[HTML][HTML] Role of astroglia in Down's syndrome revealed by patient-derived human-induced pluripotent stem cells

…, LC Laurent, JF Loring, Y Liu, W Deng - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Down’s syndrome (DS), caused by trisomy of human chromosome 21, is the most common
genetic cause of intellectual disability. Here we use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) …

[HTML][HTML] hESC-derived Olig2+ progenitors generate a subtype of astroglia with protective effects against ischaemic brain injury

…, MS Rao, DE Pleasure, Y Liu, Q Zhang, W Deng - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have been differentiated to astroglia, but the utilization
of hPSC-derived astroglia as cell therapy for neurological diseases has not been well …

Prospects for minocycline neuroprotection

JM Plane, Y Shen, DE Pleasure, W Deng - Archives of neurology, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
The lack of robust treatment options available for neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, and
central nervous system (CNS) trauma, all of which often involve both inflammation and …

Progress in periventricular leukomalacia

W Deng, J Pleasure, D Pleasure - Archives of neurology, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is the predominant form of brain injury and the leading
known cause of cerebral palsy and cognitive deficits in premature infants. The number of low-…

Calcium-permeable AMPA/kainate receptors mediate toxicity and preconditioning by oxygen-glucose deprivation in oligodendrocyte precursors

W Deng, PA Rosenberg, JJ Volpe… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Hypoxic–ischemic brain injury in premature infants results in cerebral white matter lesions
with prominent oligodendroglial injury and loss, a disorder termed periventricular …

Glutamate receptor-mediated oligodendrocyte toxicity in periventricular leukomalacia: a protective role for topiramate

PL Follett, W Deng, W Dai, DM Talos… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
Periventricular leukomalacia is a form of hypoxic–ischemic cerebral white matter injury seen
most commonly in premature infants and is the major antecedent of cerebral palsy. …

Stimuli-responsive cross-linked micelles for on-demand drug delivery against cancers

Y Li, K Xiao, W Zhu, W Deng, KS Lam - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive cross-linked micelles (SCMs) represent an ideal nanocarrier system for
drug delivery against cancers. SCMs exhibit superior structural stability compared to their non-…

Translocator protein/peripheral benzodiazepine receptor is not required for steroid hormone biosynthesis

…, SH Pelton, DJ Daugherty, WR Butler, W Deng… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Molecular events that regulate cellular biosynthesis of steroid hormones have been a topic
of intense research for more than half a century. It has been established that transport of …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo conversion of astrocytes into oligodendrocyte lineage cells with transcription factor Sox10; Promise for myelin repair in multiple sclerosis

A Mokhtarzadeh Khanghahi, L Satarian, W Deng… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies demonstrate that astroglial cells can be directly converted into functional
neurons or oligodendrocytes. Here, we report that a single transcription factor Sox10 could …

Blood–brain barrier breakdown and repair by Src after thrombin‐induced injury

…, BP Ander, H Xu, Y Shen, P Kaur, W Deng… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Thrombin mediates the life‐threatening cerebral edema that occurs after intracerebral
hemorrhage. Therefore, we examined the mechanisms of thrombin‐induced injury to the …