Role of the immune system in the development of the central nervous system

K Morimoto, K Nakajima - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system are both intricate and highly
organized systems that regulate the entire body, with both sharing certain common features …

Preterm brain injury, antenatal triggers, and therapeutics: timing is key

DRMG Ophelders, R Gussenhoven, L Klein… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
With a worldwide incidence of 15 million cases, preterm birth is a major contributor to
neonatal mortality and morbidity, and concomitant social and economic burden Preterm …

Necrotizing enterocolitis induces T lymphocyte–mediated injury in the developing mammalian brain

Q Zhou, DF Niño, Y Yamaguchi, S Wang… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) causes acute intestinal necrosis in premature infants and is
associated with severe neurological impairment. In NEC, Toll-like receptor 4 is activated in …

Peripheral immune cells and perinatal brain injury: a double-edged sword?

J Herz, I Bendix, U Felderhoff-Müser - Pediatric research, 2022 - nature.com
Perinatal brain injury is the leading cause of neurological mortality and morbidity in
childhood ranging from motor and cognitive impairment to behavioural and neuropsychiatric …

The potential role of ferroptosis in neonatal brain injury

Y Wu, J Song, Y Wang, X Wang, C Culmsee… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of cell death that is characterized by early lipid
peroxidation and different from other forms of regulated cell death in terms of its genetic …

Regulatory T cells contribute to sexual dimorphism in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

L Beckmann, S Obst, N Labusek, H Abberger, C Köster… - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: Neonatal encephalopathy caused by hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is a
major cause of death and disability in newborns. Clinical and experimental studies suggest …

Early sex differences in the immune-inflammatory responses to neonatal ischemic stroke

S Villapol, V Faivre, P Joshi, R Moretti… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
We recently reported that neonatal ischemia induces microglia/macrophage activation three
days post-ischemia. We also found that female mice sustained smaller infarcts than males …

Peripheral T cell depletion by FTY720 exacerbates hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice

J Herz, C Köster, M Crasmöller, H Abberger… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Hypoxic-ischemic injury to the developing brain remains a major cause of significant long-
term morbidity and mortality. Emerging evidence from neonatal brain injury models suggests …

Single-cell atlas reveals meningeal leukocyte heterogeneity in the developing mouse brain

A Zelco, V Börjesson, JK De Kanter… - Genes & …, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The meninges are important for brain development and pathology. Using single-cell RNA
sequencing, we have generated the first comprehensive transcriptional atlas of neonatal …

Neutrophil extracellular traps release following hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in newborn rats treated with therapeutic hypothermia

ME Bernis, M Zweyer, E Maes, Y Schleehuber… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The peripheral immune system plays a critical role in neuroinflammation of the central
nervous system after an insult. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) induces a strong …