Chemokines and chemokine receptors in inflammation of the nervous system: manifold roles and exquisite regulation.

DR Huang, Y Han, MR Rani, A Glabinski… - Immunological …, 2000 - search.ebscohost.com
This article focuses on the production of chemokines by resident glial cells of the nervous
system. We described studies in two distinct categories of inflammation within the nervous …

The blood–brain-barrier in multiple sclerosis: functional roles and therapeutic targeting

J Correale, A Villa - Autoimmunity, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
In most regions of the central nervous system (CNS), the composition of the neuronal
microenvironment is maintained by virtue of particular blood–brain-barrier (BBB) …

Expression of specific chemokines and chemokine receptors in the central nervous system of multiple sclerosis patients

TL Sørensen, M Tani, J Jensen… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Chemokines direct tissue invasion by specific leukocyte populations. Thus, chemokines may
play a role in multiple sclerosis (MS), an idiopathic disorder in which the central nervous …

IFN-γ shapes immune invasion of the central nervous system via regulation of chemokines

EH Tran, EN Prince, T Owens - The Journal of Immunology, 2000 - journals.aai.org
Dynamic interplay between cytokines and chemokines directs trafficking of leukocyte
subpopulations to tissues in autoimmune inflammation. We have examined the role of IFN-γ …

Regulation of RANTES chemokine gene expression requires cooperativity between NF-κB and IFN-regulatory factor transcription factors

P Génin, M Algarté, P Roof, R Lin… - The Journal of …, 2000 - journals.aai.org
Virus infection of host cells activates a set of cellular genes, including cytokines, IFNs, and
chemokines, involved in antiviral defense and immune activation. Previous studies …

A Central Role for CD4+ T Cells and RANTES in Virus-Induced Central Nervous System Inflammation and Demyelination

TE Lane, MT Liu, BP Chen, VC Asensio… - Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection of C57BL/6 mice with mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) results in a demyelinating
encephalomyelitis characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration and white matter …

Molecular grafting onto a stable framework yields novel cyclic peptides for the treatment of multiple sclerosis

CK Wang, CW Gruber, M Cemazar… - ACS chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and
is characterized by the destruction of myelin and axons leading to progressive disability …

The immunology of multiple sclerosis

A Bar-Or - Seminars in neurology, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Recent years have witnessed a remarkable growth in literature related to the biology and
treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). The focus of this article is on aspects of the human …

Molecular mechanisms of T‐cell receptor and costimulatory molecule ligation/blockade in autoimmune disease therapy

JR Podojil, SD Miller - Immunological reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Pro‐inflammatory CD4+ T‐cell‐mediated autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis
and type 1 diabetes, are hypothesized to be initiated and maintained by activated antigen …

Chemokines and chemokine receptors in inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies: a central role for IP‐10

BC Kieseier, M Tani, D Mahad, N Oka, T Ho… - Brain, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Inflammatory cell recruitment is an important step in the pathogenesis of autoimmune
demyelinating diseases of the PNS. Chemokines might play a critical role in promoting …