[HTML][HTML] TGF-β as a key modulator of astrocyte reactivity: disease relevance and therapeutic implications

J Luo - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes are essential for normal brain development and functioning. They respond to
brain injury and disease through a process referred to as reactive astrogliosis, where the …

Astrocytes in myelination and remyelination

I Molina-Gonzalez, VE Miron - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Astrocytes are known to play critical roles in central nervous system development,
homeostasis, and response to injury. In addition to well-defined functions in synaptic …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular insights into SARS-CoV2-induced alterations of the gut/brain axis

S Nataf, L Pays - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
For a yet unknown reason, a substantial share of patients suffering from COVID-19 develop
long-lasting neuropsychiatric symptoms ranging from cognitive deficits to mood disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular signature of different lesion types in the brain white matter of patients with progressive multiple sclerosis

ML Elkjaer, T Frisch, R Reynolds, T Kacprowski… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2019 - Springer
To identify pathogenetic markers and potential drivers of different lesion types in the white
matter (WM) of patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS), we sequenced RNA from …

[HTML][HTML] TGFB1-mediated gliosis in multiple sclerosis spinal cords is favored by the regionalized expression of HOXA5 and the age-dependent decline in androgen …

S Nataf, M Guillen, L Pays - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with a progressive form of the disease, spinal cord (SC)
functions slowly deteriorate beyond age 40. We previously showed that in the SC of these …

Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) pathway in the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS); molecular approaches

A Esmaeilzadeh, V Mohammadi, R Elahi - Molecular Biology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an acute demyelinating disease with an autoimmune
nature, followed by gradual neurodegeneration and enervating scar formation. Dysregulated …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of potential regulatory long non-coding RNA-associated competing endogenous RNA axes in periplaque regions in multiple sclerosis

H Sabaie, S Khorami Rouz, G Kouchakali… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Slow-burning inflammation at the lesion rim is connected to the expansion of chronic
multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. However, the underlying processes causing expansion are …

Neuroinflammation in demyelinating diseases: Oxidative stress as a modulator of glial Cross-Talk

R Varas, FC Ortiz - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Myelin is a specialized membrane allowing for saltatory conduction of action potentials in
neurons, an essential process to achieve the normal communication across the nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Irrespective of plaque activity, multiple sclerosis brain periplaques exhibit alterations of myelin genes and a TGF-beta signature

S Nataf, M Guillen, L Pays - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In a substantial share of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), neurological
functions slowly deteriorate despite a lack of radiological activity. Such a silent progression …

Connexins in oligodendrocytes and astrocytes: Possible factors for demyelination in multiple sclerosis

CY Xia, JK Xu, CH Pan, WW Lian, Y Yan, BZ Ma… - Neurochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing evidences support that glial connexins are involved in the demyelination
pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disorder. Here …