Association between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and hematoma progression after cerebral contusion

H Zhang, X Duan, Y Zhang, G Zhuang, D Cao… - Neurocritical Care, 2024 - Springer
Background The objective of this research was to examine the impact of the monocyte-to-
lymphocyte ratio (MLR) on the advancement of hematoma after cerebral contusion. Methods …

Potential role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in modulating protein homeostasis in Oligodendrocytes to improve white matter injury in preterm infants

C Liu, R Ju - Molecular Neurobiology, 2024 - Springer
Preterm white matter injury (WMI) is a demyelinating disease with high incidence and
mortality in premature infants. Oligodendrocyte cells (OLs) are a specialized glial cell that …

STING-dependent signaling in microglia or peripheral immune cells orchestrates the early inflammatory response and influences brain injury outcome

LE Fritsch, C Kelly, J Leonard, C de Jager… - Journal of …, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
While originally identified as an antiviral pathway, recent work has implicated that cyclic
GMP-AMP-synthase-Stimulator of Interferon Genes (cGAS-STING) signaling is playing a …

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) promotes brain repair and improves cognitive outcomes after traumatic brain injury in a FcγRIIB receptor-dependent manner

EF Willis, ER Gillespie, K Guse, AW Zuercher… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a promising immune-modulatory therapy for limiting
harmful inflammation and associated secondary tissue loss in neurotrauma. Here, we show …

Sestrin2 can alleviate endoplasmic reticulum stress to improve traumatic brain injury by activating AMPK/mTORC1 signaling pathway

Y Zhou, Y Zhang, BOA Botchway, M Huang… - Metabolic Brain Disease, 2024 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), as a serious central nervous system disease, can result in
severe neurological dysfunction or even disability and death of patients. The early and …

Molecular, cellular and neurological consequences of infection by the neglected human pathogen Nocardia

X Ji, L Han, W Zhang, L Sun, S Xu, X Qiu, S Fan, Z Li - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Nocardia is a facultative intracellular pathogen that infects the lungs and brains
of immunocompromised patients with consequences that can be fatal. The incidence of such …

Targeting PERK mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress attenuates neuroinflammation and alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behavior in male …

XF Xu, M meng Shi, M ying Luo, D dan Liu… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation plays a key role in the development of depression-like behaviors.
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, defined as accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER …

Adropin, a novel hepatokine: localization and expression during postnatal development and its impact on testicular functions of pre-pubertal mice

S Tripathi, S Maurya, A Singh - Cell and Tissue Research, 2024 - Springer
Adropin, a multifaceted peptide, was identified as a new metabolic hormone responsible for
regulating gluco-lipid homeostasis. However, its role in the testicular function is not yet …

Type I interferon response is mediated by NLRX1-cGAS-STING signaling in brain injury

LE Fritsch, J Ju, EK Gudenschwager Basso… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Inflammation is a significant contributor to neuronal death and dysfunction
following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recent evidence suggests that interferons may be a …

Astrocytic deletion of protein kinase R‐like ER kinase (PERK) does not affect learning and memory in aged mice but worsens outcome from experimental stroke

A Lahiri, JC Walton, N Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aging is associated with cognitive decline and is the main risk factor for a myriad of
conditions including neurodegeneration and stroke. Concomitant with aging is the …