Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

C Escartin, E Galea, A Lakatos, JP O'Callaghan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Reactive astrocytes are astrocytes undergoing morphological, molecular, and functional
remodeling in response to injury, disease, or infection of the CNS. Although this remodeling …

Blood‐based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease

A Leuzy, N Mattsson‐Carlgren, S Palmqvist… - EMBO molecular …, 2022 - embopress.org
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) represent a mounting public
health challenge. As these diseases are difficult to diagnose clinically, biomarkers of …

Differences between plasma and cerebrospinal fluid glial fibrillary acidic protein levels across the Alzheimer disease continuum

AL Benedet, M Milà-Alomà, A Vrillon, NJ Ashton… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is a marker of reactive astrogliosis that
increases in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood of individuals with Alzheimer disease …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders: the roles of microglia and astrocytes

HS Kwon, SH Koh - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Microglia and astrocytes …

Plasma GFAP is an early marker of amyloid-β but not tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease

JB Pereira, S Janelidze, R Smith, N Mattsson-Carlgren… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Although recent clinical trials targeting amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease have shown
promising results, there is increasing evidence suggesting that understanding alternative …

Astrocyte energy and neurotransmitter metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: integration of the glutamate/GABA-glutamine cycle

JV Andersen, A Schousboe, A Verkhratsky - Progress in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Astrocytes contribute to the complex cellular pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Neurons and astrocytes function in close collaboration through neurotransmitter recycling …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammatory markers: key indicators in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases

A Rauf, H Badoni, T Abu-Izneid, A Olatunde… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation, a protective response of the central nervous system (CNS), is
associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. The CNS is composed of …

Morphological, cellular, and molecular basis of brain infection in COVID-19 patients

F Crunfli, VC Carregari, FP Veras… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Although increasing evidence confirms neuropsychiatric manifestations associated mainly
with severe COVID-19 infection, long-term neuropsychiatric dysfunction (recently …

Questions and (some) answers on reactive astrocytes

C Escartin, O Guillemaud, M Carrillo‐de Sauvage - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes are key cellular partners for neurons in the central nervous system. Astrocytes
react to virtually all types of pathological alterations in brain homeostasis by significant …

Reactive astrogliosis: A friend or foe in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

A Kumar, IC Fontana, A Nordberg - Journal of neurochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes are highly efficient homeostatic glial cells playing a crucial role in optimal brain
functioning and homeostasis. Astrocytes respond to changes in brain homoeostasis …