Neuroinflammatory markers: key indicators in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases

A Rauf, H Badoni, T Abu-Izneid, A Olatunde… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation, a protective response of the central nervous system (CNS), is
associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. The CNS is composed of …

Brain renin-angiotensin system and microglial polarization: implications for aging and neurodegeneration

JL Labandeira-Garcia, AI Rodríguez-Perez… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Microglia can transform into proinflammatory/classically activated (M1) or anti-inflammatory/
alternatively activated (M2) phenotypes following environmental signals related to …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of high-dose simvastatin on brain atrophy and disability in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS-STAT): a randomised, placebo-controlled …

J Chataway, N Schuerer, A Alsanousi, D Chan… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, for which no satisfactory treatment
presently exists, accounts for most of the disability in patients with multiple sclerosis …

Immune modulatory effects of statins

R Zeiser - Immunology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite major advances in recent years, immunosuppressive regimens for multiple
sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and graft‐versus‐host disease …

Pleiotropic effects of statin therapy: molecular mechanisms and clinical results

CY Wang, PY Liu, JK Liao - Trends in molecular medicine, 2008 - cell.com
Statins inhibit the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase,
which is required for cholesterol biosynthesis, and are beneficial in the primary and …

Statin therapy and autoimmune disease: from protein prenylation to immunomodulation

J Greenwood, L Steinman, SS Zamvil - Nature reviews immunology, 2006 - nature.com
Statins have been prescribed extensively for their cholesterol-lowering properties and
efficacy in cardiovascular disease. However, compelling evidence now exists that statins …

Axon growth inhibition by RhoA/ROCK in the central nervous system

Y Fujita, T Yamashita - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Rho kinase (ROCK) is a serine/threonine kinase and a downstream target of the small
GTPase Rho. The RhoA/ROCK pathway is associated with various neuronal functions such …

Rho kinase, a promising drug target for neurological disorders

BK Mueller, H Mack, N Teusch - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2005 - nature.com
Rho kinases (ROCKs), the first Rho effectors to be described, are serine/threonine kinases
that are important in fundamental processes of cell migration, cell proliferation and cell …

How to successfully apply animal studies in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis to research on multiple sclerosis

L Steinman, SS Zamvil - Annals of neurology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In their Point of View entitled “Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis: A
Misleading Model of Multiple Sclerosis,” Sriram and Steiner 1 wrote,“The most disappointing …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal dynamics of the endothelium

WC Aird - Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis, 2005 - Elsevier
The endothelium is a highly metabolically active organ that is involved in many physiological
processes, including the control of vasomotor tone, barrier function, leukocyte adhesion and …