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Microglia are an essential component of the neuroprotective scar that forms after spinal cord injury by Bellver-Landete, Victor, Bretheau, Floriane, Mailhot, Benoit, Vallières, Nicolas, Lessard, Martine, Janelle, Marie-Eve, Vernoux, Nathalie, Tremblay, Marie-Ève, Fuehrmann, Tobias, Shoichet, Molly S., Lacroix, Steve

“…The role of microglia in spinal cord injury (SCI) remains poorly understood and is often confused with the response of macrophages. Here, we use specific…”
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The alarmin interleukin-1α triggers secondary degeneration through reactive astrocytes and endothelium after spinal cord injury by Bretheau, Floriane, Castellanos-Molina, Adrian, Bélanger, Dominic, Kusik, Maxime, Mailhot, Benoit, Boisvert, Ana, Vallières, Nicolas, Lessard, Martine, Gunzer, Matthias, Liu, Xiaoyu, Boilard, Éric, Quan, Ning, Lacroix, Steve

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) triggers neuroinflammation, and subsequently secondary degeneration and oligodendrocyte (OL) death. We report that the alarmin…”
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Effects of myeloablation, peripheral chimerism, and whole-body irradiation on the entry of bone marrow-derived cells into the brain by Lampron, Antoine, Lessard, Martine, Rivest, Serge

“…Understanding how bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) enter the central nervous system (CNS) is critical for the development of therapies for brain-related…”
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Powerful beneficial effects of macrophage colony-stimulating factor on β-amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease by Boissonneault, Vincent, Filali, Mohammed, Lessard, Martine, Relton, Jane, Wong, Gordon, Rivest, Serge

“…Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of dementia in humans. The appearance of cognitive decline is linked to the overproduction of a short peptide called…”
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Powerful beneficial effects of macrophage colony-stimulating factor on  -amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease by Boissonneault, V., Filali, M., Lessard, M., Relton, J., Wong, G., Rivest, S.

“…Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of dementia in humans. The appearance of cognitive decline is linked to the overproduction of a short peptide called…”
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IL-1α Gene Deletion Protects Oligodendrocytes after Spinal Cord Injury through Upregulation of the Survival Factor Tox3 by Bastien, Dominic, Bellver Landete, Victor, Lessard, Martine, Vallières, Nicolas, Champagne, Mathieu, Takashima, Akira, Tremblay, Marie-Ève, Doyon, Yannick, Lacroix, Steve

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes the release of danger signals by stressed and dying cells, a process that leads to neuroinflammation. Evidence suggests that…”
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Hormonal and Feedback Regulation of Putrescine and Spermidine Transport in Human Breast Cancer Cells (∗) by Lessard, Martine, Zhao, Chenqi, Singh, Shankar M., Poulin, Richard

“…The properties and regulation of the mammalian polyamine transport system are still poorly understood. In estrogen-responsive ZR-75-1 human breast cancer…”
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Inorganic Cation Dependence of Putrescine and Spermidine Transport in Human Breast Cancer Cells (∗) by Poulin, Richard, Lessard, Martine, Zhao, Chenqi

“…The mechanism of polyamine uptake in mammalian cells is still poorly understood. The role of inorganic cations in polyamine transport was investigated in…”
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Irradiation Does Not Compromise or Exacerbate the Innate Immune Response in the Brains of Mice That Were Transplanted with Bone Marrow Stem Cells by Turrin, Nicolas P., Plante, Marie‐Michèle, Lessard, Martine, Rivest, Serge

“…Microglia and invading macrophages play key roles in the brain immune response. The contributions of these two populations of cells in health and diseases have…”
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Powerful beneficial effects of macrophage colony-stimulating factor on p-amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease by BOISSONNEAULT, Vincent, FILALI, Mohammed, LESSARD, Martine, RELTON, Jane, WONG, Gordon, RIVEST, Serge

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