The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer's disease

M Jorfi, A Maaser-Hecker, RE Tanzi - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder with
multifaceted neuropathological features, including β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary …

Transforming the understanding of brain immunity

G Castellani, T Croese, JM Peralta Ramos, M Schwartz - Science, 2023 - science.org
Contemporary studies have completely changed the view of brain immunity from envisioning
the brain as isolated and inaccessible to peripheral immune cells to an organ in close …

Skull and vertebral bone marrow are myeloid cell reservoirs for the meninges and CNS parenchyma

A Cugurra, T Mamuladze, J Rustenhoven, T Dykstra… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Myeloid cells are highly heterogeneous, with distinct ontogenies and
immune functions. The diverse role of myeloid populations, including monocytes …

In vivo non-invasive confocal fluorescence imaging beyond 1,700 nm using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

F Wang, F Ren, Z Ma, L Qu, R Gourgues, C Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Light scattering by biological tissues sets a limit to the penetration depth of high-resolution
optical microscopy imaging of live mammals in vivo. An effective approach to reduce light …

Heterogeneity of meningeal B cells reveals a lymphopoietic niche at the CNS borders

S Brioschi, WL Wang, V Peng, M Wang, I Shchukina… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The meninges are a three-layer membrane that covers the central nervous
system (CNS): The outermost layer, the dura mater, is attached onto the skull periosteum; …

Multiple sclerosis: Neuroimmune crosstalk and therapeutic targeting

M Charabati, MA Wheeler, HL Weiner, FJ Quintana - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and degenerative disease of the central
nervous system afflicting nearly three million individuals worldwide. Neuroimmune …

Astrocytic interleukin-3 programs microglia and limits Alzheimer's disease

CS McAlpine, J Park, A Griciuc, E Kim, SH Choi… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Communication within the glial cell ecosystem is essential for neuronal and brain health,–.
The influence of glial cells on the accumulation and clearance of β-amyloid (Aβ) and …

Cerebrospinal fluid regulates skull bone marrow niches via direct access through dural channels

JA Mazzitelli, LCD Smyth, KA Cross, T Dykstra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
It remains unclear how immune cells from skull bone marrow niches are recruited to the
meninges. Here we report that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accesses skull bone marrow via …

Brain borders at the central stage of neuroimmunology

J Rustenhoven, J Kipnis - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The concept of immune privilege suggests that the central nervous system is isolated from
the immune system. However, recent studies have highlighted the borders of the central …

Cerebrospinal fluid can exit into the skull bone marrow and instruct cranial hematopoiesis in mice with bacterial meningitis

FE Pulous, JC Cruz-Hernández, C Yang, Ζ Kaya… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Interactions between the immune and central nervous systems strongly influence brain
health. Although the blood–brain barrier restricts this crosstalk, we now know that meningeal …