Functional roles of reactive astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

R Patani, GE Hardingham, SA Liddelow - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in uncovering the mechanisms that underlie neuroinflammation and
neurodegenerative disease, therapies that prevent neuronal loss remain elusive. Targeting …

Cellular and pathological functions of tau

C Parra Bravo, SA Naguib, L Gan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Tau protein is involved in various cellular processes, including having a canonical role in
binding and stabilization of microtubules in neurons. Tauopathies are neurodegenerative …

Molecular basis of astrocyte diversity and morphology across the CNS in health and disease

F Endo, A Kasai, JS Soto, X Yu, Z Qu, H Hashimoto… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Astrocytes, a type of glia, are abundant and morphologically complex cells. Here, we report
astrocyte molecular profiles, diversity, and morphology across the mouse central nervous …

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 …

An astrocyte BMAL1-BAG3 axis protects against alpha-synuclein and tau pathology

PW Sheehan, CJ Nadarajah, MF Kanan, JN Patterson… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
The circadian clock protein BMAL1 modulates glial activation and amyloid-beta deposition
in mice. However, the effects of BMAL1 on other aspects of neurodegenerative pathology …

Human Alzheimer's disease reactive astrocytes exhibit a loss of homeostastic gene expression

DL Dai, M Li, EB Lee - Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2023 - Springer
Astrocytes are one of the brain's major cell types and are responsible for maintaining
neuronal homeostasis via regulating the extracellular environment, providing metabolic …

The impact of astrocytic NF-κB on healthy and Alzheimer's disease brains

T Jong Huat, J Camats-Perna, EA Newcombe… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Astrocytes play a role in healthy cognitive function and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The
transcriptional factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) drives astrocyte diversity, but the …

Icariside II preconditioning evokes robust neuroprotection against ischaemic stroke, by targeting Nrf2 and the OXPHOS/NF‐κB/ferroptosis pathway

J Gao, C Ma, D **a, N Chen, J Zhang… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Astrocytic nuclear factor erythroid‐derived 2‐related factor 2 (Nrf2)
is a potential therapeutic target of ischaemic preconditioning (IPC). Icariside II (ICS II) is a …

Transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease: An integrative analysis

R Sanchez-Varo, M Mejias-Ortega… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) constitutes the most prominent form of dementia among elderly
individuals worldwide. Disease modeling using murine transgenic mice was first initiated …

Astrocyte-targeting therapy rescues cognitive impairment caused by neuroinflammation via the Nrf2 pathway

A Nakano-Kobayashi, A Canela… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Neuroinflammation is a common feature of neurodegenerative disorders such as
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neuroinflammation is induced by dysregulated glial activation …