The astrocyte in multiple sclerosis revisited

Astrocyte-derived VEGF-A drives blood-brain barrier disruption in CNS inflammatory disease

(2012) Azeb Tadesse Argaw et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Stimulation of the neurotrophin receptor TrkB on astrocytes drives nitric oxide production and neurodegeneration

(2012) Emanuela Colombo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Functional role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in neuroprotective autoimmunity: therapeutic implications in a model of multiple sclerosis

(2011) R. A. Linker et al.   BRAIN

Molecular outcomes of neuromyelitis optica (NMO)-IgG binding to aquaporin-4 in astrocytes

(2011) S. R. Hinson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and CNS Immune Quiescence

(2011) J. I. Alvarez et al.   SCIENCE

Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in MP4-induced autoimmune encephalomyelitis

(2010) Sita Javeri et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Overcoming remyelination failure in multiple sclerosis and other myelin disorders

(2010) Stephen P.J. Fancy et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

The perivascular astroglial sheath provides a complete covering of the brain microvessels: An electron microscopic 3D reconstruction

(2010) Thomas Misje Mathiisen et al.   GLIA

Astrocyte-Restricted Ablation of Interleukin-17-Induced Act1-Mediated Signaling Ameliorates Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

(2010) Zizhen Kang et al.   IMMUNITY

Neuromyelitis optica: a demyelinating disease characterized by acute destruction and regeneration of perivascular astrocytes

(2010) John DE Parratt et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

AQP4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica: diagnostic and pathogenetic relevance

(2010) Sven Jarius et al.   Nature Reviews Neurology

Disruption of Astrocyte STAT3 Signaling Decreases Mitochondrial Function and Increases Oxidative Stress In Vitro

(2010) Theodore A. Sarafian et al.   PLoS One

Chondroitin Sulfates Are Required for Fibroblast Growth Factor-2-Dependent Proliferation and Maintenance in Neural Stem Cells and for Epidermal Growth Factor-Dependent Migration of Their Progeny

(2010) Swetlana Sirko et al.   STEM CELLS

Loss of astrocyte polarity marks blood–brain barrier impairment during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

(2009) Karen Wolburg-Buchholz et al.   ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA

Astrocytes: biology and pathology

(2009) Michael V. Sofroniew et al.   ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA

Neuromyelitis optica: Pathogenicity of patient immunoglobulin in vivo

(2009) Monika Bradl et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

The Glial Nature of Embryonic and Adult Neural Stem Cells

(2009) Arnold Kriegstein et al.   Annual Review of Neuroscience

Transgenic models for cytokine-induced neurological disease

(2009) Iain L. Campbell et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE

Transgenic Inhibition of Astroglial NF- B Improves Functional Outcome in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Suppressing Chronic Central Nervous System Inflammation

(2009) R. Brambilla et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Cytotoxic effect of neuromyelitis optica antibody (NMO-IgG) to astrocytes: An in vitro study

(2009) Lidia Sabater et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Interferon-β therapy up-regulates BDNF secretion from PBMCs of MS patients through a CD40-dependent mechanism

(2009) David Azoulay et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Marked increase in cerebrospinal fluid glial fibrillar acidic protein in neuromyelitis optica: an astrocytic damage marker

(2009) T Misu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY

Reactive Astrocytes Form Scar-Like Perivascular Barriers to Leukocytes during Adaptive Immune Inflammation of the CNS

(2009) R. R. Voskuhl et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Deletion of Astrocyte Connexins 43 and 30 Leads to a Dysmyelinating Phenotype and Hippocampal CA1 Vacuolation

(2009) S. E. Lutz et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Prospects of repair in multiple sclerosis

(2009) V. Wee Yong   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

The bright side of the glial scar in CNS repair

(2009) Asya Rolls et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Astrocytic necrosis is induced by anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive serum

(2009) Makoto Kinoshita et al.   NEUROREPORT

Neurological autoimmunity targeting aquaporin-4

(2009) S.R. Hinson et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

VEGF-mediated disruption of endothelial CLN-5 promotes blood-brain barrier breakdown

(2009) Azeb Tadesse Argaw et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular dissection of reactive astrogliosis and glial scar formation

(2009) Michael V. Sofroniew   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Astrocytes in multiple sclerosis: A product of their environment

(2008) A. Nair et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Oversulfated Chondroitin Sulfate Plays Critical Roles in the Neuronal Migration in the Cerebral Cortex

(2008) Maki Ishii et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Aquaporin-4–binding autoantibodies in patients with neuromyelitis optica impair glutamate transport by down-regulating EAAT2

(2008) Shannon R. Hinson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Gap Junctions Couple Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes

(2008) Jennifer L. Orthmann-Murphy et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Bioluminescence in vivo imaging of autoimmune encephalomyelitis predicts disease

(2008) Jian Luo et al.   Journal of Neuroinflammation

Perivascular Spaces and the Two Steps to Neuroinflammation

(2008) Trevor Owens et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

STAT3 is a Critical Regulator of Astrogliosis and Scar Formation after Spinal Cord Injury

(2008) J. E. Herrmann et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The role of SVZ-derived neural precursors in demyelinating diseases: From animal models to multiple sclerosis

(2007) B. Nait-Oumesmar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES