Nolan M Dvorak, Nadia D Domingo, Cynthia M Tapia, Paul A Wadsworth, Mate Marosi, Yosef Avchalumov, Chanida Fongsaran, Leandra Koff, Jessica Di Re, Catherine M Sampson, Timothy J Baumgartner, Pingyuan Wang, Paula P Villarreal, Olivia D Solomon, Sonja J Stutz, Aditi, Jacob Porter, Komi Gbedande, Brendan Prideaux, Thomas A Green, Erin H Seeley, Parimal Samir, Kelley T Dineley, Gracie Vargas, Jia Zhou, Irma Cisneros, Robin Stephens, Fernanda Laezza
BACKGROUND: Excess tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is implicated in the pathogenesis of hyperinflammatory experimental cerebral malaria (eCM), including gliosis, increased levels of fibrin(ogen) in the brain, behavioral changes, and mortality. However, the role of TNF in eCM within the brain parenchyma, particularly directly on neurons, remains underdefined. Here, we investigate electrophysiological consequences of eCM on neuronal excitability and cell signaling mechanisms that contribute to observed phenotypes...
December 19, 2023: Journal of Neuroinflammation