Cell-derived nanovesicle-mediated drug delivery to the brain: principles and strategies for vesicle engineering

Y Liang, Z Iqbal, J Lu, J Wang, H Zhang, X Chen… - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
Developing strategies toward safe and effective drug delivery into the central nervous
system (CNS) with improved targeting abilities and reduced off-target effects is crucial. CNS …

The roles of microglia and astrocytes in phagocytosis and myelination: Insights from the cuprizone model of multiple sclerosis

MK Sen, DA Mahns, JR Coorssen, PJ Shortland - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In human demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), an imbalance between
demyelination and remyelination can trigger progressive degenerative processes. The …

Exosomes derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells promote remyelination and reduce neuroinflammation in the demyelinating central nervous system

J Zhang, BA Buller, ZG Zhang, Y Zhang, M Lu… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Injury of oligodendrocytes (OLs) induces demyelination, and patients with
neurodegenerative diseases exhibit demyelination concomitantly with neurological deficit …

Inflammation in multiple sclerosis: Consequences for remyelination and disease progression

L Klotz, J Antel, T Kuhlmann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the large number of immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive treatments available
to treat relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), treatment of the progressive phase of the …

Regulation of microglial functions by purinergic mechanisms in the healthy and diseased CNS

P Illes, P Rubini, H Ulrich, Y Zhao, Y Tang - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microglial cells, the resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), exist in a
process-bearing, ramified/surveying phenotype under resting conditions. Upon activation by …

The microglial component of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BE Clarke, R Patani - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microglia are the primary immune cells of the CNS, carrying out key homeostatic roles and
undergoing context-dependent and temporally regulated changes in response to injury and …

The emerging role of neural cell-derived exosomes in intercellular communication in health and neurodegenerative diseases

L Huo, X Du, X Li, S Liu, Y Xu - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intercellular communication in the central nervous system (CNS) is essential for brain
growth, development, and homeostasis maintenance and, when dysfunctional, is involved in …

Astrocytes and microglia as major players of myelin production in normal and pathological conditions

E Traiffort, A Kassoussi, A Zahaf… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Myelination is an essential process that consists of the ensheathment of axons by myelin. In
the central nervous system (CNS), myelin is synthesized by oligodendrocytes. The …

Lesion stage-dependent causes for impaired remyelination in MS

K Heß, L Starost, NW Kieran, C Thomas… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most frequent demyelinating disease and a leading cause for
disability in young adults. Despite significant advances in immunotherapies in recent years …

Safety, tolerability, and activity of mesenchymal stem cells versus placebo in multiple sclerosis (MESEMS): a phase 2, randomised, double-blind crossover trial

A Uccelli, A Laroni, R Ali, MA Battaglia… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), also known as mesenchymal
stromal cells, have been proposed as a promising therapeutic option for people with multiple …