2004
Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Multiple Sclerosis
Pitt D, Raine C. Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Multiple Sclerosis. 2004, 285-303. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8959-8_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlutamate excitotoxicityMultiple sclerosisWhite matter injuryCentral white matterProminent demyelinationMS pathogenesisOligodendrocyte damageInflammatory demyelinationOligodendrocyte lossExtracellular glutamateGlutamate homeostasisAnimal modelsExcitotoxicityWhite matterCell targetsClearance pathwaysCommon pathwayDisease mechanismsCell culture studiesDemyelinationSclerosisRecent dataOligodendrocytesCulture studiesPathogenesis
2000
Glutamate excitotoxicity — a mechanism for axonal damage and oligodendrocyte death in Multiple Sclerosis?
Werner P, Pitt D, Raine CS. Glutamate excitotoxicity — a mechanism for axonal damage and oligodendrocyte death in Multiple Sclerosis? Journal Of Neural Transmission. Supplementa 2000, 375-385. PMID: 11205156, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6301-6_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemAMPA/kainate antagonistMultiple sclerosisGlutamate excitotoxicityImmune cellsKainate antagonistAxonal damageAntigen-primed T cellsMyelin-producing cellsLack of effectSite of entryCNS inflammationInflammatory attacksExperimental autoimmunePerivascular cuffsAutoimmune demyelinationInflammatory lesionsClinical differencesOligodendrocyte survivalEffective therapyGlutamate receptorsOligodendrocyte deathT cellsExcitotoxicityLesion size