Featured Publications
Cell death in development, maintenance, and diseases of the nervous system
Mercau ME, Patwa S, Bhat KPL, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV. Cell death in development, maintenance, and diseases of the nervous system. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 725-738. PMID: 35508671, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00938-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell deathTissue-level responsesNervous system homeostasisNervous systemCentral nervous system tumorsMolecular modalitiesAcute brain injuryNervous system tumorsChronic neurodegenerative diseasesSystem homeostasisDead cellsNew therapeutic strategiesNeurodegenerative diseasesMechanisms of disposalGlial cellsNovel understandingAdult neurogenesisSystem tumorsBrain injuryPathological responseDisease statesTherapeutic strategiesCellsRecent studiesDeath
2020
Astrocytes and microglia play orchestrated roles and respect phagocytic territories during neuronal corpse removal in vivo
Damisah EC, Hill RA, Rai A, Chen F, Rothlin CV, Ghosh S, Grutzendler J. Astrocytes and microglia play orchestrated roles and respect phagocytic territories during neuronal corpse removal in vivo. Science Advances 2020, 6: eaba3239. PMID: 32637606, PMCID: PMC7319765, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba3239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpse removalPrecise spatiotemporal resolutionApoptotic cell removalReceptor tyrosine kinasesGlial cellsOrchestrated rolesTyrosine kinaseApoptotic bodiesCell deathSpecialized roleCoordinated interactionPhagocytic interactionSingle cellsBrain homeostasisCellsCell removalIntravital optical imagingSpatiotemporal resolutionRole of phagocytesSynchronized fashionKinaseMarked delayRoleHomeostasisAstrocytes