Uncovering the complex role of interferon-gamma in suppressing type 2 immunity to cancer

AA Bhat, A Goyal, R Thapa, I Kazmi, SI Alzarea… - Cytokine, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer involves cells' abnormal growth and ability to invade or metastasize to different body
parts. Cancerous cells can divide uncontrollably and spread to other areas through the …

Virus-induced maternal immune activation as an environmental factor in the etiology of autism and schizophrenia

A Massrali, D Adhya, DP Srivastava… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Maternal immune activation (MIA) is mediated by activation of inflammatory pathways
resulting in increased levels of cytokines and chemokines that cross the placental and blood …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory subgroups of schizophrenia and their association with brain structure: A semi-supervised machine learning examination of heterogeneity

PA Lalousis, L Schmaal, SJ Wood… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Immune system dysfunction is hypothesised to contribute to structural brain
changes through aberrant synaptic pruning in schizophrenia. However, evidence is mixed …

[HTML][HTML] The iPSC perspective on schizophrenia

N Räsänen, J Tiihonen, M Koskuvi, Š Lehtonen… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Over a decade of schizophrenia research using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-
derived neural models has provided substantial data describing neurobiological …

Systemic maternal inflammation promotes ASD via IL-6 and IFN-γ

D Majerczyk, EG Ayad, KL Brewton, P Saing… - Bioscience …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that manifests during early
development, impacting individuals through their ways of communicating, social behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Allostery, and how to define and measure signal transduction

R Nussinov, CJ Tsai, H Jang - Biophysical chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Here we ask: What is productive signaling? How to define it, how to measure it, and most of
all, what are the parameters that determine it? Further, what determines the strength of …

Unique aspects of IFN‐γ/STAT1 signaling in neurons

DN Clark, LR Begg, AJ Filiano - Immunological reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The IFN‐γ/STAT1 immune signaling pathway impacts many homeostatic and pathological
aspects of neurons, beyond its canonical role in controlling intracellular pathogens. Well …

Human brain organoid model of maternal immune activation identifies radial glia cells as selectively vulnerable

K Sarieva, T Kagermeier, S Khakipoor, E Atay… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Maternal immune activation (MIA) during critical windows of gestation is correlated with long-
term neurodevelopmental deficits in the offspring, including increased risk for autism …

Preclinical animal models of mental illnesses to translate findings from the bench to the bedside: molecular brain mechanisms and peripheral biomarkers associated …

N Cattane, AC Vernon, A Borsini, C Scassellati… - European …, 2022 - Elsevier
Animal models are useful preclinical tools for studying the pathogenesis of mental disorders
and the effectiveness of their treatment. While it is not possible to mimic all symptoms …

Rubella virus tropism and single-cell responses in human primary tissue and microglia-containing organoids

G Popova, H Retallack, CN Kim, A Wang, D Shin… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Rubella virus is an important human pathogen that can cause neurological deficits in a
developing fetus when contracted during pregnancy. Despite successful vaccination …