[HTML][HTML] Reactive astrocytes in neurodegenerative diseases

K Li, J Li, J Zheng, S Qin - Aging and disease, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Astrocytes, the largest and most numerous glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS),
play a variety of important roles in regulating homeostasis, increasing synaptic plasticity and …

The role of astrocytes in amyloid production and Alzheimer's disease

GR Frost, YM Li - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by the presence of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ)
plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and gliosis, activated glial cells, in the …

Inflammation in Alzheimer disease—a brief review of the basic science and clinical literature

T Wyss-Coray, J Rogers - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Biochemical and neuropathological studies of brains from individuals with Alzheimer
disease (AD) provide clear evidence for an activation of inflammatory pathways, and long …

Neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury: opportunities for therapeutic intervention

A Kumar, DJ Loane - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2012 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity
worldwide, yet despite extensive efforts to develop neuroprotective therapies for this …

Traumatic brain injury: a disease process, not an event

BE Masel, DS DeWitt - Journal of neurotrauma, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is seen by the insurance industry and many health care
providers as an “event.” Once treated and provided with a brief period of rehabilitation, the …

PSEN1ΔE9, APPswe, and APOE4 confer disparate phenotypes in human iPSC-derived microglia

H Konttinen, S Ohtonen, S Wojciechowski… - Stem cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Here we elucidate the effect of Alzheimer disease (AD)-predisposing genetic backgrounds,
APOE4, PSEN1ΔE9, and APPswe, on functionality of human microglia-like cells (iMGLs) …

A systematic review of closed head injury models of mild traumatic brain injury in mice and rats

CN Bodnar, KN Roberts, EK Higgins… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Mild TBI (mTBI) is a significant health concern. Animal models of mTBI are essential for
understanding mechanisms, and pathological outcomes, as well as to test therapeutic …

Traumatic brain injury: a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

TM Sivanandam, MK Thakur - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes a major global health and socio-economic problem
with neurobehavioral sequelae contributing to long-term disability. It causes brain swelling …

Oxidative Stress and β-Amyloid Protein in Alzheimer's Disease

Z Cai, B Zhao, A Ratka - Neuromolecular medicine, 2011 - Springer
Oxidative stress has been proposed to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and contributed to β-amyloid (A β) generation. Interaction between …

Microglia in Alzheimer's disease: risk factors and inflammation

A Katsumoto, H Takeuchi, K Takahashi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that originate from
myeloid progenitor cells in the embryonic yolk sac and are maintained independently of …