The axon-myelin unit in development and degenerative disease

RM Stassart, W Möbius, KA Nave… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Axons are electrically excitable, cable-like neuronal processes that relay information
between neurons within the nervous system and between neurons and peripheral target …

Guillain–Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis and infectious diseases

Y Rodríguez, M Rojas, Y Pacheco… - Cellular & molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and transverse myelitis (TM) both represent
immunologically mediated polyneuropathies of major clinical importance. Both are thought …

The role of glial cells in Zika virus‐induced neurodegeneration

A Quincozes‐Santos, LD Bobermin, NLF Costa… - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a strongly neurotropic flavivirus whose infection has been associated
with microcephaly in neonates. However, clinical and experimental evidence indicate that …

Pathophysiology and mechanisms of Zika virus infection in the nervous system

KM Christian, H Song, G Ming - Annual review of neuroscience, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In 2015, public awareness of Zika virus (ZIKV) rose in response to alarming statistics of
infants with microcephaly being born to women who were infected with the virus during …

Guillain-Barré syndrome related to Zika virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical and electrophysiological phenotype

SE Leonhard, CC Bresani-Salvi… - PLoS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The Zika virus (ZIKV) has been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
in epidemiological studies. Whether ZIKV-associated GBS is related to a specific clinical or …

The role of TAM family receptors and ligands in the nervous system: from development to pathobiology

B Shafit-Zagardo, RC Gruber, JC DuBois - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Tyro3, Axl, and Mertk, referred to as the TAM family of receptor tyrosine kinases, are
instrumental in maintaining cell survival and homeostasis in mammals. TAM receptors …

Insights on Dengue and Zika NS5 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitors

IJ dos Santos Nascimento… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over recent years, many outbreaks caused by (re) emerging RNA viruses have been
reported worldwide, including life-threatening Flaviviruses, such as Dengue (DENV) and …

Autoimmune neurological conditions associated with Zika virus infection

Y Acosta-Ampudia, DM Monsalve… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging flavivirus rapidly spreading throughout the tropical
Americas. Aedes mosquitoes is the principal way of transmission of the virus to humans …

Disruption of glial cell development by Zika virus contributes to severe microcephalic newborn mice

C Li, Q Wang, Y Jiang, Q Ye, D Xu, F Gao, JW Xu… - Cell discovery, 2018 - nature.com
The causal link between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and microcephaly has raised alarm
worldwide. Microglial hyperplasia, reactive gliosis, and myelination delay have been …

Molecular mechanisms of zika virus pathogenesis: An update

R Bhagat, G Kaur, P Seth - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Zika virus (ZIKV), member of the family Flaviviridae belonging to genus Flavivirus, is an
arthropod-borne virus. The ZIKV is known to cause severe congenital birth defects in …