Publications by authors named "Raneen Qasem"
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies show astrocytes play a key role in neuroinflammatory diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), interacting with both CNS components and immune cells.
- Due to challenges in obtaining human astrocytes, their specific role in MS is not fully understood, prompting the development of an in vitro model in this study.
- Findings indicate that when treated with CSF from MS patients, astrocytes exhibit reduced pro-inflammatory markers while increasing neuroprotective growth factors, suggesting they help mitigate inflammation in MS.
