2021
Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection
2008
PDCD10, the gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation 3, is expressed in the neurovascular unit.
Tanriover G, Boylan AJ, Diluna ML, Pricola KL, Louvi A, Gunel M. PDCD10, the gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation 3, is expressed in the neurovascular unit. Neurosurgery 2008, 62: 930-8; discussion 938. PMID: 18496199, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000318179.02912.ca.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple organ systemsNeurovascular unitPostnatal mouse brainCerebral cavernous malformation 3Mouse brainCell death 10 geneArterial endotheliumOrgan systemsGranule cell layerMessenger ribonucleic acid expressionRibonucleic acid expressionCCM3/PDCD10Brainstem tissueEmbryonic mouse brainSeptal nucleusCortical plateDentate gyrusHypothalamic nucleiOlfactory bulbHuman cerebralInferior colliculusSolid organ tissuesVenous structuresVenous endotheliumDisease pathogenesis