The immunomodulatory and neuroprotective effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE): a model of multiple …

MA Al Jumah, MH Abumaree - International journal of molecular sciences, 2012 - mdpi.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that differentiate into the
mesenchymal lineages of adipocytes, osteocytes and chondrocytes. MSCs can also …

Interaction of astrocytes and T cells in physiological and pathological conditions

L Xie, SH Yang - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The central nervous system (CNS) has long been recognized as a site of 'immune
privilege'because of the existence of the blood brain barrier (BBB) which presumably …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of CD8 T lymphocytes to the immuno-pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and its animal models

LT Mars, P Saikali, RS Liblau, N Arbour - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2011 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
characterized by multi-focal demyelination, axonal loss, and immune cell infiltration …

A systems pharmacology-based approach to identify novel Kv1. 3 channel-dependent mechanisms in microglial activation

S Rangaraju, SA Raza, A Pennati, Q Deng… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Kv1. 3 potassium channels regulate microglial functions and are overexpressed
in neuroinflammatory diseases. Kv1. 3 blockade may selectively inhibit pro-inflammatory …

P-glycoprotein acts as an immunomodulator during neuroinflammation

G Kooij, R Backer, JJ Koning, A Reijerkerk… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system in which autoreactive myelin-specific T cells cause extensive tissue …

Models of multiple sclerosis: new insights into pathophysiology and repair

H Lassmann - Current opinion in neurology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Models of multiple sclerosis: new insights into pathophysiol... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Models of multiple sclerosis: new insights into pathophysiology and repair …

Treatment with rapamycin ameliorates clinical and histological signs of protracted relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in Dark Agouti rats and induces …

M Donia, K Mangano, A Amoroso, MC Mazzarino… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
We have presently evaluated the effects of the immunomodulatory drug rapamycin on the
course of protracted relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (PR-EAE) in Dark …

Prevention and treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis induced mice with 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

D Haghmorad, E Yazdanpanah… - Neurological …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) frequently starts in young adulthood. Demyelination, inflammatory …

IL‐23‐driven encephalo‐tropism and Th17 polarization during CNS‐inflammation in vivo

G Gyülvészi, S Haak, B Becher - European journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract IL‐23 but not IL‐12 is essential for the development of autoimmune tissue
inflammation in mice. Conversely, IL‐12 and IL‐23 impact on the polarization of Th1 and …

P-glycoprotein regulates trafficking of CD8+ T cells to the brain parenchyma

G Kooij, J Kroon, D Paul, A Reijerkerk, D Geerts… - Acta …, 2014 - Springer
The trafficking of cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes across the lining of the cerebral vasculature
is key to the onset of the chronic neuro-inflammatory disorder multiple sclerosis. However …