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Overview

Glenn K. Matsushima is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields, primarily focused on Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including:

  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Physiology

Key topics in their research include:

  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Glenn K. Matsushima has authored papers published in various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Genetics
  • Blood
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • International review of cell and molecular biology

Significant recent papers by the researcher are:

  • Content and Performance of the MiniMUGA Genotyping Array: A New Tool To Improve Rigor and Reproducibility in Mouse Research (2020, Genetics)
  • BAFF promotes heightened BCR responsiveness and manifestations of chronic GVHD after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (2021, Blood)
  • STING Agonist Mitigates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Stimulating Type I IFN-Dependent and -Independent Immune-Regulatory Pathways (2021, The Journal of Immunology)
  • Tyro3, Axl, Mertk receptor-mediated efferocytosis and immune regulation in the tumor environment (2021, International review of cell and molecular biology)
  • An RCS-Like Retinal Dystrophy Phenotype in Mer Knockout Mice (2021, UNC Libraries)

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • H. Shelton Earp
  • Kinuko Suzuki
  • Barbara J. Vilen
  • Jeffrey L. Mason
  • J. Charles Jennette

Best Publications

  • TNF alpha promotes proliferation of oligodendrocyte progenitors and remyelination.

    Heather A. Arnett;Jeff Mason;Jeff Mason;Mike Marino;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Phagocytosis and clearance of apoptotic cells is mediated by MER.

    Rona S. Scott;Eileen J. McMahon;Shannon M. Pop;Elizabeth A. Reap

  • The Neurotoxicant, Cuprizone, as a Model to Study Demyelination and Remyelination in the Central Nervous System

    Glenn K. Matsushima;Pierre Morell

  • Delayed apoptotic cell clearance and lupus-like autoimmunity in mice lacking the c-mer membrane tyrosine kinase.

    Philip L. Cohen;Roberto Caricchio;Valsamma Abraham;Todd D. Camenisch

  • Interleukin-1β Promotes Repair of the CNS

    Jeffrey L. Mason;Kinuko Suzuki;David D. Chaplin;Glenn K. Matsushima

  • Tyro-3 family receptors are essential regulators of mammalian spermatogenesis

    Qingxian Lu;Martin Gore;Martin Gore;Qing Zhang;Todd Camenisch

  • Microglial/macrophage accumulation during cuprizone-induced demyelination in C57BL/6 mice

    M. M. Hiremath;Y. Saito;G. W. Knapp;Jenny P Ting

  • Macrophages and Dendritic Cells Use Different Axl/Mertk/Tyro3 Receptors in Clearance of Apoptotic Cells

    Heather M. Seitz;Todd D. Camenisch;Greg Lemke;H. Shelton Earp

  • A Novel Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, Mer, Inhibits TNF-α Production and Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endotoxic Shock

    Todd D. Camenisch;Beverly H Koller;Henry Shelton Earp;Glenn K Matsushima

  • The Inflammasome Sensor, NLRP3, Regulates CNS Inflammation and Demyelination via Caspase-1 and Interleukin-18

    Sushmita Jha;Siddharth Y. Srivastava;Willie June Brickey;Heather Iocca

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Inhibits Mature Oligodendrocyte Apoptosis during Primary Demyelination

    J. L. Mason;P. Ye;K. Suzuki;A. J. D'Ercole

  • Role of Gas6 receptors in platelet signaling during thrombus stabilization and implications for antithrombotic therapy

    Anne Angelillo-Scherrer;Laurent Burnier;Nathalie Flores;Pierre Savi

  • NLRP12 attenuates colon inflammation by maintaining colonic microbial diversity and promoting protective commensal bacterial growth

    Liang Chen;Justin E. Wilson;Mark J. Koenigsknecht;Wei Chun Chou

  • Gene Expression in Brain during Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination and Remyelination

    P. Morell;C. V. Barrett;J. L. Mason;Arrel D Toews

  • Oligodendrocytes and progenitors become progressively depleted within chronically demyelinated lesions.

    Jeffrey L. Mason;Arrel D Toews;Janell D. Hostettler;Pierre Morell

  • Apoptotic cells induce Mer tyrosine kinase–dependent blockade of NF-κB activation in dendritic cells

    Pradip Sen;Mark A. Wallet;Zuoan Yi;Yingsu Huang

  • Functional genomic analysis of remyelination reveals importance of inflammation in oligodendrocyte regeneration.

    Heather A. Arnett;Ying Wang;Glenn K. Matsushima;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Mature oligodendrocyte apoptosis precedes IGF-1 production and oligodendrocyte progenitor accumulation and differentiation during demyelination/remyelination.

    J.L. Mason;J.J. Jones;M. Taniike;P. Morell

  • Episodic demyelination and subsequent remyelination within the murine central nervous system: changes in axonal calibre

    J. L. Mason;C. Langaman;P. Morell;K. Suzuki

  • Microglial reactions after subcutaneous formalin injection into the rat hind paw

    Kai Yuan Fu;Alan R. Light;Glenn K. Matsushima;William Maixner

  • Delayed Apoptotic Cell Clearance and Lupus-like Autoimmunity in Mice Lacking the c-mer Membrane

    Philip L. Cohen;Roberto Caricchio;Valsamma Abraham;Todd D. Camenisch

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Shelton Earp
H. Shelton Earp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kinuko Suzuki
Kinuko Suzuki University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jenny P.-Y. Ting
Jenny P.-Y. Ting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pierre Morell
Pierre Morell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Roland Tisch
Roland Tisch University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Greg Lemke
Greg Lemke Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Douglas Vollrath
Douglas Vollrath Stanford University
Matthew M. LaVail
Matthew M. LaVail University of California, San Francisco
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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