[HTML][HTML] The blood-brain barrier in aging and neurodegeneration

EG Knox, MR Aburto, G Clarke, JF Cryan… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is vital for maintaining brain homeostasis by enabling an
exquisite control of exchange of compounds between the blood and the brain parenchyma …

Therapeutic benefits from nanoparticles: the potential significance of nanoscience in diseases with compromise to the blood brain barrier

S Krol, R Macrez, F Docagne, G Defer… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology is an area of growing public interest. Its attractiveness stems from the
promise offered socially and economically by the recent significant advances in …

Glyconanoparticles allow pre-symptomatic in vivo imaging of brain disease

SI van Kasteren, SJ Campbell… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Initial recruitment of leukocytes in inflammation associated with diseases such as multiple
sclerosis (MS), ischemic stroke, and HIV-related dementia, takes place across intact, but …

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the blood-brain barrier

NS Ivey, AG MacLean, AA Lackner - Journal of neurovirology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a critical role in normal physiology of the central
nervous system by regulating what reaches the brain from the periphery. The BBB also plays …

A homing system targets therapeutic T cells to brain cancer

H Samaha, A Pignata, K Fousek, J Ren, FW Lam… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Successful T cell immunotherapy for brain cancer requires that the T cells can access
tumour tissues, but this has been difficult to achieve. Here we show that, in contrast to …

Blood brain barrier compromise with endothelial inflammation may lead to autoimmune loss of myelin during multiple sclerosis

M Simka - Current neurovascular research, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by multifocal areas of
inflammation and demyelination within the central nervous system. The mechanism that …

[HTML][HTML] Nipah virus infects specific subsets of porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells

B Stachowiak, HM Weingartl - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Nipah virus (NiV), a zoonotic paramyxovirus, is highly contagious in swine, and can cause
fatal infections in humans following transmission from the swine host. The main viral targets …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

E Dubchenko, A Ivanov, N Spirina, N Smirnova… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Endothelial dysfunction is recognized as one of the leading factors in the pathogenesis of
diseases of the central nervous system of various etiologies. Numerous studies have shown …

Immunological and clinical consequences of treating a patient with natalizumab

N Schwab, KG Höhn… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Long-term therapy with natalizumab increases the risk of progressive multifocal
leukoencephalopathy (PML). Objectives: We present a patient study through therapy, the …

[HTML][HTML] Human mesenchymal stem cells target adhesion molecules and receptors involved in T cell extravasation

F Benvenuto, A Voci, E Carminati, F Gualandi… - Stem cell research & …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Systemic delivery of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)
seems to be of benefit in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of …