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Rory D. Spence

Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College
Verified email at kecksci.claremont.edu
Cited by 1283

Neuroprotective effects of estrogens and androgens in CNS inflammation and neurodegeneration

RD Spence, RR Voskuhl - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2012 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease characterized by inflammation and demyelination. Currently,
the cause of MS is unknown. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the …

Neuroprotection mediated through estrogen receptor-α in astrocytes

RD Spence, ME Hamby, E Umeda… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Estrogen has well-documented neuroprotective effects in a variety of clinical and experimental
disorders of the CNS, including autoimmune inflammation, traumatic injury, stroke, and …

Estrogen mediates neuroprotection and anti-inflammatory effects during EAE through ERα signaling on astrocytes but not through ERβ signaling on astrocytes or …

RD Spence, AJ Wisdom, Y Cao, HM Hill… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Estrogens can signal through either estrogen receptor α (ERα) or β (ERβ) to ameliorate
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the most widely used mouse model of …

[HTML][HTML] Bringing CLARITY to gray matter atrophy

RD Spence, F Kurth, N Itoh, CRL Mongerson… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
Gray matter atrophy has been shown to be a strong correlate to clinical disability in multiple
sclerosis (MS) and its most commonly used animal model, experimental autoimmune …

Injury-induced regulation of steroidogenic gene expression in the cerebellum

A Mirzatoni, RD Spence, KC Naranjo… - Journal of …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Sex steroids assist adult neural tissue in the protection from and repair of damage resulting
from neural injury; some steroids may be synthesized in the brain. Songbirds are especially …

Dynamic development of glucocorticoid resistance during autoimmune neuroinflammation

…, MV Sasidhar, V Lagishetty, RD Spence… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: Glucocorticoids (GC) are powerful endogenous and therapeutic modulators of
inflammation and play a critical role for controlling autoimmunity. GC resistance can be seen in …

Recovery of motor and cognitive function after cerebellar lesions in a songbird–role of estrogens

RD Spence, Y Zhen, S White… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In addition to its key role in complex motor function, the cerebellum is increasingly recognized
to have a role in cognition. Songbirds are particularly good models for the investigation of …

Estrogen receptor‐β ligand treatment after disease onset is neuroprotective in the multiple sclerosis model

AJ Wisdom, Y Cao, N Itoh, RD Spence… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and
neurodegeneration. Current MS treatments were designed to reduce inflammation in MS rather …

Genetic pathways of neuroregeneration in a novel mild traumatic brain injury model in adult zebrafish

…, JC Dallego, CN Ngo, A Chen, BK Fortini, RD Spence - Eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are one of the most prevalent neurological disorders,
and humans are severely limited in their ability to repair and regenerate central nervous …

Optical clearing of the mouse central nervous system using passive CLARITY

DG Roberts, HB Johnsonbaugh, RD Spence… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2016 - jove.com
Traditionally, tissue visualization has required that the tissue of interest be serially sectioned
and imaged, subjecting each tissue section to unique non-linear deformations, dramatically …