Crossing the blood–brain barrier: recent advances in drug delivery to the brain

MM Patel, BM Patel - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
CNS disorders are on the rise despite advancements in our understanding of their
pathophysiological mechanisms. A major hurdle to the treatment of these disorders is the …

Ontogeny and homeostasis of CNS myeloid cells

M Prinz, D Erny, N Hagemeyer - Nature immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Myeloid cells in the central nervous system (CNS) represent a heterogeneous class of
innate immune cells that contribute to the maintenance of tissue homeostasis differentially …

Clearance of cerebral Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: reassessing the role of microglia and monocytes

L Zuroff, D Daley, KL Black… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Deficiency in cerebral amyloid β-protein (Aβ) clearance is implicated in the pathogenesis of
the common late-onset forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accumulation of misfolded Aβ in …

P2Y12 receptor is expressed on human microglia under physiological conditions throughout development and is sensitive to neuroinflammatory diseases

A Mildner, H Huang, J Radke, W Stenzel, J Priller - Glia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS), which are
essential for immune defence and critically contribute to neuronal functions during …

A human microglia-like cellular model for assessing the effects of neurodegenerative disease gene variants

KJ Ryan, CC White, K Patel, J Xu, M Olah… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Microglia are emerging as a key cell type in neurodegenerative diseases, yet human
microglia are challenging to study in vitro. We developed an in vitro cell model system …

Neonatal microglia: the cornerstone of brain fate

WC Pierre, PLP Smith, I Londono, S Chemtob… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microglia, mainly known for their role in innate immunity and modulation of
neuroinflammation, play an active role in central nervous system development and …

Transplantation of wild-type mouse hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells ameliorates deficits in a mouse model of Friedreich's ataxia

CJ Rocca, SM Goodman, JN Dulin… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is an incurable autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease
caused by reduced expression of the mitochondrial protein frataxin due to an intronic GAA …

Monocytes, microglia, and CD 200‐CD 200R1 signaling are essential in the transmission of inflammation from the periphery to the central nervous system

X Xie, X Luo, N Liu, X Li, F Lou… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral inflammation is known to trigger neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative
disease. However, the key components during the propagation of inflammation from the …

Gene therapy for hemophilia

AC Nathwani, AM Davidoff… - Hematology/Oncology …, 2017 - hemonc.theclinics.com
The commonest severe inherited bleeding disorder in all ethnic groups worldwide is
hemophilia A, followed by hemophilia B. These are X-linked recessive disorders that result …

Friend or foe? Resident microglia vs bone marrow-derived microglia and their roles in the retinal degeneration

N Jin, L Gao, X Fan, H Xu - Molecular neurobiology, 2017 - Springer
Microglia are immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that originate from the yolk
sac in an embryo. The renewal of the microglia pool in the adult eye consists of two …