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ReviewMolecular neurodegeneration2024

The interplay of inflammation and remyelination: rethinking MS treatment with a focus on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.

Omri Zveik, Ariel Rechtman, Tal Ganz, Adi Vaknin-Dembinsky

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Review in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Omri ZveikFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-8878-4211
Ariel RechtmanFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
Tal GanzFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
Adi Vaknin-DembinskyFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel. Adembinsky@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8322-1252

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) therapeutic goals have traditionally been dichotomized into two distinct avenues: immune-modulatory-centric interventions and pro-regenerative strategies. Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) were regarded for many years solely in concern to their potential to generate oligodendrocytes and myelin in the central nervous system (CNS). However, accumulating data elucidate the multifaceted roles of OPCs, including their immunomodulatory functions, positioning them as cardinal constituents of the CNS's immune landscape. MAIN BODY: In this review, we will discuss how the two therapeutic approaches converge. We present a model by which (1) an inflammation is required for the appropriate pro-myelinating immune function of OPCs in the chronically inflamed CNS, and (2) the immune function of OPCs is crucial for their ability to differentiate and promote remyelination. This model highlights the reciprocal interactions between OPCs' pro-myelinating and immune-modulating functions. Additionally, we review the specific effects of anti- and pro-inflammatory interventions on OPCs, suggesting that immunosuppression adversely affects OPCs' differentiation and immune functions.

conclusionWe suggest a multi-systemic therapeutic approach, which necessitates not a unidimensional focus but a harmonious balance between OPCs' pro-myelinating and immune-modulatory functions.

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InflammationMultiple SclerosisOligodendrocyte Precursor CellsRemyelinationAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansMyelin SheathOligodendrogliaDemyelinationImmune-modulationImmune-suppressionMultiple sclerosisMyelinNeurodegenerationNeuroinflammationOligodendrocyte progenitor cellRegenerationRemyelination

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PMID38997755
PMCPMC11245841

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