The complexity of neuroinflammation consequent to traumatic brain injury: from research evidence to potential treatments

MC Morganti-Kossmann, BD Semple, SC Hellewell… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
This review recounts the definitions and research evidence supporting the multifaceted roles
of neuroinflammation in the injured brain following trauma. We summarise the literature …

In search of antiepileptogenic treatments for post-traumatic epilepsy

PG Saletti, I Ali, PM Casillas-Espinosa, BD Semple… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is diagnosed in 20% of individuals with acquired epilepsy,
and can impact significantly the quality of life due to the seizures and other functional or …

MiR-124 enriched exosomes promoted the M2 polarization of microglia and enhanced hippocampus neurogenesis after traumatic brain injury by inhibiting TLR4 …

Y Yang, Y Ye, C Kong, X Su, X Zhang, W Bai… - Neurochemical …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract MicroRNA-124 (miR-124) is a brain specific miRNA that is highly expressed in
microglia. The upregulation of miR-124 contributes to M2 polarization of microglia, which is …

The astrocytic cAMP pathway in health and disease

Z Zhou, Y Ikegaya, R Koyama - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes are major glial cells that play critical roles in brain homeostasis. Abnormalities in
astrocytic functions can lead to brain disorders. Astrocytes also respond to injury and …

Anti-inflammatory Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicines on Preclinical in vivo Models of Brain Ischemia-Reperfusion-Injury: Prospects for Neuroprotective Drug …

T Peng, Y Jiang, M Farhan, P Lazarovici… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Acquired brain ischemia-and reperfusion-injury (IRI), including both Ischemic stroke (IS) and
Traumatic Brain injury (TBI), is one of the most common causes of disability and death in …

Aged rats have an altered immune response and worse outcomes after traumatic brain injury

M Sun, RD Brady, PM Casillas-Espinosa… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Initial studies suggest that increased age is associated with worse outcomes after traumatic
brain injury (TBI), though the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for this remain …

Targeting high-mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) in pediatric traumatic brain injury: Chronic neuroinflammatory, behavioral, and epileptogenic consequences

KM Webster, SR Shultz, E Ozturk, LK Dill, M Sun… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
High mobility group box protein-1 (HMGB1) has been implicated as a key mediator of
neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in a range of neurological conditions including …

Targeting neurodegeneration to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy

I Ali, JC Silva, S Liu, SR Shultz, P Kwan, NC Jones… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the quest for developing new therapeutic targets for post-traumatic epilepsies (PTE),
identifying mechanisms relevant to development and progression of disease is critical. A …

Mild closed-head injury in conscious rats causes transient neurobehavioral and glial disturbances: a novel experimental model of concussion

L Pham, SR Shultz, HA Kim, RD Brady… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Rodent models can provide insights into the most pertinent issues surrounding concussion.
Nonetheless, the relevance of some existing models to clinical concussion can be …

Transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 abnormalities after traumatic brain injury

XL Tan, M Sun, RD Brady, S Liu, R Llanos… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Initial studies have found some evidence for transactive response DNA-binding protein 43
(TDP-43) abnormalities after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the presence of protein …