Mucosal-associated invariant T cells restrict reactive oxidative damage and preserve meningeal barrier integrity and cognitive function

Y Zhang, JT Bailey, E Xu, K Singh, M Lavaert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates close interaction between immune cells and the brain,
revising the traditional view of the immune privilege of the brain. However, the specific …

Advanced in vitro models: microglia in action

B Cakir, FR Kiral, IH Park - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
In the central nervous system (CNS), microglia carry out multiple tasks related to brain
development, maintenance of brain homeostasis, and function of the CNS. Recent …

Microglia promote anti-tumour immunity and suppress breast cancer brain metastasis

KT Evans, K Blake, A Longworth, MA Coburn… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM) is a lethal disease with no effective treatments. Prior
work has shown that brain cancers and metastases are densely infiltrated with anti …

Microglia in a dish—which techniques are on the menu for functional studies?

P Aktories, P Petry, K Kierdorf - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia build the first line of defense in the central nervous system (CNS) and play central
roles during development and homeostasis. Indeed, they serve a plethora of diverse …

Targeted ablation of signal transducer and activator of transduction 1 alleviates inflammation by microglia/macrophages and promotes long-term recovery after …

W Han, H Pu, S Li, Y Liu, Y Zhao, M Xu, C Chen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Brain microglia and macrophages (Mi/MΦ) can shift to a harmful or
advantageous phenotype following an ischemic stroke. Identification of key molecules that …

Functional and transcriptional profiling of microglial activation during the chronic phase of TBI identifies an age-related driver of poor outcome in old mice

RM Ritzel, Y Li, Z Lei, J Carter, J He, HMC Choi… - Geroscience, 2022 - Springer
Elderly patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have greater mortality and poorer outcomes
than younger individuals. The extent to which old age alters long-term recovery and chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Translatomic response of retinal Müller glia to acute and chronic stress

AJ Chucair-Elliott, SR Ocañas, K Pham… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of retina cell type-specific epigenetic and transcriptomic signatures is
crucial to understanding the pathophysiology of retinal degenerations such as age-related …

Absence of Either Ripk3 or Mlkl Reduces Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Independent of Liver Fibrosis

S Mohammed, N Thadathil, P Ohene-Marfo… - Molecular Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the etiologies that contribute to
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and chronic inflammation is one of the proposed mediators …

Microglial MHC-I induction with aging and Alzheimer's is conserved in mouse models and humans

CM Kellogg, K Pham, AH Machalinski, HL Porter… - Geroscience, 2023 - Springer
Major histocompatibility complex I (MHC-I) CNS cellular localization and function is still
being determined after previously being thought to be absent from the brain. MHC-I …

Comparative analysis of methods to reduce activation signature gene expression in PBMCs

L Andriamboavonjy, A MacDonald, LK Hamilton… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Preserving the in vivo cell transcriptome is essential for accurate profiling, yet factors during
cell isolation including time ex vivo and temperature induce artifactual gene expression …