The stressed synapse: the impact of stress and glucocorticoids on glutamate transmission

M Popoli, Z Yan, BS McEwen… - Nature Reviews …, 2012‏ - nature.com
Mounting evidence suggests that acute and chronic stress, especially the stress-induced
release of glucocorticoids, induces changes in glutamate neurotransmission in the prefrontal …

GFAP in health and disease

J Middeldorp, EM Hol - Progress in neurobiology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is the main intermediate filament protein in mature
astrocytes, but also an important component of the cytoskeleton in astrocytes during …

Astrocyte pathology in major depressive disorder: insights from human postmortem brain tissue

G Rajkowska, CA Stockmeier - Current drug targets, 2013‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The present paper reviews astrocyte pathology in major depressive disorder (MDD) and
proposes that reductions in astrocytes and related markers are key features in the pathology …

Astrogliosis: an integral player in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

LM Osborn, W Kamphuis, WJ Wadman, EM Hol - Progress in neurobiology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is the main cause of dementia in the elderly and begins with a subtle
decline in episodic memory followed by a more general decline in overall cognitive abilities …

Astrocyte activation and reactive gliosis

M Pekny, M Nilsson - Glia, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes become activated (reactive) in response to many CNS pathologies, such as
stroke, trauma, growth of a tumor, or neurodegenerative disease. The process of astrocyte …

Neurochemical regulation of the expression and function of glial fibrillary acidic protein in astrocytes

D Li, X Liu, T Liu, H Liu, L Tong, S Jia, YF Wang - Glia, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a type III intermediate filament, is a marker of mature
astrocytes. The expression of GFAP gene is regulated by many transcription factors (TFs) …

An astroglial basis of major depressive disorder? An overview

Q Wang, W Jie, JH Liu, JM Yang, TM Gao - Glia, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Depression is a chronic, recurring, and serious mood disorder that afflicts up to 20% of the
global population. The monoamine hypothesis has dominated our understanding of the …

Reactive astrocytes and therapeutic potential in focal ischemic stroke

GR Choudhury, S Ding - Neurobiology of disease, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Astrocytes are specialized and the most abundant cell type in the central nervous system
(CNS). They play important roles in the physiology of the brain. Astrocytes are also critically …

White matter astrocytes in health and disease

I Lundgaard, MJ Osório, BT Kress, S Sanggaard… - Neuroscience, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Myelination by oligodendrocytes is a highly specialized process that relies on intimate
interactions between the axon and the oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have an important part …

Gliogenesis and glial pathology in depression

G Rajkowska, JJ Miguel-Hidalgo - CNS & Neurological …, 2007‏ - benthamdirect.com
Recent research has changed the perception of glia from being no more than silent
supportive cells of neurons to being dynamic partners participating in brain metabolism and …