Identification of candidate genes involved in Zika virus-induced reversible paralysis of mice by John D. Morrey, Venkatraman Siddharthan, Hong Wang, Alexandre L. R. Oliveira, Keiichiro Susuki, Rakesh Kaundal, Sara M. Freeman, Aaron J. Thomas, Naveen Duhan, Nathan G. Corry

“…Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV) causes a variety of peripheral and central nervous system complications leading to neurological symptoms such as limb weakness. …”
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Experimental study on monitoring microwave ablation efficacy by real-time shear wave elastography in ex vivo porcine brain by Rui Li, Yukang Zhang, Linggang Cheng, Shuai Zheng, Hongbing Li, Hongxia Zhang, Lijuan Du, Wen He, Wei Zhang

“…Objective: Glioma constitutes the most common primary malignant tumor in the central nervous system. In recent years, microwave ablation (MWA) was expected to be applied in the minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors. …”
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Triiodothyronine treatment in mice improves stroke outcome and reduces blood–brain barrier damage by Daniel Ullrich, Dagmar Führer, Heike Heuer, Steffen Mayerl, Steffen Haupeltshofer, Linda-Isabell Schmitt, Markus Leo, Rebecca D Szepanowski, Tim Hagenacker, Markus Schwaninger, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Friederike Langhauser

“…Objective: Thyroid hormones control a variety of processes in the central nervous system and influence its response to different stimuli, such as ischemic stroke. …”
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Case report: an unusual long-term evolution of a diffuse midline glioma, H3K27 altered by Michael Griessmair, Michael Griessmair, Claire Delbridge, Claus Zimmer, Eva Mayr, Arthur Wagner, Julian Canisius, Marie-Christin Metz, Benedikt Wiestler, Benedikt Wiestler

“…Molecular neuropathology revealed the diagnosis of diffuse midline glioma with a H3K27M mutation WHO (World Health Organization) CNS (central nervous system) grade 4. Interestingly, MR imaging conducted for migraine diagnosis 6 years ago in retrospect already showed a small, nodular T2w hyperintense lesion in the right thalamus.ConclusionDespite a more precise, molecularly driven classification of pediatric HGG (high-grade glioma) in the 5th edition of the WHO classification of CNS tumors, many genetic factors influencing the biological tumor development as well as the precise molecular evolution of tumors remain unclear. …”
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pVAXhsp65 Vaccination Primes for High IL-10 Production and Decreases Experimental Encephalomyelitis Severity by Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Thais Graziela Donegá França, Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Larissa Camargo da Rosa, Priscila Maria Colavite, Bianca Balbino, Camila Marques, Maura Rosane Valerio Ikoma, Ana Paula Masson, Célio Lopes Silva, Alexandrina Sartori

“…Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a demyelinating pathology of the central nervous system (CNS) used as a model to study multiple sclerosis immunopathology. …”
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Th17/Treg balance is regulated during the suppression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis treated by Astragalus polysaccharides via the microbiota-gut-brain axis by Jinyun Ma, Xiaojun Liu, Yan Zhao, Qijin Lu, Guiqing Ding, Yuanhua Wang, Xiaodong Cheng

“…The Th17/Treg imbalance is an important cause of immune cell infiltration into the central nervous system (CNS) in multiple sclerosis (MS). The gut microbiota affects the Th17/Treg balance in the gut and in distal areas, such as the CNS, which further contributes to the onset and progression of MS. …”
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Mechanism of SET8 Activates the Nrf2-KEAP1-ARE Signaling Pathway to Promote the Recovery of Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury by Xin Li, Yan Qian, Wanling Shen, Shiying Zhang, Hui Han, Yu Zhang, Shuangmei Liu, Shaokun Lv, Xiuying Zhang

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common injury of the central nervous system (CNS), and astrocytes are relatively abundant glial cells in the CNS that impairs the recovery of motor function after SCI. …”
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Astrocyte-Derived Interleukin 11 Modulates Astrocyte–Microglia Crosstalk via Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy by Dandan Zhu, Peng Wang, Xiyue Chen, Kaituo Wang, Yunsong Wu, Min Zhang, Jianhua Qin

“…The astrocyte–microglia crosstalk in the central nervous system (CNS) plays important roles in various neurological diseases. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury by Farnaz Mahdavi, Sima Fallah-Arzpeima, Zoheir Reihanian, Khatereh Asadi, Nooshin Zaresharifi, Roghaye Zare, Mohammad Ali Yazdanipour, Masoud Shabani Chobe

“…COVID-19 can impact the central nervous system (CNS) and hematologic system and appears to affect clinical outcomes and the average cerebral hemorrhage volume (ACHV) in patients with TBI. …”
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Case Report: Clinical awareness about the effect of laser interstitial thermal therapy on pediatric high-grade brain tumors after radiotherapy by Sandra Fernandes Dias, Markus F. Oertel, Ana Guerreiro Stücklin, Nicolas U. Gerber, Elisa Colombo, Tristan P. C. van Doormaal, Niklaus Krayenbühl

“…Based on the experience of our center, we advise a careful implementation of this technique on pediatric high-grade central nervous system tumors, particularly in recurrent tumors that were previously treated with radiotherapy, until the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism has been better understood.…”
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Severe Guillain-Barré syndrome with concurrent optic neuritis in a pediatric patient: a case report by Xin Xue, Yingcun Bao, Yakun Yu, Qun Li, Mei Liu, Xiaoling Li

“…However, these features may not appear in the early stages, leading to potential misdiagnosis. The central nervous system (CNS) is generally not affected due to differences in antigen expression, optic neuritis (ON), a demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve, occasionally co-occurs with GBS as a rare variant. …”
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Phytochemicals for mitigating the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies by Atri Das, Swarnali Khan, Syamal Roy, Shantanabha Das

“…Phytochemicals may prove useful in alleviating post-COVID complications associated with kidney injury, and central nervous system complications, as well. Plant-derived compounds are usually cheaper and have fewer side effects. …”
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Antiparkinsonian activity of selective MAO-B inhibitors of different chemical structures by Vladimir N. Fedorov, Mikhail K. Korsakov, Anton A. Shetnev, Sergey S. Petukhov, Nikita N. Volkhin, Vladimir P. Vdovichenko, Anastasia A. Khokhlova, Salavat Sh. Suleymanov

“…Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system, the pathogenesis of which is associated with the death of dopaminergic neurons of the midbrain substantia nigra. …”
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Reactivation of Denervated Schwann Cells by Embryonic Spinal Cord Neurons to Promote Axon Regeneration and Remyelination by Xinyu Fang, Chaofan Zhang, Chongjing Zhang, Yuanqing Cai, Zibo Yu, Zida Huang, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang

“…Cell transplantation can delay the degeneration of SCs, but transplanted cells fail to generate voluntary electrical impulses without downstream signal stimulation from the central nervous system. In this study, we combined cell transplantation and nerve transfer strategies to investigate whether the transplantation of embryonic spinal cord cells could benefit the microenvironment of the distal stump of the injured nerve. …”
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The clinical role of blood coagulation and platelet receptors gene allelic variants in development of Wilson’s disease by T. P. Rozina, S. V. Fastovets, E. E. Starostina, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Krasnova

“…Frequency of 5G allele of plasminogen activator inhibitor gene PAI-675 5G/4G in the group with neurologic symptoms was lower (41.17%), than in the group without symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) involvement (49.02%) (odds ratio - OR: 1.374; 95% confidence interval - CI: 0.739-2.553). …”
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Chronic abdominal pain. A multidisciplinary approach in gastroenterology and psychiatry by O.Yu. Gubska

“…Given an increase in stress factors in the modern world and the constant distress of wartime in Ukraine, the diagnosis of CAPS requires from clinicians an understanding of the relationship between the central nervous system and gastrointestinal diseases at each link of the health care system. …”
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A single-nucleus RNA sequencing atlas of the postnatal retina of the shark Scyliorhinus canicula by Nicolás Vidal-Vázquez, Ismael Hernández-Núñez, Pablo Carballo-Pacoret, Sarah Salisbury, Paula R. Villamayor, Francisca Hervas-Sotomayor, Xuefei Yuan, Francesco Lamanna, Céline Schneider, Julia Schmidt, Sylvie Mazan, Henrik Kaessmann, Fátima Adrio, Diego Robledo, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Eva Candal

“…Abstract The retina, whose basic cellular structure is highly conserved across vertebrates, constitutes an accessible system for studying the central nervous system. In recent years, single-cell RNA sequencing studies have uncovered cellular diversity in the retina of a variety of species, providing new insights on retinal evolution and development. …”
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Prevalence of Anti-JC Virus (JCV) Antibodies in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Population in Cyprus: A Retrospective Study by Sakis Lambrianides, Christiana A. Demetriou, Andis Tillyris, Elena Kkolou, Eftychia Gaglia, Eleni Agkastinioti, Eleni Leonidou, Yiolanda-Panayiota Christou, Savvas S. Papacostas, Kleopas A. Kleopa, Theodoros Kyriakides, Marios Pantzaris

“…Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system caused by the ubiquitous polyomavirus JC (JCV) in immunocompromised hosts. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Neuroinflammation Intervention with Medicinal Plants: A Critical and Narrative Review of the Current Literature by Sandra Maria Barbalho, Beatriz Leme Boaro, Jéssica da Silva Camarinha Oliveira, Jiří Patočka, Caroline Barbalho Lamas, Masaru Tanaka, Lucas Fornari Laurindo

“…This chronic inflammation is exacerbated by peripheral leukocyte infiltration into the central nervous system. Medicinal plants, with their historical use in traditional medicine, have emerged as promising candidates to mitigate neuroinflammation and offer a sustainable alternative for addressing neurodegenerative conditions in a green healthcare framework. …”
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Modern approach to infusion therapy of pregnant women with gestational hypertension by O.V. Vaskiv, A.P. Grigorenko, O.G. Gorbatyuk, A.S. Shatkovska, A.M. Binkovska, I.A. Priymak

“…The data of our study show that in patients receiving the proposed infusion therapy there was a significant decrease in the development of placental dysfunction by 38.3%, the threat of premature birth – by 18.3% and fetal distress – by 30.0%, premature rupture of the membranes – by 35.0%, weakness of labor – by 28.3%, a decrease in the risk of perinatal central nervous system damage – by 33.3% and the frequency of cephalohematomas – by 30.0% compared with women who received only antihypertensive therapy.…”
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