ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2025
Therapeutic implications for the PD-1 axis in cerebrovascular injury.
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- Clinical Characteristics and Gene Expression of JAK2, STAT3, miRNA-155, and miRNA-216a in Young Adults with Acute Ischemic Stroke.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Metabolic reprogramming orchestrates microglial fate in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury: a spatiotemporal immunometabolic perspective.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Microglial PD-1/PD-L1 axis in CNS demyelinating diseases: a dual immunoregulatory perspective.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- CyTOF profiling identifies location-specific peripheral immune checkpoint and immune cell subset in mild ischemic stroke.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Injury to repair: Functions of microglia and monocyte-derived cells in ischemic stroke.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2025Review
- Nanomedicine targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis in autoimmune diseases: breaking conventional barriers to restore immune tolerance.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Review
- Immune Checkpoint Dysregulation in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Study of sCTLA-4 and sPD-L1 as Biomarkers of Symptomatic Vasospasm.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Advancing neurocritical care: Bridging molecular mechanisms and physiological monitoring to neurotherapeutics.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Article
- Revolutionizing Neuroimmunology: Unraveling Immune Dynamics and Therapeutic Innovations in CNS Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Since the discovery and characterization of the PD-1/PD-L pathway, mounting evidence has emerged regarding its role in regulating neuroinflammation following cerebrovascular injury. Classically, PD-L1 on antigen-presenting cells or tissues binds PD-1 on T cell surfaces resulting in T cell inhibition. In myeloid cells, PD-1 stimulation induces polarization of microglia and macrophages into an anti-inflammatory, restorative phenotype. The therapeutic potential of PD-1 agonism in ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage-related vasospasm, and traumatic brain injury rests on the notion of harnessing the immunomodulatory function of immune checkpoint pathways to temper the harmful effects of immune overactivation and secondary injury while promoting repair and recovery. Immune checkpoint agonism has greater specificity than the wider and non-specific anti-inflammatory effects of other agents, such as steroids. PD-1 agonism has already demonstrated success in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis and is being tested in other chronic inflammatory diseases. Further investigation of PD-1 agonism as a therapeutic strategy in cerebrovascular injury can help clarify the mechanisms underlying clinical benefit, develop drugs with optimal pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and mitigate unwanted side effects.
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