[HTML][HTML] What is a cell type and how to define it?
H Zeng - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cell types are the basic functional units of an organism. Cell types exhibit diverse
phenotypic properties at multiple levels, making them challenging to define, categorize, and …
phenotypic properties at multiple levels, making them challenging to define, categorize, and …
Function and therapeutic value of astrocytes in neurological diseases
Astrocytes are abundant glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that perform diverse
functions in health and disease. Astrocyte dysfunction is found in numerous diseases …
functions in health and disease. Astrocyte dysfunction is found in numerous diseases …
The immunology of multiple sclerosis
KE Attfield, LT Jensen, M Kaufmann… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Our incomplete understanding of the causes and pathways involved in the onset and
progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) limits our ability to effectively treat this complex …
progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) limits our ability to effectively treat this complex …
Functional roles of reactive astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
Despite advances in uncovering the mechanisms that underlie neuroinflammation and
neurodegenerative disease, therapies that prevent neuronal loss remain elusive. Targeting …
neurodegenerative disease, therapies that prevent neuronal loss remain elusive. Targeting …
Microglia: Immune and non-immune functions
K Borst, AA Dumas, M Prinz - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
As resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), microglia are associated
with diverse functions essential to the developing and adult brain during homeostasis and …
with diverse functions essential to the developing and adult brain during homeostasis and …
Transforming the understanding of brain immunity
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 …
the brain as isolated and inaccessible to peripheral immune cells to an organ in close …
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 …
nervous system afflicting nearly three million individuals worldwide. Neuroimmune …
Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies
A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …
[HTML][HTML] CNS remyelination and inflammation: From basic mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities
RJM Franklin, M Simons - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Remyelination, the myelin regenerative response that follows demyelination, restores
saltatory conduction and function and sustains axon health. Its declining efficiency with …
saltatory conduction and function and sustains axon health. Its declining efficiency with …
Droplet-based forward genetic screening of astrocyte–microglia cross-talk
Cell–cell interactions in the central nervous system play important roles in neurologic
diseases. However, little is known about the specific molecular pathways involved, and …
diseases. However, little is known about the specific molecular pathways involved, and …