[HTML][HTML] Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and glial cells: Insights and perspectives

G Vargas, LHM Geraldo, NG Salomão, MV Paes… - Brain, behavior, & …, 2020 - Elsevier
In December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak was reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
Since then, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of …

Astrocytes and the TGF-β1 pathway in the healthy and diseased brain: a double-edged sword

LP Diniz, I Matias, M Siqueira, J Stipursky… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Transforming growth factor betas (TGF-βs) are known as multifunctional growth factors that
participate in the regulation of key events of development, disease, and tissue repair. In the …

BACE1 regulates expression of Clusterin in astrocytes for enhancing clearance of β-amyloid peptides

J Zhou, N Singh, J Galske, J Hudobenko, X Hu… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Abnormal accumulation of amyloid beta peptide (Aβ) in the brain induces a
cascade of pathological changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and inhibiting BACE1, which …

The role of DHCR24 in the pathogenesis of AD: re-cognition of the relationship between cholesterol and AD pathogenesis

X Bai, M Mai, K Yao, M Zhang, Y Huang… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Previous studies show that 3β-hydroxysterol-Δ24 reductase (DHCR24) has a remarked
decline in the brain of AD patients. In brain cholesterol synthetic metabolism, DHCR24 is …

Heterogeneity and molecular markers for CNS glial cells revealed by single-cell transcriptomics

J Sun, Y Song, Z Chen, J Qiu, S Zhu, L Wu… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Glial cells, including astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia, are the major components
in the central nervous system (CNS). Studies have revealed the heterogeneity of each glial …

DHCR24 knockdown induces tau hyperphosphorylation at Thr181, Ser199, Ser262, and Ser396 sites via activation of the lipid raft-dependent Ras/MEK/ERK signaling …

M Mai, X Guo, Y Huang, W Zhang, Y Xu, Y Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The synthetase 3β-hydroxysterol-Δ24 reductase (DHCR24) is a key regulator involved in
cholesterol synthesis and homeostasis. A growing body of evidence indicates that DHCR24 …

[HTML][HTML] Region-specific and age-related differences in astrocytes in the human brain

JHK Man, M Breur, CAGH van Gelder, G Marcon… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Astrocyte heterogeneity and its relation to aging in the normal human brain remain poorly
understood. We here analyzed astrocytes in gray and white matter brain tissues obtained …

Astrocytes in Ageing

A Verkhratsky, A Semyanov - Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Ageing …, 2023 - Springer
Ageing is associated with a morphological and functional decline of astrocytes with a
prevalence of morphological atrophy and loss of function. In particular, ageing is manifested …

Neuronal and glial region dependent changes in female mice from a model of premature aging

A Garrido, M De La Serna, M De La Fuente… - Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Adult Premature Aging Mice (PAM) show premature immunosenescence, oxidative
and inflammatory stress and consequently a shorter lifespan than Exceptional Non …

Protective Role of Glial Heat Shock Proteins in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

BE Clarke, B Kalmar, L Greensmith - Heat Shock Proteins in Neuroscience, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease in
which multiple cell types and cellular pathways play a role. A pathological hallmark of …