Normal brain function highly relies on the appropriate functioning of astrocytes. These glial
cells are strategically situated between blood vessels and neurons, provide significant …

Astrocytes support neuronal function by providing essential structural and nutritional
support, neurotransmitter trafficking and recycling and may also contribute to brain …

Astrocytic metabolism has taken center stage. Interposed between the neuron and the
vasculature, astrocytes exert control over the fluxes of energy and building blocks required …

The brain has almost no energy reserve, but its activity coordinates organismal function, a
burden that requires precise coupling between neurotransmission and energy metabolism …

The role of glial cells, including astrocytes, in metabolic control has received increasing
attention in recent years. Although the original interest in these macroglial cells was a result …

Communication between the periphery and the brain is key for maintaining energy
homeostasis. To do so, peripheral signals from the circulation reach the brain via the …

Astrocytes, microglia, and tanycytes play active roles in the regulation of hypothalamic
feeding circuits. These non-neuronal cells are crucial in determining the functional …

Astrocytes, the predominant glial cell type in the mammalian brain, influence a wide variety
of brain parameters including neuronal energy metabolism. Exciting recent studies have …

Over the last decades, the negative health consequences of obesity have triggered massive
searches for the cause of–and potential solutions for–the excessive mismatch between …

The hypothalamus is crucial in the regulation of homeostatic functions in mammals, with the
disruption of hypothalamic circuits contributing to chronic conditions such as obesity …