2018
Significance and In Vivo Detection of Iron-Laden Microglia in White Matter Multiple Sclerosis Lesions
Gillen KM, Mubarak M, Nguyen TD, Pitt D. Significance and In Vivo Detection of Iron-Laden Microglia in White Matter Multiple Sclerosis Lesions. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 255. PMID: 29515576, PMCID: PMC5826076, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemChronic active lesionsMultiple sclerosisActive lesionsWhite matterWhite matter MS lesionsQuantitative susceptibility mappingNovel MS therapiesResident immune cellsChronic inflammatory activityWhite matter lesionsMyeloid cell activationAdjacent white matterWhite matter multiple sclerosis lesionsChronic tissue damageMultiple sclerosis lesionsMS therapyInflammatory activityMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesChronic inflammationMatter lesionsAged brainImmune cellsMyelin phagocytosisChronic diseases
2014
Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) of white matter multiple sclerosis lesions: Interpreting positive susceptibility and the presence of iron
Wisnieff C, Ramanan S, Olesik J, Gauthier S, Wang Y, Pitt D. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) of white matter multiple sclerosis lesions: Interpreting positive susceptibility and the presence of iron. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2014, 74: 564-570. PMID: 25137340, PMCID: PMC4333139, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisQuantitative susceptibility mappingIron depositionMS brain tissueMicroglia/macrophagesWhite matter multiple sclerosis lesionsPresence of myelinMultiple sclerosis lesionsSubstantial iron depositionChronic inflammationMS lesionsSclerosis lesionsLesionsBrain tissueMyelinMicroglia