Activated microglia in a rat stroke model express NG2 proteoglycan in peri-infarct tissue through the involvement of TGF-β1

Expression of MCP-1 and fractalkine on endothelial cells and astrocytes may contribute to the invasion and migration of brain macrophages in ischemic rat brain lesions

(2013) Nari Tei et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Attenuated Inflammatory Response in Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 (TREM2) Knock-Out Mice following Stroke

(2013) Matthias W. Sieber et al.   PLoS One

TGF-β signaling through SMAD2/3 induces the quiescent microglial phenotype within the CNS environment

(2012) Shai Abutbul et al.   GLIA

NG2 and NG2-positive cells delineate focal cerebral infarct demarcation in rats

(2012) Helene L. Claus et al.   NEUROPATHOLOGY

Time Course, Distribution and Cell Types of Induction of Transforming Growth Factor Betas following Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Rat Brain

(2012) Gabriella Pál et al.   PLoS One

NG2 expressed by macrophages and oligodendrocyte precursor cells is dispensable in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

(2011) Martijn Moransard et al.   BRAIN

Subcutaneous injection containing IL-3 and GM-CSF ameliorates stab wound-induced brain injury in rats

(2011) Tasuku Nishihara et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Reduced inflammation accompanies diminished myelin damage and repair in the NG2 null mouse spinal cord

(2011) Karolina Kucharova et al.   Journal of Neuroinflammation

Physiology of Microglia

(2011) Helmut Kettenmann et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

In Situ Dividing and Phagocytosing Retinal Microglia Express Nestin, Vimentin, and NG2 In Vivo

(2011) Stefanie G. Wohl et al.   PLoS One

A cytokine mixture of GM-CSF and IL-3 that induces a neuroprotective phenotype of microglia leading to amelioration of (6-OHDA)-induced Parkinsonism of rats

(2011) Mohammed Emamussalehin Choudhury et al.   Brain and Behavior

The 6-hydroxydopamine-induced nigrostriatal neurodegeneration produces microglia-like NG2 glial cells in the rat substantia nigra

(2010) Yoshihisa Kitamura et al.   GLIA

Cell Death/Proliferation and Alterations in Glial Morphology Contribute to Changes in Diffusivity in the Rat Hippocampus after Hypoxia—Ischemia

(2010) Miroslava Anderova et al.   JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

Induced NG2 expressing microglia in the facial motor nucleus after facial nerve axotomy

(2010) L. Zhu et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Iba1+/NG2+ Macrophage-Like Cells Expressing a Variety of Neuroprotective Factors Ameliorate Ischemic Damage of the Brain

(2009) Anna Smirkin et al.   JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

NG2, a member of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans family mediates the inflammatory response of activated microglia

(2009) Q. Gao et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Involvement of heparanase in migration of microglial cells

(2008) Hisaaki Takahashi et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Intranasal delivery of transforming growth factor-beta1 in mice after stroke reduces infarct volume and increases neurogenesis in the subventricular zone

(2008) Minmin Ma et al.   BMC NEUROSCIENCE

Stroke

(2008) Geoffrey A Donnan et al.   LANCET