2018
Enhanced astrocyte responses are driven by a genetic risk allele associated with multiple sclerosis
Ponath G, Lincoln MR, Levine-Ritterman M, Park C, Dahlawi S, Mubarak M, Sumida T, Airas L, Zhang S, Isitan C, Nguyen TD, Raine CS, Hafler DA, Pitt D. Enhanced astrocyte responses are driven by a genetic risk allele associated with multiple sclerosis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 5337. PMID: 30559390, PMCID: PMC6297228, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07785-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisAstrocyte responseRisk variantsLocal autoimmune inflammationPeripheral immune cellsCentral nervous system cellsPeripheral immune systemCultured human astrocytesNervous system cellsNF-κB signalingCNS accessDysfunctional lymphocytesAstroglial functionAutoimmune inflammationLymphocytic infiltrateLymphocyte recruitmentImmune cellsGenetic risk allelesGenetic risk variantsMS lesionsMS susceptibilityHuman astrocytesLesion sizeImmune systemSystem cellsThe Role of Astrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis
Ponath G, Park C, Pitt D. The Role of Astrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 217. PMID: 29515568, PMCID: PMC5826071, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAstrocytesBlood-Brain BarrierCentral Nervous SystemHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMultiple SclerosisSignal TransductionConceptsRole of astrocytesImmune cell accessCentral nervous systemMultiple sclerosis lesionsAstrocyte activationMultiple sclerosisGlial scarAstrocyte functionMS treatmentMS lesionsNervous systemAstrocytesSclerosis lesionsLesion formationFunctional polarizationLesionsCell accessSclerosisInflammationPathogenesis
2000
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Fails to Enhance Central Nervous System Myelin Repair during Autoimmune Demyelination
Cannella B, Pitt D, Capello E, Raine C. Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Fails to Enhance Central Nervous System Myelin Repair during Autoimmune Demyelination. American Journal Of Pathology 2000, 157: 933-943. PMID: 10980132, PMCID: PMC1885703, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64606-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor-1Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisCentral nervous system tissueGrowth factor-1Nervous system tissueAcute phaseChronic phaseChronic time pointsTime pointsVehicle-treated groupIGF-1 administrationVehicle-treated controlsFactor 1Oligodendrocyte progenitor populationClinical ameliorationAutoimmune encephalomyelitisCytokine levelsDifferent time pointsTreatment regimenAutoimmune demyelinationMultiple sclerosisSJL miceMyelin regenerationMyelin repairTGF-beta2