Skull bone marrow channels as immune gateways to the central nervous system

JA Mazzitelli, FE Pulous, LCD Smyth, Z Kaya… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Decades of research have characterized diverse immune cells surveilling the CNS. More
recently, the discovery of osseous channels (so-called 'skull channels') connecting the …

Harmonized cross-species cell atlases of trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia

SA Bhuiyan, M Xu, L Yang, E Semizoglou, P Bhatia… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Sensory neurons in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and trigeminal ganglion (TG) are
specialized to detect and transduce diverse environmental stimuli to the central nervous …

Glymphatic-lymphatic coupling: assessment of the evidence from magnetic resonance imaging of humans

G Ringstad, PK Eide - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024 - Springer
The discoveries that cerebrospinal fluid participates in metabolic perivascular exchange with
the brain and further drains solutes to meningeal lymphatic vessels have sparked a …

Neuroimmune activation is associated with neurological outcome in anoxic and traumatic coma

B Sarton, C Tauber, E Fridman, P Péran, B Riu… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The pathophysiological underpinnings of critically disrupted brain connectomes resulting in
coma are poorly understood. Inflammation is potentially an important but still undervalued …

Mgp High‐Expressing MSCs Orchestrate the Osteoimmune Microenvironment of Collagen/Nanohydroxyapatite‐Mediated Bone Regeneration

Z Wan, X Bai, X Wang, X Guo, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Activating autologous stem cells after the implantation of biomaterials is an important
process to initiate bone regeneration. Although several studies have demonstrated the …

The Therapeutic Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in MS—A Review Focusing on Neuroprotective Properties

S Gavasso, T Kråkenes, H Olsen, EC Evjenth… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In multiple sclerosis (MS), there is a great need for treatment with the ability to suppress
compartmentalized inflammation within the central nervous system (CNS) and to promote …

Role of meningeal immunity in brain function and protection against pathogens

J Rebejac, E Eme-Scolan, R Rua - Journal of Inflammation, 2024 - Springer
The brain and spinal cord collectively referred to as the Central Nervous System (CNS) are
protected by the blood-brain barrier that limits molecular, microbial and immunological …

Brain border-associated macrophages: common denominators in infection, aging, and Alzheimer's disease?

S Da Mesquita, R Rua - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
Mammalian brain border-associated macrophages (BAMs) are strategically positioned to
support vital properties and processes: for example, the composition of the brain's …

PET Imaging to Measure Neuroinflammation In Vivo

M Malpetti, N Franzmeier, M Brendel - Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease …, 2024 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of the role of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease
and other neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting the potential of anti-inflammatory …

The emerging importance of skull-brain interactions in traumatic brain injury

GW Goodman, P Devlin, BE West… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The recent identification of skull bone marrow as a reactive hematopoietic niche that can
contribute to and direct leukocyte trafficking into the meninges and brain has transformed …