Targeting integrin pathways: mechanisms and advances in therapy

X Pang, X He, Z Qiu, H Zhang, R Xie, Z Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer's disease

M Jorfi, A Maaser-Hecker, RE Tanzi - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder with
multifaceted neuropathological features, including β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary …

Emerging therapeutic opportunities for integrin inhibitors

RJ Slack, SJF Macdonald, JA Roper… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Integrins are cell adhesion and signalling proteins crucial to a wide range of biological
functions. Effective marketed treatments have successfully targeted integrins αIIbβ3 …

[HTML][HTML] Functional characterization of the dural sinuses as a neuroimmune interface

J Rustenhoven, A Drieu, T Mamuladze, KA de Lima… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Despite the established dogma of central nervous system (CNS) immune privilege,
neuroimmune interactions play an active role in diverse neurological disorders. However …

Treatment of multiple sclerosis: a review

SL Hauser, BAC Cree - The American journal of medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of
the central nervous system, and the leading cause of nontraumatic neurological disability in …

The immune response in multiple sclerosis

S Rodríguez Murúa, MF Farez… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative
disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). MS is characterized by immune …

[HTML][HTML] The lymphatic vasculature in the 21st century: novel functional roles in homeostasis and disease

G Oliver, J Kipnis, GJ Randolph, NL Harvey - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mammals have two specialized vascular circulatory systems: the blood vasculature and the
lymphatic vasculature. The lymphatic vasculature is a unidirectional conduit that returns …

Brain borders at the central stage of neuroimmunology

J Rustenhoven, J Kipnis - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The concept of immune privilege suggests that the central nervous system is isolated from
the immune system. However, recent studies have highlighted the borders of the central …

CD4 T cells mediate brain inflammation and neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

GP Williams, AM Schonhoff, A Jurkuvenaite… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract α-Synuclein, a key pathological component of Parkinson's disease, has been
implicated in the activation of the innate and adaptive immune system. This immune …

Memory B cells activate brain-homing, autoreactive CD4+ T cells in multiple sclerosis

I Jelcic, F Al Nimer, J Wang, V Lentsch, R Planas… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that is caused by the interplay of genetic,
particularly the HLA-DR15 haplotype, and environmental risk factors. How these etiologic …