[In Context] Maria Trojano: advocate for real-world multiple sclerosis studies

Maria Trojano describes herself as “a strong-willed person” who has always enjoyed solving problems. For her, neurology seems a perfect fit. “Neurology is still one of those fields where you have to use history, information, and examination to arrive at the clinical diagnosis. So you have to solve problems every day”, she says. Trojano is… Continue reading [In Context] Maria Trojano: advocate for real-world multiple sclerosis studies

Multiple sclerosis: Cell-catching implant helps identify successful treatment in mice

A sponge-like implant in mice helped guide a treatment that slowed or stopped a degenerative condition similar to multiple sclerosis in humans. It also gave researchers a look at how primary progressive multiple sclerosis, the fastest-progressing version of the disease, attacks the central nervous system early on.

Signature cytokine-associated transcriptome analysis of effector γδ T cells identifies subset-specific regulators of peripheral activation

Abstract γδ T cells producing either interleukin-17A (γδ17 cells) or interferon-γ (γδIFN cells) are generated in the mouse thymus, but the molecular regulators of their peripheral functions are not fully characterized. Here we established an Il17a-GFP:Ifng-YFP double-reporter mouse strain to analyze at unprecedented depth the transcriptomes of pure γδ17 cell versus γδIFN cell populations from… Continue reading Signature cytokine-associated transcriptome analysis of effector γδ T cells identifies subset-specific regulators of peripheral activation