A plethora of neurological disorders shares a final common deadly pathway known as
excitotoxicity. Among these disorders, ischemic injury is a prominent cause of death and …

NG2 cells, also known as oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, are located throughout the
central nervous system and serve as a pool of progenitors to differentiate into …

The polymodal transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel, a member of the
TRP channel family, is a calcium-permeable cationic channel that is gated by various stimuli …

Astrocytes perform control and regulatory functions in the central nervous system;
heterogeneity among them is still a matter of debate due to limited knowledge of their gene …

Glial cells expressing neuron‐glial antigen 2 (NG2), also known as oligodendrocyte
progenitor cells (OPCs), play a critical role in maintaining brain health. However, their ability …

Glutamate receptors of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) type are involved in many
cognitive processes, including behavior, learning and synaptic plasticity. For a long time …

Modulating endogenous regenerative processes may represent a suitable treatment for
central nervous system (CNS) injuries, such as stroke or trauma. Neural stem/progenitor …

Glial cells constitute a large percentage of cells in the nervous system. During recent years,
a large number of studies have critically attributed to glia a new role which no longer reflects …

abstract NG2 glia display wide proliferation and differentiation potential under physiological
and pathological conditions. Here, we examined these two features following different types …

Traumatic injury of the central nervous system is one of the leading causes of death and
disability in young adults. Failure of regeneration is caused by autonomous neuronal …