by Olwen Reina | Mar 30, 2016 | Trends
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammation-driven disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). It is characterized by increased mononuclear cell infiltration of the CNS and autoimmune destruction of the myelin sheath of neurons resulting in distinct lesions/scarring...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 20, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
Basement membrane products like Matrigel® and Geltrex™ act as a substrate or physical support for cultured cells helping to create more in vivo-like extracellular matrices. Basement membranes are found ubiquitously in the body. They play a role in a many key cellular...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 11, 2016 | Trends
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune/inflammatory disease that affects the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord (together called the central nervous system, CNS). It is an incurable, painful disease that affects 2.3 million people worldwide. Symptoms range from...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 4, 2016 | Disease Models
Microglia have been studied extensively for their role in various neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy, Frontal Temporal dementias, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), ischemic injury, and...
