Astrocytes' innate role in neurodegenerative disorders

SA Ahadiat, Z Hosseinian - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023 - Springer
Background Central nervous system (CNS) astrocytes have various functions in the central
nervous system (CNS). Many neurodegenerative diseases are associated with astrocyte …

Adenine nucleotides as paracrine mediators and intracellular second messengers in immunity and inflammation

R Fliegert, J Heeren, F Koch-Nolte… - Biochemical Society …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Adenine nucleotides (AdNs) play important roles in immunity and inflammation. Extracellular
AdNs, such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) …

Astrocytes as the main players in primary degenerative disorders of the human central nervous system

F Capani, C Quarracino, R Caccuri… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Along the last years it has been demonstrated that non-neural cells play a major role in the
pathogenesis of the primary degenerative disorders (PDDs) of the human central nervous …

NLRX1 inhibits the early stages of CNS inflammation and prevents the onset of spontaneous autoimmunity

M Gharagozloo, S Mahmoud, C Simard… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat containing X1 (NLRX1) is a mitochondria-located
innate immune sensor that inhibits major pro-inflammatory pathways such as type I …

Regulatory role of oligodendrocyte gap junctions in inflammatory demyelination

CP Papaneophytou, E Georgiou, C Karaiskos… - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gap junctions (GJs) coupling oligodendrocytes to astrocytes and to other oligodendrocytes
are formed mainly by connexin47 (Cx47) and a smaller portion by connexin32 (Cx32) …

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein reactive Th17 cells drive Janus Kinase 1 dependent transcriptional reprogramming in astrocytes and alter cell surface cytokine …

SM Milne, A Lahiri, CL Sanchez, MJ Marshall… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease affecting the central
nervous system (CNS). T helper (Th) 17 cells are involved in the pathogenesis of MS and its …

Mechanisms underlying select chemotherapeutic-agent-induced neuroinflammation and subsequent neurodegeneration

F McLeary, A Davis, S Rudrawar, A Perkins… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review demonstrates the importance of uncovering the mechanisms that underlie
chemotherapy-induced neuroinflammation. It builds upon the well-established connection …

Montelukast: the new therapeutic option for the treatment of epilepsy

BA Tesfaye, HG Hailu, KA Zewdie… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, there is no definitive cure for epilepsy. The available medications relieve
symptoms and reduce seizure attacks. The major challenge with the available antiepileptic …

AhR Agonistic Components in Urban Particulate Matter Regulate Astrocytic Activation and Function

Y Zhang, Y Pei, Y Sun, X Yang, J Liang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Exposure to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been found to accelerate the onset of
neurological disorders via the induction of detrimental neuroinflammatory responses. To …

Therapeutic potential of astrocyte purinergic signalling in epilepsy and multiple sclerosis

P Nobili, W Shen, K Milicevic… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy and multiple sclerosis (MS), two of the most common neurological diseases, are
characterized by the establishment of inflammatory environment in the central nervous …