Search Results - "Watters, J."
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Microglia express distinct M1 and M2 phenotypic markers in the postnatal and adult central nervous system in male and female mice
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-09-2013)“…Although microglial activation is associated with all CNS disorders, many of which are sexually dimorphic or age‐dependent, little is known about whether…”
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Transcriptional response of murine microglia in Alzheimer's disease and inflammation
Published in BMC genomics (05-03-2022)“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and is the most common cause of late-onset dementia. Microglia, the primary innate immune cells of the…”
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Efficient isolation of live microglia with preserved phenotypes from adult mouse brain
Published in Journal of neuroinflammation (28-06-2012)“…Microglial activation plays a key role in the neuroinflammation associated with virtually all CNS disorders, although their role in normal CNS physiology is…”
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A feature of maternal sleep apnea during gestation causes autism-relevant neuronal and behavioral phenotypes in offspring
Published in PLoS biology (03-02-2022)“…Mounting epidemiologic and scientific evidence indicates that many psychiatric disorders originate from a complex interplay between genetics and early life…”
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Secondary school principals as change agents in Kuwait : Principals' perspectives
Published in Educational management, administration & leadership (01-11-2021)“…Kuwait is seeking to diversify its sources of income by modernizing the education system and providing its young people with the knowledge and skills needed…”
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Chronic intermittent hypoxia exerts CNS region-specific effects on rat microglial inflammatory and TLR4 gene expression
Published in PloS one (04-12-2013)“…Intermittent hypoxia (IH) during sleep is a hallmark of sleep apnea, causing significant neuronal apoptosis, and cognitive and behavioral deficits in CNS…”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Associated Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Immune Responses in Males, Pregnancies, and Offspring
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-02-2024)“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a respiratory sleep disorder associated with cardiovascular diseases, is more prevalent in men. However, OSA occurrence in…”
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Silent hypoxaemia in COVID‐19 patients
Published in The Journal of physiology (01-02-2021)“…The clinical presentation of COVID‐19 due to infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 is highly variable with the majority of patients having mild symptoms while others…”
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Microglial numbers attain adult levels after undergoing a rapid decrease in cell number in the third postnatal week
Published in Journal of neuroimmunology (15-01-2015)“…Abstract During postnatal development, microglia, CNS resident innate immune cells, are essential for synaptic pruning, neuronal apoptosis and remodeling…”
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Systemic LPS induces spinal inflammatory gene expression and impairs phrenic long-term facilitation following acute intermittent hypoxia
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-04-2013)“…Although systemic inflammation occurs in most pathological conditions that challenge the neural control of breathing, little is known concerning the impact of…”
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Mechanisms of microglial activation in models of inflammation and hypoxia: Implications for chronic intermittent hypoxia
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-03-2016)“…Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a hallmark of sleep apnoea, a condition associated with diverse clinical disorders. CIH and sleep apnoea are…”
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Sensitive Detection of Mono- and Polyclonal ESR1 Mutations in Primary Tumors, Metastatic Lesions, and Cell-Free DNA of Breast Cancer Patients
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-03-2016)“…Given the clinical relevance of ESR1 mutations as potential drivers of resistance to endocrine therapy, this study used sensitive detection methods to…”
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Microglia function in brain tumors
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-08-2005)“…Microglia play an important role in inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). These cells have also been identified in brain neoplasms;…”
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Outbred ICR/CD1 mice display more severe neuroinflammation mediated by microglial TLR4/CD14 activation than inbred C57Bl/6 mice
Published in Neuroscience (05-09-2011)“…Abstract Neuroinflammation mediated by microglia is a pathological hallmark of many CNS disorders. Cell lines derived from inbred C57Bl/6 and outbred ICR/CD1…”
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Acute postnatal inflammation alters adult microglial responses to LPS that are sex-, region- and timing of postnatal inflammation-dependent
Published in Journal of neuroinflammation (10-10-2024)“…Adverse events in early life can have impact lasting into adulthood. We investigated the long-term effects of systemic inflammation during postnatal…”
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Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Spinal Inflammation Impairs Respiratory Motor Plasticity by a Spinal p38 MAP Kinase-Dependent Mechanism
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (29-04-2015)“…Inflammation is characteristic of most clinical disorders that challenge the neural control of breathing. Since inflammation modulates neuroplasticity, we…”
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Ferritin functions as a proinflammatory cytokine via iron‐independent protein kinase C zeta/nuclear factor kappaB–regulated signaling in rat hepatic stellate cells
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-03-2009)“…Circulating ferritin levels reflect body iron stores and are elevated with inflammation in chronic liver injury. H‐ferritin exhibits a number of extrahepatic…”
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Gestational intermittent hypoxia increases FosB‐immunoreactive perikaryas in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of adult male (but not female) rats
Published in Experimental physiology (01-11-2023)“…Sleep‐disordered breathing is a respiratory disorder commonly experienced by pregnant women. The recurrent hypoxaemic events associated with sleep‐disordered…”
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Sex- and Region-Specific Differences in the Transcriptomes of Rat Microglia from the Brainstem and Cervical Spinal Cord
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-10-2020)“…The neural control system underlying breathing is sexually dimorphic with males being more vulnerable to dysfunction. Microglia also display sex differences,…”
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Spinal but not cortical microglia acquire an atypical phenotype with high VEGF, galectin-3 and osteopontin, and blunted inflammatory responses in ALS rats
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-09-2014)“…Abstract Activation of microglia, CNS resident immune cells, is a pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder…”
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