Cell densities in the mouse brain: a systematic review

D Keller, C Erö, H Markram - Frontiers in neuroanatomy, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The mouse brain is the most extensively studied brain of all species. We performed an
exhaustive review of the literature to establish our current state of knowledge on cell …

The role of astrocytes in amyloid production and Alzheimer's disease

GR Frost, YM Li - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by the presence of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ)
plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and gliosis, activated glial cells, in the …

Astrocytes and aging

AL Palmer, SS Ousman - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
By 2050, the aging population is predicted to expand by over 100%. Considering this rapid
growth, and the additional strain it will place on healthcare resources because of age …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocyte-derived Wnt growth factors are required for endothelial blood-brain barrier maintenance

S Guérit, E Fidan, J Macas, CJ Czupalla… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maintenance of the endothelial blood-brain-barrier (BBB) through Wnt/β-catenin signalling is
essential for neuronal function. The cells however, providing Wnt growth factors at the adult …

astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease and other age‐associated dementias: a supporting player with a central role

CJ Garwood, LE Ratcliffe, JE Simpson… - Neuropathology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes have essential roles in the central nervous system and are also implicated in the
pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disease. Forming non‐overlapping domains, astrocytes …

The appropriate marker for astrocytes: comparing the distribution and expression of three astrocytic markers in different mouse cerebral regions

Z Zhang, Z Ma, W Zou, H Guo, M Liu… - BioMed research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes possess different morphological characteristics depending on the cerebral region
in which they are found. However, none of the current astrocytic markers can label all …

Astrocyte phenotype in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain

JE Simpson, PG Ince, G Lace, G Forster, PJ Shaw… - Neurobiology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Astrocyte pathology occurs in association with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in brain
ageing, but is poorly characterised. We sought to define the detailed cellular pathology of …

Astroglial asthenia and loss of function, rather than reactivity, contribute to the ageing of the brain

A Verkhratsky, M Augusto-Oliveira, A Pivoriūnas… - … -European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Astroglia represent a class of heterogeneous, in form and function, cells known as
astrocytes, which provide for homoeostasis and defence of the central nervous system …

Complex and region-specific changes in astroglial markers in the aging brain

JJ Rodríguez, CY Yeh, S Terzieva, M Olabarria… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Morphological aging of astrocytes was investigated in entorhinal cortex (EC), dentate gyrus
(DG), and cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) regions of hippocampus of male SV129/C57BL6 mice of …

An emerging role of astrocytes in aging/neuroinflammation and gut-brain axis with consequences on sleep and sleep disorders

SV Gudkov, DE Burmistrov, EV Kondakova… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the role of astrocytes in the central nervous system has changed dramatically
over the last decade. The accumulating findings indicate that glial cells are involved not only …