The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread worldwide, and
finding a safe therapeutic strategy and effective vaccine is critical to overcoming severe …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide and is a risk
factor for dementia later in life. Research into the pathophysiology of TBI has focused on the …

Pericytes are positioned between brain capillary endothelial cells, astrocytes and neurons.
They degenerate in multiple neurological disorders. However, their role in the pathogenesis …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is immediate damage caused by a blow to the head resulting
from traffic accidents, falls, and sporting activity, which causes death or serious disabilities in …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health concern in the United States resulting in a
substantial number of hospitalizations and in a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities …

The hyperactive state of sensory neurons in the spinal cord enhances pain transmission.
Spinal glial cells have also been implicated in enhanced excitability of spinal dorsal horn …

Glia, a non-excitable cell type once considered merely as the connective tissue between
neurons, is nowadays acknowledged for its essential contribution to multiple physiological …

Astrocyte responses to neuronal injury may be beneficial or detrimental to neuronal
recovery, but the mechanisms that determine these different responses are poorly …

A tripartite synapse comprises a neuronal presynaptic axon and a postsynaptic dendrite,
which are closely ensheathed by a perisynaptic astrocyte process. Through their structural …

Astrocytes contribute to the formation, function, and plasticity of synapses. Their processes
enwrap the neuronal components of the tripartite synapse, and due to this close interaction …