Vimentin: Regulation and pathogenesis

D Paulin, A Lilienbaum, S Kardjian, O Agbulut, Z Li - Biochimie, 2022 - Elsevier
Vimentin, an abundant cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein, is recognized for its
important role in stabilizing intracellular structure. Vimentin has been recognized for its …

Living on the edge of the CNS: meninges cell diversity in health and disease

J Derk, HE Jones, C Como, B Pawlikowski… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The meninges are the fibrous covering of the central nervous system (CNS) which contain
vastly heterogeneous cell types within its three layers (dura, arachnoid, and pia). The dural …

Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion

FA Pinho-Ribeiro, L Deng, DV Neel, O Erdogan… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The meninges are densely innervated by nociceptive sensory neurons that mediate pain
and headache,. Bacterial meningitis causes life-threatening infections of the meninges and …

Vimentin as a multifaceted player and potential therapeutic target in viral infections

I Ramos, K Stamatakis, CL Oeste… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vimentin is an intermediate filament protein that plays key roles in integration of cytoskeletal
functions, and therefore in basic cellular processes such as cell division and migration …

Community-acquired bacterial meningitis

D van de Beek, MC Brouwer, U Koedel, EC Wall - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of community-acquired bacterial
meningitis during the past three decades but the burden of the disease remains high …

Group B Streptococcus adaptation promotes survival in a hyperinflammatory diabetic wound environment

RA Keogh, AL Haeberle, CJ Langouët-Astrié… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Diabetic wounds have poor healing outcomes due to the presence of numerous pathogens
and a dysregulated immune response. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is commonly isolated …

Vimentin as a potential target for diverse nervous system diseases

KZ Chen, SX Liu, YW Li, T He, J Zhao… - Neural regeneration …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Vimentin is a major type III intermediate filament protein that plays important roles in several
basic cellular functions including cell migration, proliferation, and division. Although vimentin …

Mechanical and non‐mechanical functions of filamentous and non‐filamentous vimentin

AE Patteson, A Vahabikashi, RD Goldman… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Intermediate filaments (IFs) formed by vimentin are less understood than their cytoskeletal
partners, microtubules and F‐actin, but the unique physical properties of IFs, especially their …

Studying molecular interactions via capillary electrophoresis and microscale thermophoresis: A review

M Asmari, L Michalcová, AE Ibrahim, Z Glatz… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The process of choosing the most proper technique for studying the molecular interactions is
based on critical factors such as instrumentation complexity, automation, experimental …

Strategies used by bacterial pathogens to cross the blood–brain barrier

L Le Guennec, M Coureuil, X Nassif… - Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The skull, spine, meninges, and cellular barriers at the blood–brain and the blood–
cerebrospinal fluid interfaces well protect the brain and meningeal spaces against microbial …