Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

C Escartin, E Galea, A Lakatos, JP O'Callaghan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Reactive astrocytes are astrocytes undergoing morphological, molecular, and functional
remodeling in response to injury, disease, or infection of the CNS. Although this remodeling …

Astrocyte reactivity: subtypes, states, and functions in CNS innate immunity

MV Sofroniew - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
Astrocytes are neural parenchymal cells that ubiquitously tile the central nervous system
(CNS). In addition to playing essential roles in healthy tissue, astrocytes exhibit an …

The spatial transcriptomic landscape of non-small cell lung cancer brain metastasis

Q Zhang, R Abdo, C Iosef, T Kaneko… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Brain metastases (BrMs) are a common occurrence in lung cancer with a dismal outcome.
To understand the mechanism of metastasis to inform prognosis and treatment, here we …

Beyond the GFAP-astrocyte protein markers in the brain

AM Jurga, M Paleczna, J Kadluczka, KZ Kuter - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The idea of central nervous system as one-man band favoring neurons is long gone. Now
we all are aware that neurons and neuroglia are team players and constant communication …

Spinal cord repair: advances in biology and technology

G Courtine, MV Sofroniew - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) can face decades with permanent disabilities.
Advances in clinical management have decreased morbidity and improved outcomes, but …

Neuron–glia interactions in the pathophysiology of epilepsy

DC Patel, BP Tewari, L Chaunsali… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder afflicting~ 65 million people worldwide. It is caused by
aberrant synchronized firing of populations of neurons primarily due to imbalance between …

Cell biology of spinal cord injury and repair

TM O'Shea, JE Burda… - The Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Spinal cord injury (SCI) lesions present diverse challenges for repair strategies.
Anatomically complete injuries require restoration of neural connectivity across lesions …

Oxidative stress and regeneration

M Jaganjac, L Milkovic, N Zarkovic… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Regeneration is the process of replacing/restoring a damaged cell/tissue/organ to its full
function and is limited respecting complexity of specific organ structures and the level of …

The synapse in traumatic brain injury

AAB Jamjoom, J Rhodes, PJD Andrews, SGN Grant - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide and is a risk
factor for dementia later in life. Research into the pathophysiology of TBI has focused on the …

Questions and (some) answers on reactive astrocytes

C Escartin, O Guillemaud, M Carrillo‐de Sauvage - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes are key cellular partners for neurons in the central nervous system. Astrocytes
react to virtually all types of pathological alterations in brain homeostasis by significant …