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Brahim Nait-Oumesmar

Brahim Nait-Oumesmar

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Neuroscience

D-Index
32
Citations
5576
World Ranking
9501
National Ranking
465

Overview

Brahim Nait-Oumesmar is affiliated with the Institut du Cerveau in France, focusing on research primarily within neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses various aspects of developmental and cellular neuroscience, with particular emphasis on molecular biology, neurology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research is centered around key topics including:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Adipose tissue and metabolism
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Recent scholarly contributions by Brahim Nait-Oumesmar include a range of publications across high-impact journals and venues such as:

  • "Interneuron hypomyelination is associated with cognitive inflexibility in a rat model of schizophrenia," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Key role for lipids in cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia," 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Oligodendrocyte Development and Regenerative Therapeutics in Multiple Sclerosis," 2021, Life
  • "Antioxidant treatment ameliorates prefrontal hypomyelination and cognitive deficits in a rat model of schizophrenia," 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Emerging concepts in oligodendrocyte and myelin formation, inputs from the zebrafish model," 2023, Glia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brahim Nait-Oumesmar include:

  • Lucas Baudouin
  • Corinne Bachelin
  • Radmila Panic
  • Cyrille Deboux
  • Dorien A. Maas

Their publications are often found in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Glia
  • Nature Communications
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Life

The scientist's body of work reveals a strong interdisciplinary focus on neurological development and molecular mechanisms underlying brain function and disease, integrating experimental models such as rodent and zebrafish systems to study oligodendrocyte biology, myelin formation, and cognitive outcomes related to neuropsychiatric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Progenitor cells of the adult mouse subventricular zone proliferate, migrate and differentiate into oligodendrocytes after demyelination

    Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Laurence Decker;François Lachapelle;Virginia Avellana-Adalid

  • Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mobilizes neural progenitors from the subventricular zone to undergo oligodendrogenesis in adult mice.

    Nathalie Picard-Riera;Laurence Decker;Cécile Delarasse;Karine Goude

  • Activation of the subventricular zone in multiple sclerosis: Evidence for early glial progenitors

    Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Nathalie Picard-Riera;Christophe Kerninon;Laurence Decker

  • Endogenous adult neural stem cells: limits and potential to repair the injured central nervous system.

    Nathalie Picard-Riera;Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Anne Baron-Van Evercooren

  • Astrocyte-Derived Endothelin-1 Inhibits Remyelination through Notch Activation

    Timothy R. Hammond;Timothy R. Hammond;Ana Gadea;Jeff Dupree;Christophe Kerninon

  • Murine Gcm1 gene is expressed in a subset of placental trophoblast cells.

    Eugenia Basyuk;James C. Cross;Joshua Corbin;Hiroki Nakayama

  • Gain of Olig2 function in oligodendrocyte progenitors promotes remyelination

    Amélie Wegener;Cyrille Deboux;Corinne Bachelin;Magali Frah

  • Ascl1/Mash1 Promotes Brain Oligodendrogenesis during Myelination and Remyelination

    Hiroko Nakatani;Elodie Martin;Elodie Martin;Elodie Martin;Hessameh Hassani;Hessameh Hassani;Hessameh Hassani;Adrien Clavairoly;Adrien Clavairoly;Adrien Clavairoly

  • Identification of Sox17 as a transcription factor that regulates oligodendrocyte development.

    Jiho Sohn;JoAnne E Natale;Li Jin Chew;Shibeshih Belachew

  • Expansion of rat oligodendrocyte progenitors into proliferative "oligospheres" that retain differentiation potential.

    Virginia Avellana-Adalid;Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Francois Lachapelle;Anne Baron-Van Evercooren

  • The role of SVZ-derived neural precursors in demyelinating diseases: From animal models to multiple sclerosis

    B. Nait-Oumesmar;Nathalie Picard-Riéra;Christophe Kerninon;A. Baron-Van Evercooren

  • Grafts of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurotrophin 3-Transduced Primate Schwann Cells Lead to Functional Recovery of the Demyelinated Mouse Spinal Cord

    Christelle Girard;Alexis-Pierre Bemelmans;Noëlle Dufour;Jacques Mallet

  • Vitamin D receptor-retinoid X receptor heterodimer signaling regulates oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation

    Alerie Guzman de la Fuente;Oihana Errea;Peter van Wijngaarden;Peter van Wijngaarden;Ginez A. Gonzalez

  • Common mechanisms in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation: a BrainNet Europe gene expression microarray study

    Pascal F. Durrenberger;Francesca S. Fernando;Samira N. Kashefi;Tim P. Bonnert

  • Oligodendrocyte precursor migration and differentiation: combined effects of PSA residues, growth factors, and substrates.

    Laurence Decker;Virginia Avellana-Adalid;Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Pascale Durbec

  • Selection of novel reference genes for use in the human central nervous system: a BrainNet Europe Study

    Pascal F. Durrenberger;Francisca S. Fernando;Roberta Magliozzi;Samira N. Kashefi

  • Efficient myelin repair in the macaque spinal cord by autologous grafts of Schwann cells.

    Corinne Bachelin;François Lachapelle;Christelle Girard;Pierre Moissonnier

  • Inflammation-induced subventricular zone dysfunction leads to olfactory deficits in a targeted mouse model of multiple sclerosis

    Vanja Tepavčević;Françoise Lazarini;Clara Alfaro-Cervello;Christophe Kerninon

  • Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF-2) and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor AB (PDGFAB) Promote Adult SVZ-Derived Oligodendrogenesis in Vivo

    François Lachapelle;Virginia Avellana-Adalid;Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Anne Baron-Van Evercooren

  • Cell-cell interactions during the migration of myelin-forming cells transplanted in the demyelinated spinal cord.

    A. Baron-Van Evercooren;V. Avellana-Adalid;A. Ben Younes-Chennoufi;A. Gansmüller

  • Hypomyelination and Oligodendroglial Alterations in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Mariana Graciarena;Araceli Seiffe;Brahim Nait-Oumesmar;Amaicha M. Depino;Amaicha M. Depino

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith R. Homberg
Judith R. Homberg Radboud University
Richard Reynolds
Richard Reynolds Imperial College London
Andrea Schmitt
Andrea Schmitt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jeffrey L. Dupree
Jeffrey L. Dupree Virginia Commonwealth University
Miklós Palkovits
Miklós Palkovits Semmelweis University
Joshua G. Corbin
Joshua G. Corbin Children’s National Health System
Edna Grünblatt
Edna Grünblatt University of Zurich
Piero Parchi
Piero Parchi University of Bologna
Bertrand Fontaine
Bertrand Fontaine Université Paris Cité

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