[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's disease as a synaptopathy: Evidence for dysfunction of synapses during disease progression

S Meftah, J Gan - Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The synapse has consistently been considered a vulnerable and critical target within
Alzheimer's disease, and synapse loss is, to date, one of the main biological correlates of …

[HTML][HTML] Neuron-astrocyte omnidirectional signaling in neurological health and disease

D Pathak, K Sriram - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes are an abundantly distributed population of glial cells in the central nervous
system (CNS) that perform myriad functions in the normal and injured/diseased brain …

Tau Oligomer–Containing Synapse Elimination by Microglia and Astrocytes in Alzheimer Disease

RN Taddei, R Perbet, AM de Gerando… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Factors associated with synapse loss beyond amyloid-β plaques and
neurofibrillary tangles may more closely correlate with the emergence of cognitive deficits in …

Astrocyte Regulation of Synapse Formation, Maturation, and Elimination

WS Chung, KT Baldwin… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Astrocytes play an integral role in the development, maturation, and refinement of neuronal
circuits. Astrocytes secrete proteins and lipids that instruct the formation of new synapses …

[HTML][HTML] Astroglial Cells: Emerging Therapeutic Targets in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

W Czyżewski, M Mazurek, L Sakwa, M Szymoniuk… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) represents a significant health concern, necessitating advanced
therapeutic interventions. This detailed review explores the critical roles of astrocytes, key …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytes display ultrastructural alterations and heterogeneity in the hippocampus of aged APP-PS1 mice and human post-mortem brain samples

MK St-Pierre, M Carrier, F González Ibáñez… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The past decade has witnessed increasing evidence for a crucial role played by glial cells,
notably astrocytes, in Alzheimer's disease (AD). To provide novel insights into the roles of …

[HTML][HTML] Electron microscopy analysis of astrocyte-synapse interactions shows altered dynamics in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

MSJ Kater, A Badia-Soteras… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Astrocyte-synapse bi-directional communication is required for neuronal
development and synaptic plasticity. Astrocytes structurally interact with synapses using their …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytic accumulation of tau fibrils isolated from Alzheimer's disease brains induces inflammation, cell-to-cell propagation and neuronal impairment

K Eltom, T Mothes, S Libard, M Ingelsson… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2024 - Springer
Accumulating evidence highlights the involvement of astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease (AD)
progression. We have previously demonstrated that human iPSC-derived astrocytes ingest …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytes as Neuroimmunocytes in Alzheimer's Disease: A Biochemical Tool in the Neuron–Glia Crosstalk along the Pathogenetic Pathways

S Stanca, M Rossetti, P Bongioanni - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work aimed at assessing Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis through the
investigation of the astrocytic role to transduce the load of amyloid-beta (Aβ) into neuronal …

[HTML][HTML] Intracellular accumulation of tau oligomers in astrocytes and their synaptotoxic action rely on Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular Domain-dependent …

G Puliatti, DDL Puma, G Aceto, G Lazzarino… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several studies including ours reported the detrimental effects of extracellular tau oligomers
(ex-oTau) on glutamatergic synaptic transmission and plasticity. Astrocytes greatly …