Function and therapeutic value of astrocytes in neurological diseases

HG Lee, MA Wheeler, FJ Quintana - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Astrocytes are abundant glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that perform diverse
functions in health and disease. Astrocyte dysfunction is found in numerous diseases …

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 …

Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders

AN Brandebura, A Paumier, TS Onur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There is increasing appreciation that non-neuronal cells contribute to the initiation,
progression and pathology of diverse neurodegenerative disorders. This Review focuses on …

Regulatory effects of quercetin on M1/M2 macrophage polarization and oxidative/antioxidative balance

CF Tsai, GW Chen, YC Chen, CK Shen, DY Lu… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Macrophage polarization plays essential and diverse roles in most diseases, such as
atherosclerosis, adipose tissue inflammation, and insulin resistance. Homeostasis …

Neuroinflammation: An astrocyte perspective

HG Lee, JH Lee, LE Flausino… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Astrocytes are abundant glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that play active roles
in health and disease. Recent technologies have uncovered the functional heterogeneity of …

Polyamines in Parkinson's disease: balancing between neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

S Vrijsen, M Houdou, A Cascalho… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are abundant polycations of vital
importance in mammalian cells. Their cellular levels are tightly regulated by degradation …

The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease: a complex interplay between astrocytes, microglia, and T lymphocytes?

AN MacMahon Copas, SF McComish… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is
characterised by the motor symptoms of bradykinesia, rigidity and resting tremor and non …

Young glial progenitor cells competitively replace aged and diseased human glia in the adult chimeric mouse brain

R Vieira, JN Mariani, NPT Huynh… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Competition among adult brain cells has not been extensively researched. To investigate
whether healthy glia can outcompete diseased human glia in the adult forebrain, we …

Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: a focus on insulin resistance

A Ezkurdia, MJ Ramírez, M Solas - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the main type of dementia and is a disease with a profound
socioeconomic burden due to the lack of effective treatment. In addition to genetics and …

Neuroinflammation and Parkinson's disease—From neurodegeneration to therapeutic opportunities

B Araújo, R Caridade-Silva, C Soares-Guedes… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder
worldwide. Clinically, it is characterized by a progressive degeneration of dopaminergic …