2012
Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) Expression in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Harberts E, Datta D, Chen S, Wohler J, Oh U, Jacobson S. Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) Expression in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Journal Of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2012, 8: 51-57. PMID: 22956240, PMCID: PMC4765953, DOI: 10.1007/s11481-012-9397-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetamidesAdultBiomarkersBrainCell SeparationFemaleHumansIsoquinolinesLeukocytes, MononuclearLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMiddle AgedMitochondriaMultiple SclerosisPositron-Emission TomographyProtein BindingPyridinesRadioligand AssayRadiopharmaceuticalsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, GABAConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMultiple sclerosis patientsExpression of TSPOMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyTSPO expressionSclerosis patientsCentral nervous system inflammationHealthy donor cohortNervous system inflammationMarkers of inflammationPotential peripheral biomarkerBlood mononuclear cellsTranslocator protein 18TSPO protein expressionSystem inflammationMS patientsNeuroinflammatory conditionsPeripheral biomarkersMononuclear cellsNeuropathologic conditionsDonor cohortInflammatory diseasesHealthy donorsHealthy individuals
2011
Inhibition of immune activation by a novel nuclear factor-kappa B inhibitor in HTLV-I–associated neurologic disease
Oh U, McCormick M, Datta D, Turner R, Bobb K, Monie D, Sliskovic D, Tanaka Y, Zhang J, Meshulam J, Jacobson S. Inhibition of immune activation by a novel nuclear factor-kappa B inhibitor in HTLV-I–associated neurologic disease. Blood 2011, 117: 3363-3369. PMID: 21212284, PMCID: PMC3069676, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-306571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHAM/TSPNF-κB activationImmune activationHuman T-lymphotropic virus type IMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisNuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) inhibitorChronic inflammatory disordersBlood mononuclear cellsLymphocyte activation markersTropical spastic paraparesisCentral nervous systemNF-κB pathwayNF-κB inhibitionNovel small molecule inhibitorVirus type ICanonical NF-κB activationViral protein expressionSpontaneous lymphoproliferationShort-term cultureActivation markersInflammatory disordersMononuclear cellsSpastic paraparesisNeurologic disease