Astroglia in Physiology, Pathology and Therapy
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2021) | Viewed by 35967
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Parkinson’s disease; functional compensation; energy metabolism; glia physiology; glia-based disease-modifying therapy
Interests: microglia–astroglia interactions; glia phenotypes; pharmacological modulation of glia in preclinical studies; glia-driven neuronal dysfunction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Astroglial cells are the stars of the currently prepared Special Issue for the journal Biomolecules.
At first, perceived merely as brain glue, in recent years astrocytes have gained interest in central nervous system (CNS) research. They have a unique role in energy metabolism, intercellular communication and the maintenance of CNS homeostasis. Their functions are of high importance and have a broad spectrum, which is reflected in their phenotypic heterogeneity. Until recently, astrocytes have been seen as protective and supporting allies of neurons. Now, its neurotoxic abilities are also known as a possible pathologic aspect and are studied intensively in the context of the majority of neurological diseases. Attention is paid to the spectrum of phenotypic changes between neuroprotective and cytotoxic astrocytes, and to the factors that can induce the shift between those states and become therapeutic. Additionally to the multiple supportive functions, astrocytic ability to proliferate despite organism aging gives them an advantage in becoming a valid target for the putative neuroprotective therapies.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather new perspectives, which would lead to broaden the knowledge about astrocytes in the CNS physiology, pathology and potential therapies.
Dr. Katarzyna Kuter
Dr. Agnieszka Jurga
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- physiological heterogeneity
- astroglia polarization
- cytotoxicity
- neuroprotection
- glia-based therapy
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