کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4324780 1613938 2013 24 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Meningeal and choroid plexus cells—Novel drug targets for CNS disorders
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Meningeal and choroid plexus cells—Novel drug targets for CNS disorders
چکیده انگلیسی

The meninges and choroid plexus perform many functions in the developing and adult human central nervous system (CNS) and are composed of a number of different cell types. In this article I focus on meningeal and choroid plexus cells as targets for the development of drugs to treat a range of traumatic, ischemic and chronic brain disorders. Meningeal cells are involved in cortical development (and their dysfunction may be involved in cortical dysplasia), fibrotic scar formation after traumatic brain injuries (TBI), brain inflammation following infections, and neurodegenerative disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other brain disorders. The choroid plexus regulates the composition of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as well as brain entry of inflammatory cells under basal conditions and after injuries. The meninges and choroid plexus also link peripheral inflammation (occurring in the metabolic syndrome and after infections) to CNS inflammation which may contribute to the development and progression of a range of CNS neurological and psychiatric disorders. They respond to cytokines generated systemically and secrete cytokines and chemokines that have powerful effects on the brain. The meninges may also provide a stem cell niche in the adult brain which could be harnessed for brain repair. Targeting meningeal and choroid plexus cells with therapeutic agents may provide novel therapies for a range of human brain disorders.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brain Research - Volume 1501, 21 March 2013, Pages 32–55
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