Microglia and neuroprotection: from in vitro studies to therapeutic applications

E Polazzi, B Monti - Progress in neurobiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Microglia are the main immune cells in the brain, playing a role in both physiological and
pathological conditions. Microglial involvement in neurodegenerative diseases is well …

Lysosomal storage disorders

A Vellodi - British journal of haematology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Although the first description of a lysosomal storage disorder was that of Tay‐Sachs disease
in 1881, the lysosome was not discovered until 1955, by Christian De Duve. The first …

Peripherally derived macrophages can engraft the brain independent of irradiation and maintain an identity distinct from microglia

JC Cronk, AJ Filiano, A Louveau, I Marin… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
Peripherally derived macrophages infiltrate the brain after bone marrow transplantation and
during central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. It was initially suggested that these …

Therapeutic benefit of intracerebral transplantation of bone marrow stromal cells after cerebral ischemia in rats

J Chen, Y Li, L Wang, M Lu, X Zhang… - Journal of the neurological …, 2001 - Elsevier
We tested the hypothesis that bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) transplanted into the
ischemic boundary zone, survive, differentiate and improve functional recovery after middle …

Microglial activation precedes acute neurodegeneration in Sandhoff disease and is suppressed by bone marrow transplantation

R Wada, CJ Tifft, RL Proia - Proceedings of the National …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
Sandhoff disease is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by the absence of β-
hexosaminidase and storage of GM2 ganglioside and related glycolipids in the central …

Adult bone marrow stromal cells administered intravenously to rats after traumatic brain injury migrate into brain and improve neurological outcome

D Lu, A Mahmood, L Wang, Y Li, M Lu, M Chopp - Neuroreport, 2001 - journals.lww.com
To measure effect of bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) administered iv on rats subjected to
traumatic brain injury (TBI), we injected MSCs labeled by BrdU into the tail vein 24 h after …

Gene therapy for lysosomal storage diseases

MS Sands, BL Davidson - Molecular Therapy, 2006 - cell.com
Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) comprise a diverse group of monogenetic disorders
with complex clinical phenotypes that include both systemic and central nervous system …

Kinetics of central nervous system microglial and macrophage engraftment: analysis using a transgenic bone marrow transplantation model

DW Kennedy, JL Abkowitz - … Journal of the American Society of …, 1997 - ashpublications.org
To determine the kinetics of tissue macrophage and microglial engraftment after bone
marrow (BM) transplantation, we have developed a model using the ROSA 26 mouse …

Bone marrow transplantation as effective treatment of central nervous system disease in globoid cell leukodystrophy, metachromatic leukodystrophy …

W Krivit, C Peters, EG Shapiro - Current opinion in neurology, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Over 400 patients with lysosomal and peroxisomal storage diseases have received
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from normal donors. Without treatment, all of these …

Alpha-mannosidosis

D Malm, Ø Nilssen - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2008 - Springer
Alpha-mannosidosis is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder characterized by immune
deficiency, facial and skeletal abnormalities, hearing impairment, and intellectual disability. It …