Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies

A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …

Microglia phenotypes in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

MY Wendimu, SB Hooks - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) and plays a
fundamental role in mediating the onset and progression of disease. Microglia, which …

Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders

AN Brandebura, A Paumier, TS Onur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There is increasing appreciation that non-neuronal cells contribute to the initiation,
progression and pathology of diverse neurodegenerative disorders. This Review focuses on …

Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of the aging mouse brain

M **merakis, SL Lipnick, BT Innes, SK Simmons… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The mammalian brain is complex, with multiple cell types performing a variety of diverse
functions, but exactly how each cell type is affected in aging remains largely unknown. Here …

The TREM2-APOE pathway drives the transcriptional phenotype of dysfunctional microglia in neurodegenerative diseases

S Krasemann, C Madore, R Cialic, C Baufeld… - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
Microglia play a pivotal role in the maintenance of brain homeostasis but lose homeostatic
function during neurodegenerative disorders. We identified a specific apolipoprotein E …

[HTML][HTML] A unique microglia type associated with restricting development of Alzheimer's disease

H Keren-Shaul, A Spinrad, A Weiner… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a detrimental neurodegenerative disease with no effective
treatments. Due to cellular heterogeneity, defining the roles of immune cell subsets in AD …

Inflammation: the link between comorbidities, genetics, and Alzheimer's disease

EA Newcombe, J Camats-Perna, ML Silva… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, most cases of which lack a clear
causative event. This has made the disease difficult to characterize and, thus, diagnose …

Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids

PR Ormel, R Vieira de Sá, EJ Van Bodegraven… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cerebral organoids are 3D stem cell-derived models that can be utilized to study the human
brain. The current consensus is that cerebral organoids consist of cells derived from the …

The aging astrocyte transcriptome from multiple regions of the mouse brain

MM Boisvert, GA Erikson, MN Shokhirev, NJ Allen - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Aging brains undergo cognitive decline, associated with decreased neuronal synapse
number and function and altered metabolism. Astrocytes regulate neuronal synapse …

Neuroinflammation in the central nervous system: Symphony of glial cells

Q Yang, J Zhou - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) is an important subject of
neuroimmunological research. Emerging evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is a key …