve cells and glia, play a more immunologically active role than was previously assumed …

[HTML][HTML] Immune response in neurological pathology: emerging role of central and peripheral immune crosstalk

AP Passaro, AL Lebos, Y Yao, SL Stice - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation is a key component of neurological disorders and is an important
therapeutic target; however, immunotherapies have been largely unsuccessful. In cases …

Neuronal regulation of immune responses in the central nervous system

L Tian, H Rauvala, CG Gahmberg - Trends in immunology, 2009 - cell.com
The central nervous system (CNS) has traditionally been considered to be immunologically
privileged, but over the years there has been a re-evaluation of this dogma. To date, studies …

[HTML][HTML] Functional and structural damage of neurons by innate immune mechanisms during neurodegeneration

C Ising, MT Heneka - Cell death & disease, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past decades, our view on neurodegenerative diseases has been mainly centered
around neurons and their networks. Only recently it became evident that immunological …

[HTML][HTML] CNS inflammation and neurodegeneration

T Chitnis, HL Weiner - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
There is an increasing recognition that inflammation plays a critical role in
neurodegenerative diseases of the CNS, including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral …