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Arthur M. Butt is affiliated with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several interconnected subfields such as neurology, developmental neuroscience, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and physiology.

Their recent publications focus on various aspects of neurobiology and neurodegenerative diseases. Notable papers include "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions" published in 2021 in Nature Neuroscience, "Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies" from 2023 in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, and "Neuroimmunomodulatory and Neuroprotective Effects of the Flavonoid Apigenin in in vitro Models of Neuroinflammation Associated With Alzheimer's Disease" published in 2020 in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. Other papers address pathology and genomic analyses related to Alzheimer's disease and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, with publications in Neurobiology of Aging (2020) and Aging Cell (2021).

The topics explored in their research cover:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Alexei Verkhratsky
  • Sílvia Lima Costa
  • Víctor Diógenes Amaral da Silva
  • Maria de Fátima Dias Costa
  • Andrea Rivera

Arthur M. Butt has contributed publications to well-known scientific venues such as Advances in Neurobiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Molecules, and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In addition to articles, they have authored books, including a 2023 publication titled "Cellular and Molecular Factors that Drive the Behavior of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells in Physiological Conditions and Disease," published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Electrical resistance across the blood-brain barrier in anaesthetized rats: a developmental study.

    A M Butt;H C Jones;N J Abbott

  • Myelin-, reactive glia-, and scar-derived CNS axon growth inhibitors: expression, receptor signaling, and correlation with axon regeneration

    Axel Sandvig;Martin Berry;Martin Berry;Lee B. Barrett;Arthur Morgan Butt

  • Inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Kir) in central nervous system glia: a special role for Kir4.1 in glial functions.

    Arthur M. Butt;Amanpreet Kalsi

  • Cells expressing the NG2 antigen contact nodes of Ranvier in adult CNS white matter.

    Arthur M. Butt;Arthur M. Butt;Alan Duncan;M. Fraser Hornby;Sara L. Kirvell

  • P2Y and P2X purinoceptor mediated Ca2+ signalling in glial cell pathology in the central nervous system

    Greg James;Arthur M. Butt

  • Synantocytes: new functions for novel NG2 expressing glia

    Arthur M. Butt;Jennifer Kiff;Paul Hubbard;Martin Berry

  • Synantocytes: the fifth element

    Arthur M. Butt;Niki Hamilton;Paul Hubbard;Mari Pugh

  • GSK3β negatively regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination in vivo

    Kasum Azim;Arthur M. Butt

  • Mechanisms of ATP- and glutamate-mediated calcium signaling in white matter astrocytes

    Nicola Hamilton;Steven Vayro;Frank Kirchhoff;Alexej Verkhratsky

  • ATP: a ubiquitous gliotransmitter integrating neuron-glial networks

    Arthur M. Butt

  • Visualization of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes in the intact rat optic nerve by intracellular injection of lucifer yellow and horseradish peroxidase.

    Arthur M. Butt;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Morphology of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes during development in the intact rat optic nerve.

    Arthur M. Butt;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Glial Physiology and Pathophysiology: Verkhratsky/Glial Physiology and Pathophysiology

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Arthur Butt

  • Biochemical subtypes of oligodendrocyte in the anterior medullary velum of the rat as revealed by the monoclonal antibody rip

    A. M. Butt;M. Ibrahim;F. M. Ruge;M. Berry

  • Glial physiology and pathophysiology

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Arthur Butt

  • Neurotransmitter-mediated calcium signalling in oligodendrocyte physiology and pathology

    Arthur M. Butt

  • Axons and astrocytes release ATP and glutamate to evoke calcium signals in NG2-glia.

    Nicola Hamilton;Steve Vayro;Rebekah Wigley;Arthur M. Butt

  • Astrocytes and NG2-glia: what's in a name?

    Akiko Nishiyama;Zhongshu Yang;Arthur Butt

  • Three-dimensional morphology of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in the intact mouse optic nerve

    A M Butt;K Colquhoun;M Tutton;M Berry

  • Relationship between glial potassium regulation and axon excitability: A role for glial Kir4.1 channels

    Virginia Bay;Arthur M. Butt

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
Olivier Raineteau
Olivier Raineteau Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Valeria Mondelli
Valeria Mondelli King's College London
Joel M. Levine
Joel M. Levine Stony Brook University
Vladimir Parpura
Vladimir Parpura University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bruce R. Ransom
Bruce R. Ransom University of Washington
José J. Rodríguez
José J. Rodríguez University of the Basque Country
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Marta Di Forti
Marta Di Forti King's College London

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