Dedifferentiated Schwann cells secrete progranulin that enhances the survival and axon growth of motor neurons.

abstract：:A stable cell line derived from a human oligodendroglioma (HOG) was used to study the regulation of muscarinic- and histamine receptor-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysis. Both carbachol and histamine increased inositol monophosphate (InsP) accumulation in a dose- and time-dependent manner in the presence of lithium ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Post GR,Dawson G

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of sodium channel alpha-subunit isoforms in astrocytes cultured from P-0 rat spinal cord and P-7 rat optic nerve was examined utilizing immunocytochemical methods with antibodies generated against conserved and isoform-specific amino acid sequences of the rat brain sodium channel. In spinal cord culture...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Black JA,Westenbroek R,Minturn JE,Ransom BR,Catterall WA,Waxman SG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mature central nervous system (CNS) regulated secretion of ATP from astrocytes is thought to play a significant role in cell signaling. Whether such a mechanism is also operative in the developing nervous system and, if so, during which stage of development, has not been investigated. We have tackled this quest...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Striedinger K,Meda P,Scemes E

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cholinergic agonists and antagonists on the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of leech neuropile glial cells was investigated by use of iontophoretically injected fura-2. In neuropile glial cells, cholinergic agonists induced a marked increase in [Ca2+]i that was inhibited by d-tubocurarine...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Hochstrate P,Schlue WR

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular pH (pHi) was measured at 37 degrees C in mature rat cerebellar oligodendrocytes dissociated in culture by using the pH-sensitive probe BCECF. Cells were identified by anti-galactocerebroside antibody. The mean steady-state pHi was 7.02 in the absence of CO2/bicarbonate (Hepes-buffered solution) at an ext...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Boussouf A,Lambert RC,Gaillard S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forkhead transcription factor 3 (Foxp3) is critical for generating CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells. However, its role in microglia has not been identified. Here, we show that Foxp3 is expressed in microglia and is upregulated upon activation. In Foxp3 mutant mice (Foxp3(sf)), microglia release higher levels of inflam...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Chung HS,Lee JH,Kim H,Lee HJ,Kim SH,Kwon HK,Im SH,Bae H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunoreactivity has been used to study the astroglial response in the rat spinal cord to long-term portacaval shunt (PCS). The astroglial response in PCS rats is heterogeneous. In general, astrocytes show a loss of GFAP immunoreactivity, as well as shrinking and pyknosis in thei...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Bodega G,Suárez I,Arilla E,Rubio M,Fernández B

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that neonatal rat oligodendrocytes (OLGs) express and secrete neuregulins (NRGs) (Raabe et al., 1997). This laboratory has also shown that NRGs stimulate the differentiation of neonatal rat OLGs and that these cells express the erbB receptors for NRGs (Raabe et al., 1997). In this study, we...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Deadwyler GD,Pouly S,Antel JP,Devries GH

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a developmentally regulated, oligodendrocyte-specific protein, designated microtubule-associated protein-2 expressing exon 13 (MAP-2+13), in the human central nervous system (CNS). Monoclonal antibodies directed against MAP-2+13 labeled oligodendrocytes in the white matter of human fetal spinal cord...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Shafit-Zagardo B,Davies P,Rockwood J,Kress Y,Lee SC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and its receptors TNFR1 and TNFR2 have pleiotropic effects in neurodegenerative disorders. For example, while TNFR1 mediates neurodegenerative effects in multiple sclerosis, TNFR2 is protective and contributes to remyelination. The exact mode of TNFR2 action, however, is poorly understood. ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Fischer R,Wajant H,Kontermann R,Pfizenmaier K,Maier O

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes play a key role regulating aspects of inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS). Several enzymes, such as the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) or the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), along with different inflammatory mediators such as the free radical nitric oxide (NO) or proinflammatory cytokines, ha...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Ortega-Gutiérrez S,Molina-Holgado E,Guaza C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is a major risk factor for the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by abnormal and prominent protein aggregation in the brain, partially due to deficiency in protein clearance. It has been proposed that alterations in microglia pha...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Rodriguez-Callejas JD,Fuchs E,Perez-Cruz C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now generally accepted that massive neuronal death due to oxidative stress is a regular feature of brains in neurodegenerative diseases. However, much less attention has been given to the death of glial cells. In this study, we examined p53-sensitive apoptosis of cells by using human glioblastoma A172 cells and ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Kitamura Y,Ota T,Matsuoka Y,Tooyama I,Kimura H,Shimohama S,Nomura Y,Gebicke-Haerter PJ,Taniguchi T

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Synemin, a very unique type VI intermediate filament (IF) protein, exhibits alternative splice variants termed alpha and beta. Unlike other IF proteins, synemin binds to actin-associated proteins, including alpha-actinin, vinculin, and alpha-dystrobrevin. Our previous work has demonstrated the presence of synemin in d...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Jing R,Pizzolato G,Robson RM,Gabbiani G,Skalli O

更新日期：2005-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is known to promote proliferation of both retinal progenitors and Muller glia in vitro, but several questions remain concerning an in vivo role for this factor. In this study, we investigated whether the EGF receptor (EGFR) is necessary for the maintenance of normal levels of progenitor a...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Close JL,Liu J,Gumuscu B,Reh TA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions are regarded as the primary pathway underlying propagation of Ca2+ waves between astrocytes, although signaling through extracellular space may also contribute. Results obtained from astrocytes cultured from sibling Cx43 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice in six litters showed that Ca2+ waves propagat...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Scemes E,Dermietzel R,Spray DC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Increasing evidence has suggested that astrocytes demonstrate striking regionally allocated functional heterogeneity. Here, we discuss how this spatiotemporally encoded diversity determines the astrocytic phenotype along a finely grained spectrum from neuroprotective to deleterious states. With increasing recognition ...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Clarke BE,Taha DM,Tyzack GE,Patani R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the last few years, the expression of voltage-dependent, TTX-sensitive Na+ channels has been demonstrated in several types of neuroglial cells such as astrocytes and Schwann cells. Recently, we reported the occurrence of such Na+ currents in retinal Müller (glial) cells from dog and cat. This paper deals with t...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Chao TI,Skachkov SN,Eberhardt W,Reichenbach A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cells have been shown to express several biophysically and pharmacology distinct potassium channel types. However, the molecular identity of most glial K+ channels is unknown. We have developed an antibody specific for the Shaker type potassium channel Kv1.5 protein, and demonstrate by immunohistochemistry the p...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Roy ML,Saal D,Perney T,Sontheimer H,Waxman SG,Kaczmarek LK

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：:To study the role of L-type voltage-gated Ca++ channels in oligodendrocyte development, we used a mouse model of Timothy syndrome (TS) in which a gain-of-function mutation in the α1 subunit of the L-type Ca++ channel Cav1.2 gives rise to an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) isolat...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Cheli VT,Santiago González DA,Zamora NN,Lama TN,Spreuer V,Rasmusson RL,Bett GC,Panagiotakos G,Paez PM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell-mediated potassium and glutamate homeostases play important roles in the regulation of neuronal excitability. Diminished potassium and glutamate buffering capabilities of astrocytes result in hyperexcitability of neurons and abnormal synaptic transmission. The role of the different K+ channels in maintainin...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Kucheryavykh YV,Kucheryavykh LY,Nichols CG,Maldonado HM,Baksi K,Reichenbach A,Skatchkov SN,Eaton MJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the brain, glycogen metabolism has been implied in synaptic plasticity and learning, yet the distribution of this molecule has not been fully described. We investigated cerebral glycogen of the mouse by immunohistochemistry (IHC) using two monoclonal antibodies that have different affinities depending on the glycog...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Oe Y,Baba O,Ashida H,Nakamura KC,Hirase H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) play a critical role in immune-mediated demyelinating diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), by regulating the viability of oligodendrocytes. Our previous studies show th...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Stone S,Wu S,Jamison S,Durose W,Pallais JP,Lin W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The creatine kinase isoenzymes play an important role in maintaining ATP levels in some cell types during times of high energy demand. We have previously shown in primary cell cultures from rat brain that glial cells express much higher levels of brain creatine kinase (CKB) mRNA than neurons. In a separate earlier stu...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Kuzhikandathil EV,Molloy GR

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minocycline, a derivative of the antibiotic tetracycline, displays neuroprotective properties in various models of neurodegenerative diseases and is now used in clinical trials, because of its relative safety and tolerability. Minocycline passes the blood-brain barrier and is presumed to inhibit microglial activation....

journal_title：Glia

authors： Familian A,Boshuizen RS,Eikelenboom P,Veerhuis R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytic proliferation and hypertrophy (astrogliosis) are associated with neuronal injury. However, neither the temporal nor the spatial relationship between astrocytes and injured neurons is clear, especially in neurodegenerative diseases. We investigated these questions in a mouse amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AL...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Levine JB,Kong J,Nadler M,Xu Z

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Despite decades of research, primary brain tumors, gliomas, lack effective treatment options and present a huge clinical challenge. Particularly, the most malignant subtype, Glioblastoma multiforme, proliferates extensively and cells often undergo incomplete cell divisions, resulting in multinucleated cells. We now pr...

journal_title：Glia

authors： Bomben VC,Sontheimer H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00