Mitogen-activated protein kinase-signaling regulates the ability of Müller glia to proliferate and protect retinal neurons against excitotoxicity.

abstract：:Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a platelet-derived bioactive sphingolipid that evokes a variety of biological responses. To understand the role of S1P in the central nervous system, we have examined the effect of S1P on the production of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and growth regulation of cort...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Yamagata K,Tagami M,Torii Y,Takenaga F,Tsumagari S,Itoh S,Yamori Y,Nara Y

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytic lineage commitment and brain region-dependent specialization of glia are partly ascribed to epigenetic processes. Clearance of glutamate is an essential task, which astrocytes assume in a temporal-spatial fashion by distinct glutamate transporter expression. Glutamate transporter subtype 1 (GLT-1) is predom...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Perisic T,Holsboer F,Rein T,Zschocke J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two membrane-localized transporter proteins (GLYT1 and GLYT2) are responsible for removal of extracellular glycine in the mammalian CNS. Whereas GLYT1 seems to be expressed mainly in glial cells, GLYT2 is neuronal. The highest concentrations of both transporters are found in glycinergic areas of the nervous system. Th...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Zafra F,Poyatos I,Gimenez C

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteric glial cells were first described at the end of the 19th century, but they attracted more interest from researchers only in the last decades of the 20th. Although, they have a different embryological origin, the enteric GLIA share many characteristics with astrocytes, the main glial cell type of the central ner...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Coelho-Aguiar Jde M,Bon-Frauches AC,Gomes AL,Veríssimo CP,Aguiar DP,Matias D,Thomasi BB,Gomes AS,Brito GA,Moura-Neto V

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galactosylceramide (GalC) and its sulfated analogue, sulfatide, are major galactosphingolipid components of myelin and oligodendrocyte plasma membranes in the nervous system. We previously hypothesized that these galactolipids play functional roles in the regulation of oligodendrocyte terminal differentiation by actin...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Hirahara Y,Bansal R,Honke K,Ikenaka K,Wada Y

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated microglia, astrogliosis, expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, blood brain barrier (BBB) leakage and peripheral immune cell infiltration are features of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Numerous studies correlated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines with the activated morphology of microglia, attr...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Vinet J,Vainchtein ID,Spano C,Giordano C,Bordini D,Curia G,Dominici M,Boddeke HW,Eggen BJ,Biagini G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that cultured astrocytes from neonatal rat cerebral cortex are depolarized by GABA. The underlying ionic mechanism, activation of a Cl- conductance and responses to an agonist and antagonists were found to be similar to those of the neuronal GABAA receptor (Kettenmann et al.: Brain Research 40...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Backus KH,Kettenmann H,Schachner M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligodendrocytes (OL), cells that myelinate axons in the CNS, differentiate from early to late oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC) to become mature OL. Unlike the case in the rodent brain, myelin formation starts prenatally in the human brain, but the sequence of OL development and the onset of myelination are not ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Jakovcevski I,Zecevic N

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annexin II (AX II) is a member of the family of calcium-dependent actin- and phospholipid-binding proteins implicated in numerous intracellular functions such as signal transduction, membrane trafficking, and mRNA transport, as well as in the regulation of membrane/cytoskeleton contacts and extracellular functions. AX...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Hayashi A,Nakashima K,Yamagishi K,Hoshi T,Suzuki A,Baba H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interface between the blood and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is formed by the choroid plexuses (CPs), which are specialized structures located within the brain ventricles. They are composed of a vascularized stroma surrounded by a tight epithelium that controls molecular and cellular traffic between the blood and...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Nataf S,Strazielle N,Hatterer E,Mouchiroud G,Belin MF,Ghersi-Egea JF

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the precise timing of myelination is critical to the success of zebrafish-based in vivo screening strategies for potential remyelination therapies. This study provides a systematic review of the timing of myelination in the zebrafish spinal cord and a critique of techniques by which it may be accurately a...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Buckley CE,Marguerie A,Alderton WK,Franklin RJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the migratory capacity of Schwann cells from the distal stump of a 1-week transected sciatic nerve of adult rat for a distance of 10 mm. The distal stump was introduced into the open end of a silicone chamber packed with artificial fibrin sponge (Gelaspon) soaked in phosphate-buffered saline (control ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Dubový P,Svízenská I

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that there are significantly more p75 neurotrophin receptor- (NTR)-expressing cells in olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) primary cultures from olfactory nerve rootlets (ONR), but a greater proportion of O4 antigen- and PSA-NCAM-expressing cells in parallel cultures from the nerve fibre layer of the olfac...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Kumar R,Hayat S,Felts P,Bunting S,Wigley C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive astrocytes are a common feature of various pathological conditions within the CNS. Morphological changes of reactive astrocytes include an altered nucleus-cytoplasm relationship, nuclear indentations, an increased amount of intermediate filaments, and an immunologically immature phenotype. Additionally, the n...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Rohlmann A,Gocht A,Wolburg H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used C6 glial cells (2B clone), early and late passage, as well as advanced passages (8-17) of glial cells derived from aged (18-month-old) mouse cerebral hemispheres (MACH), as model systems for studying glial properties. In this study passages 20-24 were considered "early" and passages 73-90 were considered ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Lee K,Kentroti S,Billie H,Bruce C,Vernadakis A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biologically active lipid metabolite, platelet-activating factor (PAF), is thought to contribute to inflammatory processes and tissue damage in a variety of central nervous system (CNS) injuries. In previous studies, we found that after contusion spinal cord injury, treatment with a PAF antagonist led to significa...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Hostettler ME,Knapp PE,Carlson SL

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus Type I (HSV-1) is a neurotropic virus that is capable of infecting not only neurons, but also microglia and astrocytes and can establish latent infection in the central nervous system (CNS). We investigated whether IFN lambda (IFN-λ), a newly identified member of IFN family, has the ability to inh...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Li J,Hu S,Zhou L,Ye L,Wang X,Ho J,Ho W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cells execute essential functions in central nervous system (CNS) development and are also believed to play important roles during gliosis in response to trauma or disease. These developmental and pathological states have also been associated with elevated expression of opioid genes. Because levels of the cytoki...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Negro A,Tavella A,Facci L,Callegaro L,Skaper SD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwann cells develop from neural crest cells in an ordered series of events and give rise to myelinating and nonmyelinating subtypes. In their mature state, myelinating Schwann cells produce myelin sheaths that provide trophic support to axons and allow saltatory conduction in the vertebrate peripheral nervous system...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Fröb F,Wegner M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocannabinoid system exhibits anti-inflammatory properties by regulating cytokine production. Anandamide (AEA) down-regulates proinflammatory cytokines in a viral model of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, little is known about the mechanisms by which AEA exerts these effects. Microglial cells are the main sourc...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Correa F,Hernangómez M,Mestre L,Loría F,Spagnolo A,Docagne F,Di Marzo V,Guaza C

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is the principal component of the intermediary filaments in mature astrocytes of the central nervous system (CNS). The protein consists of three domains: the head, the coiled-coil, and the tail. Here, we describe the isolation of an evolutionary conserved novel GFAP isoform, GFAP...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Blechingberg J,Holm IE,Nielsen KB,Jensen TH,Jørgensen AL,Nielsen AL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of microglia in retinal inflammation is still ambiguous. Branch retinal vein occlusion initiates an inflammatory response whereby resident microglia cells are activated. They trigger infiltration of neutrophils that exacerbate blood-retina barrier damage, regulate postischemic inflammation and irreversible lo...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Jovanovic J,Liu X,Kokona D,Zinkernagel MS,Ebneter A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence supports the idea that synapses are tripartite, whereby perisynaptic astrocytes modulate both pre- and postsynaptic function. Although some of these features have been uncovered by using electrophysiological methods, less is known about the structural interplay between synapses and glial processe...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Verbich D,Prenosil GA,Chang PK,Murai KK,McKinney RA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently starts near the lateral ventricles, which are lined by subventricular zone (SVZ) progenitor cells that can migrate to lesions and contribute to repair. Because MS-induced inflammation may decrease SVZ proliferation and thus limit repair, we studied the role of galectin-3 (Gal-3), a p...

journal_title：Glia

authors： James RE,Hillis J,Adorján I,Gration B,Mundim MV,Iqbal AJ,Majumdar MM,Yates RL,Richards MM,Goings GE,DeLuca GC,Greaves DR,Miller SD,Szele FG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with immune-mediated pathogenesis is frequently associated with enhanced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on resident glial cells, including astrocytes. Recently, a soluble form of ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) has been demonstrated within the CNS and cerebrospina...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Lyons PD,Benveniste EN

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperpolarization-activated currents were recorded from rat brain cortical and spinal cord astrocytes maintained in culture. Spinal cord astrocytes expressed primarily an inward rectifier potassium current characterized by time-dependent inactivation, a strong dependence on extracellular Na+ and insensitivity to intra...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Guatteo E,Stanness KA,Janigro D

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes can experience large intracellular Na+ changes following the activation of the Na+-coupled glutamate transport. The present study investigated whether cytosolic Na+ changes are transmitted to mitochondria, which could therefore influence their function and contribute to the overall intracellular Na+ regulat...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Bernardinelli Y,Azarias G,Chatton JY

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of our present knowledge of glial cell function stems from studies of glioma cell lines, both rodent (C6, C6 polyploid, and TR33B) and human (1321N1, 138MG, D384, R-111, T67, Tp-276MG, Tp-301MG, Tp-483MG, Tp-387MG, U-118MG, U-251MG, U-373MG, U-787MG, U-1242MG, and UC-11MG). New methods such as patch clamp and Ca2...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Brismar T

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia are known to regulate several aspects of the development of the central nervous system. When microglia colonize the spinal cord, from E11.5 in the mouse embryo, they interact with growing central axons of dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons (SNs), which suggests that they may have some functions in SN devel...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Angelim MKSC,Maia LMSS,Mouffle C,Ginhoux F,Low D,Amancio-Dos-Santos A,Makhoul J,Le Corronc H,Mangin JM,Legendre P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes are thought to exert diverse functions in the brain, but it has been difficult to prove this in vivo because of a scarcity of tools to manipulate these cells. Here, we report the generation of new transgenic mouse lines that allow for conditional gene ablation in astrocytes using the tamoxifen- (TAM-) induc...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Slezak M,Göritz C,Niemiec A,Frisén J,Chambon P,Metzger D,Pfrieger FW

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00