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 dual role of microglia in ALS: mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

MC Geloso, V Corvino, E Marchese… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a non-
cell autonomous motor neuron loss. While it is generally believed that the disease onset …

Microglia as potential contributors to motor neuron injury in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SA Sargsyan, PN Monk, PJ Shaw - Glia, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The central nervous system (CNS) is equipped with a variety of cell types, all of which are
assigned particular roles during the development, maintenance, function and repair of …

[HTML][HTML] Protective and toxic neuroinflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KG Hooten, DR Beers, W Zhao, SH Appel - Neurotherapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder characterized by
loss of motor neurons, resulting in paralysis and death. Multiple mechanisms of motor …

Non-neuronal cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—from pathogenesis to biomarkers

BF Vahsen, E Gray, AG Thompson, O Ansorge… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The prevailing motor neuron-centric view of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
pathogenesis could be an important factor in the failure to identify disease-modifying therapy …

Cellular therapy to target neuroinflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

F Rizzo, G Riboldi, S Salani, M Nizzardo… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by the selective vulnerability and
progressive loss of discrete neuronal populations. Non-neuronal cells appear to significantly …

Neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

P Weydt, T Möller - Neuroreport, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating motor neuron disorder. Traditionally regarded
as a 'neuron only'disease, recent evidence suggested that other cells contribute critically to …

Immune-mediated mechanisms in the pathoprogression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

W Zhao, DR Beers, SH Appel - Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2013 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with
selective loss of upper and lower motor neurons. At sites of motor neuron injury …

Microglia centered pathogenesis in ALS: insights in cell interconnectivity

D Brites, AR Vaz - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common and most aggressive form of adult
motor neuron (MN) degeneration. The cause of the disease is still unknown, but some …

Modifying macrophages at the periphery has the capacity to change microglial reactivity and to extend ALS survival

A Chiot, S Zaïdi, C Iltis, M Ribon, F Berriat… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Microglia and peripheral macrophages have both been implicated in amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS), although their respective roles have yet to be determined. We now show …