2014
Cell-selective knockout and 3D confocal image analysis reveals separate roles for astrocyte-and endothelial-derived CCL2 in neuroinflammation
Paul D, Ge S, Lemire Y, Jellison ER, Serwanski DR, Ruddle NH, Pachter JS. Cell-selective knockout and 3D confocal image analysis reveals separate roles for astrocyte-and endothelial-derived CCL2 in neuroinflammation. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2014, 11: 10. PMID: 24444311, PMCID: PMC3906899, DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-11-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisBlood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemBrain microvascular endothelial cellsKO miceEarly experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptideEndothelial cellsNormal central nervous systemReduced EAE severityClinical disease progressionIFN-γ productionT cell proliferationWild-type miceMicrovascular endothelial cellsCCL2 immunoreactivityEAE severityImmunofluorescence confocal microscopyBBB damageEAE modelAutoimmune encephalomyelitisIL-17Neuroinflammatory conditionsNeuroinflammatory diseasesWT mice
1997
A Critical Role for Lymphotoxin in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis
Suen W, Bergman C, Hjelmström P, Ruddle N. A Critical Role for Lymphotoxin in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1997, 186: 1233-1240. PMID: 9334362, PMCID: PMC2199100, DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.8.1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental allergic encephalomyelitisMaximum clinical scoreMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinClinical scoresLT-alphaAllergic encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous system inflammationNervous system inflammationT cell productionDisease multiple sclerosisRat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinAverage clinical scoreDisease indexWild-type littermatesWT T cellsNecrosis factor familyMOG 35CNS inflammationMOG antibodiesSystem inflammationWT miceC57BL/6 miceOligodendrocyte glycoproteinTNF-alpha