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 …

Inflammatory aspects of Alzheimer's disease

P Botella Lucena, MT Heneka - Acta Neuropathologica, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) stands out as the most common chronic neurodegenerative
disorder. AD is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss, with …

APOE4 impairs the microglial response in Alzheimer's disease by inducing TGFβ-mediated checkpoints

Z Yin, N Rosenzweig, KL Kleemann, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The APOE4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD).
The contribution of microglial APOE4 to AD pathogenesis is unknown, although APOE has …

Profiling senescent cells in human brains reveals neurons with CDKN2D/p19 and tau neuropathology

SK Dehkordi, J Walker, E Sah, E Bennett, F Atrian… - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Senescent cells contribute to pathology and dysfunction in animal models. Their sparse
distribution and heterogenous phenotype have presented challenges to their detection in …

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 …

NeuroD1 induces microglial apoptosis and cannot induce microglia-to-neuron cross-lineage reprogramming

Y Rao, S Du, B Yang, Y Wang, Y Li, R Li, T Zhou, X Du… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
The regenerative capacity of neurons is limited in the central nervous system (CNS), with
irreversible neuronal loss upon insult. In contrast, microglia exhibit extraordinary capacity for …

Immune Activation in Alzheimer Disease

A Mary, R Mancuso, MT Heneka - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, and with no
efficient curative treatment available, its medical, social, and economic burdens are …

Astrocytic modulation of neuronal signalling

SS Purushotham, Y Buskila - Frontiers in Network Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuronal signalling is a key element in neuronal communication and is essential for the
proper functioning of the CNS. Astrocytes, the most prominent glia in the brain play a key …

Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein levels differ along the spectra of amyloid burden and clinical disease stage

BM Asken, FM Elahi, R La Joie, A Strom… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Background: Measuring plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) alongside cortical
amyloid-β (Aβ) may shed light on astrocytic changes in aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Reactive and senescent astroglial phenotypes as hallmarks of brain pathologies

A Lazic, V Balint, D Stanisavljevic Ninkovic… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes, as the most abundant glial cells in the central nervous system, are tightly
integrated into neural networks and participate in numerous aspects of brain physiology and …