2021
Neurovascular imaging with QUTE-CE MRI in APOE4 rats reveals early vascular abnormalities
Leaston J, Ferris C, Kulkarni P, Chandramohan D, van de Ven A, Qiao J, Timms L, Sepulcre J, Fakhri G, Ma C, Normandin M, Gharagouzloo C. Neurovascular imaging with QUTE-CE MRI in APOE4 rats reveals early vascular abnormalities. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256749. PMID: 34449808, PMCID: PMC8396782, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoprotein E4Blood-Brain BarrierBrainDisease Models, AnimalGene Knock-In TechniquesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRatsConceptsVascular abnormalitiesAPOE-e4Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingBlood-brain-barrier leakageNeurovascular dysfunctionSmall vessel abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imagingTri-synaptic circuitBlood-brain-barrierCross-sectional studyFemale ratsSignificant signal increaseHyper-vascularizationCerebrovascular abnormalitiesVessel abnormalitiesNeurovascular imagingQUTE-CEBrain volumeAnimal modelsPathological causesAbnormalitiesHistological validationImaging modalitiesResonance imaging
2006
Methylthioadenosine reverses brain autoimmune disease
Moreno B, Hevia H, Santamaria M, Sepulcre J, Muñoz J, García‐Trevijano E, Berasain C, Corrales F, Avila M, Villoslada P. Methylthioadenosine reverses brain autoimmune disease. Annals Of Neurology 2006, 60: 323-334. PMID: 16786535, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleHumansImmunologic FactorsLymphocytesMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPhytohemagglutininsRatsRats, Inbred LewReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricThionucleosidesConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisAutoimmune diseasesChronic relapsing EAET cell activation in vivoAcute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis animalsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMultiple sclerosisChronic EAE modelHealthy control subjectsInhibiting brain inflammationBlood mononuclear cellsProduction of antiinflammatory cytokinesRodent experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisImmunomodulatory activityPrevention of inhibitorsTranscription factor nuclear factor-kappaB.Cytokine gene expressionNuclear factor-kappaB.Real-time polymerase chain reactionReduced brain damageT cell signalingMultiple sclerosis patientsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisEAE model