Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune and chronic disease in the brain and spinal cord. MS has inflammatory progression characterized by its hallmark inflammatory plaques. The histological and clinical characteristics of MS are shared by Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMiliary tuberculosis is a disseminated and active form of tuberculosis caused by . It frequently affects immunocompromised patients. However, immune-competent hosts are reported rarely.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse model is the most commonly used animal model, and it best represents multiple sclerosis. Grancalcin (GCA) was discovered to be upregulated in EAE mice. GCA comprises 220 amino acids that have been assigned the UniprotKB ID Q8VC88.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a disease-refractive lung condition with an increased rate of mortality. The potential factors causing PF include viral infections, radiation exposure, and toxic airborne chemicals. Idiopathic PF (IPF) is related to pneumonia affecting the elderly and is characterized by recurring scar formation in the lungs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlial cells comprise the non-sensory parts of the central nervous system as well as the peripheral nervous system. Glial cells, also known as neuroglia, constitute a significant portion of the mammalian nervous system and can be viewed simply as a matrix of neural cells. Despite being the "Nervenkitt" or "glue of the nerves", they aptly serve multiple roles, including neuron repair, myelin sheath formation, and cerebrospinal fluid circulation.
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