This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Pregnancy and postpartum are
associated with dramatic alterations in steroid and peptide hormones which alter the …

Spinal cord injury results in a life‐disrupting series of deleterious interconnected
mechanisms encompassed by the primary and secondary injury. These events are mediated …

Reactive astrocytes and microglia are associated with amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Yet, not much is known about the molecular alterations underlying this …

Acute influenza infection has been reported to be associated with neurological symptoms.
However, the long-term consequences of an infection with neurotropic and non-neurotropic …

Background Preventing or reducing amyloid-beta (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is an
important therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent studies showed that the …

The pathology of sepsis‐associated encephalopathy (SAE) is related to astrocyte‐
inflammation associated with aquaporin‐4 (AQP4). The aim here is to investigate the effects …

Abstract 11C-BU99008 is a novel positron emission tomography (PET) tracer that enables
selective imaging of astrocyte reactivity in vivo. To explore astrocyte reactivity associated …

Worldwide there are over 46 million people living with dementia, and this number is
expected to double every 20 years reaching about 131 million by 2050. The cost to the …

The glymphatic system is postulated to be a mechanism of brain Aβ-amyloid clearance and
to be most effective during sleep. Ablation of the astrocytic end-feet expressed water …

Astrocytes are key homeostatic cells of the central nervous system. They cooperate with
neurons at several levels, including ion and water homeostasis, chemical signal …