Experimental immune-mediated damage of septal cholinergic neurons.

abstract：:Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules are expressed on myoblasts after interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) treatment, suggesting a muscle cell involvement in antigen presentation in inflammatory myopathies. However, they were not observed on normal or pathological myofibers. This discrepancy might be rela...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Mantegazza R,Gebbia M,Mora M,Barresi R,Bernasconi P,Baggi F,Cornelio F

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize behavioral and physiological alterations induced by viral respiratory infection, C57BL/6 and BALB/c strains of mice were monitored for 2 days before and 4 days after intranasal inoculation with influenza virus. Both strains developed hypothermia, decrease locomotor activity, and decreased delta-wave am...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Toth LA,Rehg JE,Webster RG

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic function in myasthenic patients was examined using two biochemical markers which specifically define a population of cortisone-sensitive cortical thymocytes. The enzymatic activities of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) were determined in 13 samples. High contents of both...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Vezzoni P,Fiacchino F,Clerici L,Sghirlanzoni A,Cerrato D,Peluchetti D,Lucchini R,Raineri M,Cornelio F

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is an important autoantigen in multiple sclerosis and in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). We generated a T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic (Tg) mouse expressing a TCR derived from an encephalitogenic T cell clone specific for MOG(35-55). This mouse failed to dev...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Mendel I,Natarajan K,Ben-Nun A,Shevach EM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell lines were selected from basic protein (BP)-immunized SJL/J mice using synthetic peptides encompassing the major SJL/J encephalitogenic determinant. Synthetic peptide-derived T cell lines proliferated in response to BP, the 89-169 peptidase fragment of BP and the synthetic peptides, pM87-99, pM90-99 and pM91-99...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Bourdette DN,Vandenbark AA,Hashim G,Whitham RH,Offner H

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we have shown the expression of the complement regulatory proteins decay-accelerating factor (DAF, CD55), membrane cofactor protein (MCP, CD46) and CD59 on human D54-MG astroglioma cells by several methods, including immunofluorescence, flow cytometry and Western blotting and Northern blot analysis. Th...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Yang C,Jones JL,Barnum SR

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using simultaneous dual direct immunofluorescence the effect of high dose intravenous methylprednisolone on the expression of T lymphocyte differentiation antigens in paired cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood samples of nine clinically active patients with multiple sclerosis was studied. Corticosteroid treatment...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Durelli L,Poccardi G,Cavallo R

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCB) limit the influx of immune mediators and bloodstream compounds into the central nervous system (CNS). Upon injury or infection, the integrity of these barriers is compromised and leukocyte infiltration occurs. The BCB is located in the choro...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Alvarez JI,Teale JM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo effects on the expression of adhesion molecules and on the adhesion between mononuclear cells and multiple sclerosis human brain endothelial cells (MS-HBECs) were investigated at the beginning of beta-IFN-1b treatment of MS patients. MS-HBECs were isolated from a surgical specimen obtained from an MS patie...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Corsini E,Gelati M,Dufour A,Massa G,Nespolo A,Ciusani E,Milanese C,La Mantia L,Salmaggi A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to validate the diagnostic utility of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-neurofascin (NF) 155 antibody in 191 patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Human NF155-based ELISA clearly distinguished between anti-NF155 antibody-positive and -negativ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Kadoya M,Kaida K,Koike H,Takazaki H,Ogata H,Moriguchi K,Shimizu J,Nagata E,Takizawa S,Chiba A,Yamasaki R,Kira JI,Sobue G,Ikewaki K

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells are of increasing importance as a target for multiple sclerosis treatment. Here we show that GA treatment of mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) biases cytokine production by B cells towards cytokines associated with regulation in MS including interleukin (IL)-4, -10 and -13 and reduces p...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Begum-Haque S,Sharma A,Christy M,Lentini T,Ochoa-Reparaz J,Fayed IF,Mielcarz D,Haque A,Kasper LH

更新日期：2010-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which autoantibodies, most commonly directed against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR), impair neuromuscular transmission and cause muscle weakness. In this study, we utilized two-dimensional difference in-gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) to analyze the muscle's proteomi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Gomez AM,Vanheel A,Losen M,Molenaar PC,De Baets MH,Noben JP,Hellings N,Martinez-Martinez P

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance P (SP) can produce cytokine-like responses by astrocytes and mononuclear cells. In an effort to identify neurokinin-1-receptors (NK1-R), an antibody to NK1-R was generated by using a linear peptide sequence from the deduced third extracellular region (ECR) corresponding to the seven transmembrane rat brain N...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： van Ginkel FW,Pascual DW

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF alpha, have been intricately linked with arthritis and the pathogenesis of several models of neuropathic pain. In addition, arthritis (as well as other types of persistent pain) is associated with increased sympathetic activity and alterations of other ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Chou RC,Dong XL,Noble BK,Knight PR,Spengler RN

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) are important mediators of a variety of pathological processes, including inflammation and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Cytokines and chemokines are detected at mRNA level in human and animal ischemic brains. This suggests that hypoxia/reoxygenation may induce cytokine production t...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Wang MJ,Huang HM,Hsieh SJ,Jeng KC,Kuo JS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only few reports are available on the epitope specificity of anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies in multiple sclerosis (MS). In the present study we provide a precise characterization of the epitope specificity of serum antibodies directed against the extracellular domain of MOG, including IgG, I...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Khalil M,Reindl M,Lutterotti A,Kuenz B,Ehling R,Gneiss C,Lackner P,Deisenhammer F,Berger T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between lymphocytes and brain endothelium is a central pathogenetic event in CNS autoimmunity and, thus, represents an important focus of investigation. Chemokine binding through specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) on lymphocyte surface activates integrins and induces inside-out signaling and ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Constantin G

更新日期：2008-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is associated with increased glial responsiveness that may enhance the brain's susceptibility to injury and disease. To determine whether unique age-related molecular responses occur in brain injury, we assessed mRNA levels of representative central nervous system (CNS) inflammation-related molecules in young (3...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Kyrkanides S,O'Banion MK,Whiteley PE,Daeschner JC,Olschowka JA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if alpha-tocopherol-a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging agent-inhibits LPS-induced oxidative stress and interleukin-6 (IL-6) production in murine microglia and brain. LPS increased intracellular peroxides and IL-6 in a dose-dependent fashion in primary microglia. The L...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Godbout JP,Berg BM,Kelley KW,Johnson RW

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the seasonal impact on the clinical onset of inflammatory neurological diseases of the central nervous system by analyzing the onset month with information on clinical manifestations in Japanese patients. As a result, patients with anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies (AQP4-IgG)-positive neuromyel...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Akaishi T,Fujimori J,Takahashi T,Misu T,Takai Y,Nishiyama S,Kaneko K,Ogawa R,Abe M,Ishii T,Aoki M,Fujihara K,Nakashima I

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Relative telomere length (TL) is regarded as a biomarker of biological age. Accelerated immune aging, as represented by TL reduction, has been demonstrated in autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). However, it is still unresolved whether telomere shortening is the cause or the consequence of the patho...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Habib R,Ocklenburg S,Hoffjan S,Haghikia A,Epplen JT,Arning L

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients make antibodies to heterogeneous nuclear ribonuclear protein A1 (hnRNP-A1), a nucleocytoplasmic protein. We hypothesized this autoimmune reaction might contribute to neurodegeneration. Antibodies from MS patients reacted with hnRNP-A1-'M9', its nuclear translocation sequence. Transfect...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Lee S,Xu L,Shin Y,Gardner L,Hartzes A,Dohan FC,Raine C,Homayouni R,Levin MC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), one of the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, is a neuroprotective lipid with anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated the possible therapeutic effect of EPA on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). EAE mice were fed a diet with or without EPA. The clinical EAE scores of the ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Unoda K,Doi Y,Nakajima H,Yamane K,Hosokawa T,Ishida S,Kimura F,Hanafusa T

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter, is neurotoxic at high concentrations. Neuroglial cells, including astrocytes and microglia, play an important role in regulating its extracellular levels. Cultured human monocytic THP-1 cells increased their glutamate secretion following 18 and 68 h exposure to the inflammato...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Klegeris A,Walker DG,McGeer PL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high proportion of peptide 1-11 specific T cells from H-2u (V beta 8+, H-2u) mice express the V beta 8 TCR chain. Peptide 89-101 is immunodominant for B10.RIII (V beta 8+, H-2r) mice; thus, it was of interest to determine whether V beta 8 TCR would be over-represented in a population of peptide 89-101-specific T cel...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Zhao ML,Xia JQ,Fritz RB

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plaque classification is proposed based on observation of 348 plaques from 52 post-mortem multiple sclerosis (MS) cases. Four plaque types, ranging from 'earliest lesion' to 'inactive', are described according to immunological activation and degree of demyelination, seen by expression of the Major Histocompatibility C...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Sanders V,Conrad AJ,Tourtellotte WW

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has well recognized effects on cerebral endothelial cells and, therefore, may mediate disruption of blood-brain barrier in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). To evaluate the in vivo relationship of TNF-alpha to blood-brain barrier impairment in MS, levels of this cytokine in...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Sharief MK,Thompson EJ

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is associated with apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells. Local productions of reactive oxygen species and inflammatory mediators from activated microglial cells have been hypothesized to underlie apoptotic processes. We previously demonstrated that the anti-inflammatory effect of adenos...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Ahmad S,Elsherbiny NM,Bhatia K,Elsherbini AM,Fulzele S,Liou GI

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoelectron microscopical techniques have been used to study class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) expression by cells in the spinal cords of Biozzi AB/H mice with chronic relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Throughout the course of disease both astrocytes and endothelia failed to express s...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Butter C,O'Neill JK,Baker D,Gschmeissner SE,Turk JL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells are the critical mediators of various immune responses and are the first line of defense against any infection including HIV. They play a major role in harboring HIV and the subsequent infection of T cells and passage of virus through the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The recently discovered DC-specific, ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroimmunology

authors： Nair MP,Schwartz SA,Mahajan SD,Tsiao C,Chawda RP,Whitney R,Don Sykes BB,Hewitt R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00