2014
B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes
Stern JN, Yaari G, Vander Heiden JA, Church G, Donahue WF, Hintzen RQ, Huttner AJ, Laman JD, Nagra RM, Nylander A, Pitt D, Ramanan S, Siddiqui BA, Vigneault F, Kleinstein SH, Hafler DA, O'Connor KC. B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 248ra107. PMID: 25100741, PMCID: PMC4388137, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lymph nodesCentral nervous systemB cellsCerebrospinal fluidLymph nodesMultiple sclerosisLymphoid tissueCNS of patientsCNS B cellsAntigen-experienced B cellsMultiple sclerosis brainSecondary lymphoid tissuesB cell compartmentB cell trafficB cell maturationImmunomodulatory therapyImmune infiltratesPeripheral bloodInflammatory diseasesLymphocyte transmigrationPeripheral tissuesNervous systemMembers of clonesCell maturationCell traffic
2000
Glutamate excitotoxicity in a model of multiple sclerosis
Pitt D, Werner P, Raine C. Glutamate excitotoxicity in a model of multiple sclerosis. Nature Medicine 2000, 6: 67-70. PMID: 10613826, DOI: 10.1038/71555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate excitotoxicityMultiple sclerosisAMPA/kainate antagonist NBQXAMPA/kainate typeCentral nervous system inflammationAMPA/kainate antagonistAntigen-primed T cellsCentral nervous system2Nervous system inflammationExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisCentral nervous systemMyelin-producing cellsLack of effectDemyelinating modelKainate typeSystem inflammationAutoimmune encephalomyelitisInflammatory attacksKainate antagonistAntagonist NBQXAutoimmune demyelinationPathologic featuresClinical differencesReceptor damageOligodendrocyte survival
1999
Neuregulin and erbB receptor expression in normal and diseased human white matter
Cannella B, Pitt D, Marchionni M, Raine C. Neuregulin and erbB receptor expression in normal and diseased human white matter. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1999, 100: 233-242. PMID: 10695733, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(99)00201-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial growth factor 2Multiple sclerosisErbB receptor expressionWhite matterHuman white matterReceptor expressionCases of MSHuman lymph node tissueAreas of remyelinationLymph node tissueGrowth factor 2Autoimmune demyelinationMicroglial cellsNeurologic diseaseMS lesionsNode tissueMitogenic effectWestern blotWestern blottingOligodendrocytesReceptorsRemyelinationWidespread expressionFactor 2Lymphocytes