Chemokines: a new class of neuromodulator?

W Rostène, P Kitabgi, SM Parsadaniantz - Nature Reviews …, 2007 - nature.com
Chemokines are not only found in the immune system or expressed in inflammatory conditions:
they are constitutively present in the brain in both glial cells and neurons. Recently, the …

Current status of chemokines in the adult CNS

…, J Van Steenwinckel, W Rostène… - Progress in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Chemokines – chemotactic cytokines – are small secreted proteins that attract and activate
immune and non-immune cells in vitro and in vivo. It has been suggested that chemokines …

Chemokines and neuromodulation

S Mélik-Parsadaniantz, W Rostène - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2008 - Elsevier
Chemokines are not only mediators of the immune system and expressed in inflammatory
situations. They are also constitutively expressed in the brain in both glial cells and neurons. …

Quantitative RT-PCR: limits and accuracy

F Souazé, A Ntodou-Thome, CY Tran, W Rostene… - …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper we determine the limits and accuracy of quantitative reverse transcription (RT)-PCR
using a modification of the original protocol. The quantification of mRNA with this …

… neuronal expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1/CCL2) in rat brain: evidence for its colocalization with neurotransmitters and neuropeptides

…, P Mechighel, P Kitabgi, W Rostène… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1/CCL2) and its receptor CCR2 are key
modulators of immune functions. In the nervous system, MCP‐1/CCL2 is implicated in …

Neuroanatomical distribution of CXCR4 in adult rat brain and its localization in cholinergic and dopaminergic neurons

…, F Haour, P Kitabgi, W Rostène… - European Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating evidence supports a role of chemokines and their receptors in brain function.
Up to now scarce evidence has been given of the neuroanatomical distribution of chemokine …

Distribution, cellular localization and functional role of CCR2 chemokine receptors in adult rat brain

…, D Pelaprat, B Zalc, W Rostene… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies demonstrated that the chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1)/CCL2
and its receptor, CCR2, play important roles in various brain diseases. In this study…

Hormonal regulation of apoptosis in breast cells and tissues

…, I Beusman, P Forgez, M Mimoun, W Rostène - Steroids, 2000 - Elsevier
Few studies have referred to the implication of apoptotic processes following hormonal
treatment. No data are available on the effects of progesterone in breast cells. In order to gain …

Neurochemokines: a menage a trois providing new insights on the functions of chemokines in the central nervous system

W Rostène, MA Dansereau, D Godefroy… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Neurochemokines: a menage a trois providing new insights on the functions of chemokines
in the central nervous system - Rostène - 2011 - Journal of Neurochemistry - Wiley Online …

Opioid and chemokine receptor crosstalk: a promising target for pain therapy?

SM Parsadaniantz, C Rivat, W Rostène… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Chemokines and opioids are important regulators of immune, inflammatory and neuronal
responses in peripheral and central pain pathways. Recent studies have provided insights into …