The Concept of Neuroglia ‐ the State of the Art Circa 1900
Glia,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 4, 2025
ABSTRACT
Glial
cells
were
first
defined
by
Rudolf
Virchow
in
1856.
About
40
years
later,
glial
research
had
developed
into
a
field
distinct
from
the
mainstream
study
of
neurons
as
central
elements
governing
brain
function.
By
that
time,
substantial
knowledge
about
properties
accumulated,
exemplified
five
important
publications
four
distinguished
investigators:
Gustav
Retzius,
Michael
von
Lenhossek,
Carl
Weigert,
and
Hans
Held.
These
treatises
broadly
summarized
what
was
known
cells,
comparing
findings
leeches
to
humans.
Practically
speaking,
these
articles
represent
foundation
our
current
knowledge.
All
contributions
published
German,
which
at
time
one
dominant
languages
for
scientific
exchange.
This
article
summarizes
comments
on
their
thus
provides
insight
time.
More
importantly,
Supporting
Information,
we
provide
English
translations
original
scans
publications,
making
them
accessible
an
international
readership.
Язык: Английский
Targeting active microglia alleviates distal edge of proton radiation-induced neural damage
Keman Liao,
Dan Ou,
Chen Mei
и другие.
Advances in Radiation Oncology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 101764 - 101764
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Discovery of Limonoids from Xylocarpus granatum as Potential Leads against Neuroinflammation
Journal of Natural Products,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2025
Discovery
of
new
natural
products
with
both
anti-inflammatory
effects
on
activated
microglia
and
protective
activity
dopaminergic
neurons
is
a
strategy
to
find
drug
leads
against
neuroinflammation
in
Parkinson's
disease.
In
this
work,
nine
limonoids,
named
thaigranatumins
A-I
(1-9),
two
protolimonoids,
J
(10)
K
(11),
were
obtained
from
seeds
the
Thai
mangrove,
Xylocarpus
granatum.
The
structures
these
compounds
established
by
analysis
spectroscopic
data,
single-crystal
X-ray
diffraction
(Cu
Kα),
comparison
experimental
calculated
ECD
spectra.
Thaigranatumin
A
(1),
containing
C-16/C-30
δ-lactone
ring-D
tetra-substituted
C8-O-C17-bridged
tetrahydrofuran
ring-F,
first
limonoid
featuring
unique
6/6/6/6/6/5/5-fused
heptacyclic
framework.
G
(7)
exhibited
inhibitory
protein
expression
iNOS,
COX2,
IL-1β
lipopolysaccharide-stimulated
mouse
BV2
cells
neuroprotective
rotenone-induced
injury
midbrain
neuron
MN9D
dose-dependent
manner.
Preliminary
bioassays
indicated
that
thaigranatumin
might
be
valuable
lead
neuroinflammation,
thus
warranting
further
studies.
Язык: Английский
Microglia from patients with multiple sclerosis display a cell-autonomous immune activation state
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 11, 2024
Abstract
Aberrant
and
sustained
activation
of
microglia
is
implicated
in
the
progression
severity
multiple
sclerosis
(MS).
However,
whether
intrinsic
alterations
microglial
function
impact
pathogenesis
this
disease
remains
unclear.
We
conducted
transcriptomic
functional
analyses
microglia-like
cells
(iMGLs)
differentiated
from
induced
pluripotent
stem
(iPSCs)
patients
with
MS
(pwMS)
to
answer
question.
generated
iPSCs
six
pwMS
showing
increased
activity
via
translocator
protein
(TSPO)-PET
imaging.
demonstrated
that
iMGL
transcriptional
profile
resembled
signature
found
lesions.
Importantly,
compared
healthy
controls,
iMGLs
presented
cell-autonomous
differences
their
regulation
inflammation,
both
basal
state
following
inflammatory
lipopolysaccharide
challenge.
Through
profiling,
we
showed
display
expression
genes
known
be
upregulated
microglia.
Furthermore,
were
associated
immune
receptor
activation,
antigen
presentation,
complement
system,
implications.
Finally,
indicated
changes
corresponded
secretion
cytokines
chemokines
phagocytosis.
Together,
our
results
provide
evidence
putative
identify
recapitulate
phenotypes
observed
vivo
pwMS.
These
findings
indicate
disease-specific
are
valuable
tools
for
studying
vitro
highlight
as
potential
therapeutic
targets
MS.
Язык: Английский