Featured Publications
Astrocytes and microglia play orchestrated roles and respect phagocytic territories during neuronal corpse removal in vivo
Damisah EC, Hill RA, Rai A, Chen F, Rothlin CV, Ghosh S, Grutzendler J. Astrocytes and microglia play orchestrated roles and respect phagocytic territories during neuronal corpse removal in vivo. Science Advances 2020, 6: eaba3239. PMID: 32637606, PMCID: PMC7319765, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba3239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpse removalPrecise spatiotemporal resolutionApoptotic cell removalReceptor tyrosine kinasesGlial cellsOrchestrated rolesTyrosine kinaseApoptotic bodiesCell deathSpecialized roleCoordinated interactionPhagocytic interactionSingle cellsBrain homeostasisCellsCell removalIntravital optical imagingSpatiotemporal resolutionRole of phagocytesSynchronized fashionKinaseMarked delayRoleHomeostasisAstrocytesA fluoro-Nissl dye identifies pericytes as distinct vascular mural cells during in vivo brain imaging
Damisah EC, Hill RA, Tong L, Murray KN, Grutzendler J. A fluoro-Nissl dye identifies pericytes as distinct vascular mural cells during in vivo brain imaging. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1023-1032. PMID: 28504673, PMCID: PMC5550770, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4564.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Emerging technologies to study glial cells
Hirbec H, Déglon N, Foo LC, Goshen I, Grutzendler J, Hangen E, Kreisel T, Linck N, Muffat J, Regio S, Rion S, Escartin C. Emerging technologies to study glial cells. Glia 2020, 68: 1692-1728. PMID: 31958188, DOI: 10.1002/glia.23780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell typesChallenging biological questionsGlial cellsSpecific cell typesDifferent glial cell typesGlial cell typesBiological questionsPhysiological functionsPrecursor cellsTight interactionOligodendrocyte precursor cellsCellsExperimental approachRelative contributionBrain functionFull understandingSpecific brain functionsRoleFunctionInteractionDevelopmentTranslation
2018
Activation of pial and dural macrophages and dendritic cells by cortical spreading depression
Schain AJ, Melo‐Carrillo A, Borsook D, Grutzendler J, Strassman AM, Burstein R. Activation of pial and dural macrophages and dendritic cells by cortical spreading depression. Annals Of Neurology 2018, 83: 508-521. PMID: 29394508, PMCID: PMC5965700, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierDendritic cellsDural macrophagesImmune cellsAnatomical relationshipMigratory dendritic cellsAnn NeurolTRPV1 axonsMeningeal nociceptorsHead painMigraine attacksNociceptor activationSubarachnoid spaceMeningeal macrophagesMacrophagesCortical eventsAxonsActivationAuraDuraDepressionMinutesCellsCellular eventsCSD
2009
Ballistic delivery of dyes for structural and functional studies of the nervous system.
Gan WB, Grutzendler J, Wong RO, Lichtman JW. Ballistic delivery of dyes for structural and functional studies of the nervous system. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2009, 2009: pdb.prot5202. PMID: 20147144, PMCID: PMC2916724, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot5202.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Two modes of radial migration in early development of the cerebral cortex
Nadarajah B, Brunstrom J, Grutzendler J, Wong R, Pearlman A. Two modes of radial migration in early development of the cerebral cortex. Nature Neuroscience 2001, 4: 143-150. PMID: 11175874, DOI: 10.1038/83967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexAcute cortical slicesCertain genetic mutationsFinal laminar positionSite of originMovement of neuronsCortical slicesCortical neuronsRadial migrationCortical developmentLaminar positionSomal translocationGenetic mutationsCell-type specificDifferential effectsEarly ageCortexNeuronsMarginal zoneLeading processCellsTranslocationEarly developmentTime-lapse imaging
2000
Multicolor “DiOlistic” Labeling of the Nervous System Using Lipophilic Dye Combinations
Gan W, Grutzendler J, Wong W, Wong R, Lichtman J. Multicolor “DiOlistic” Labeling of the Nervous System Using Lipophilic Dye Combinations. Neuron 2000, 27: 219-225. PMID: 10985343, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)00031-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous systemGolgi-like labelingNormal synaptic responsesComplex neuronal networksDendritic remodelingSynaptic responsesNeuronal preparationsNeuronal connectivityNeuronal circuitsIndividual neuronsNeuronsDye-coated particlesGene gunNeuronal networksStructural plasticityLipophilic dyeCellsGliaDiOlisticsLabeling