Blood GFAP as an emerging biomarker in brain and spinal cord disorders

A Abdelhak, M Foschi, S Abu-Rumeileh… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Blood-derived biomarkers for brain and spinal cord diseases are urgently needed. The
introduction of highly sensitive immunoassays led to a rapid increase in the number of …

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 …

Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies

A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …

Moving beyond the glial scar for spinal cord repair

EJ Bradbury, ER Burnside - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury results in severe and irreversible loss of function. The injury
triggers a complex cascade of inflammatory and pathological processes, culminating in …

Global brain inflammation in stroke

K Shi, DC Tian, ZG Li, AF Ducruet, MT Lawton… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Stroke, including acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage, results in neuronal
cell death and the release of factors such as damage-associated molecular patterns …

Astrocytes as key regulators of brain energy metabolism: new therapeutic perspectives

E Beard, S Lengacher, S Dias, PJ Magistretti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes play key roles in the regulation of brain energy metabolism, which has a major
impact on brain functions, including memory, neuroprotection, resistance to oxidative stress …

Traumatic brain injury and risk of neurodegenerative disorder

BL Brett, RC Gardner, J Godbout, K Dams-O'Connor… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly of greater severity (ie, moderate to severe), has
been identified as a risk factor for all-cause dementia and Parkinson's disease, with risk for …

Physiology of astroglia

A Verkhratsky, M Nedergaard - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Astrocytes are neural cells of ectodermal, neuroepithelial origin that provide for homeostasis
and defense of the central nervous system (CNS). Astrocytes are highly heterogeneous in …

Neuroimmunology of traumatic brain injury: time for a paradigm shift

YN Jassam, S Izzy, M Whalen, DB McGavern… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and disability, with a
considerable socioeconomic burden. Heterogeneity of pathoanatomical subtypes and …

The far-reaching scope of neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury

DW Simon, MJ McGeachy, H Bayır, RSB Clark… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The'silent epidemic'of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been placed in the spotlight as a result
of clinical investigations and popular press coverage of athletes and veterans with single or …