Astrocyte barriers to neurotoxic inflammation

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Innate immune recognition

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Regeneration beyond the glial scar

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Molecular dissection of reactive astrogliosis and glial scar formation

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Genomic analysis of reactive astrogliosis

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IgG marker of optic-spinal multiple sclerosis binds to the aquaporin-4 water channel

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LAR inhibitory peptide promotes recovery of diaphragm function and multiple forms of respiratory neural circuit plasticity after cervical spinal cord injury

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Extracellular Vesicles, Stem Cells and the Role of miRNAs in Neurodegeneration

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Biomimetic nanoparticles in ischemic stroke therapy

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WIP1 Phosphatase Plays a Critical Neuroprotective Role in Brain Injury Induced by High-Altitude Hypoxic Inflammation

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Astrocytic expression of the CXCL12 receptor, CXCR7/ACKR3 is a hallmark of the diseased, but not developing CNS

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Exploring experimental autoimmune optic neuritis using multimodal imaging

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Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts Protein-1 (MLC1) Counteracts Astrocyte Activation in Response to Inflammatory Signals

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Autism-associated CHD8 controls reactive gliosis and neuroinflammation via remodeling chromatin in astrocytes

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Glial Cells as Emerging Therapeutic Targets in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Mechanistic Insights and Translational Perspectives

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Palm Fruit Bioactives modulate human astrocyte activity in vitro altering the cytokine secretome reducing levels of TNFα, RANTES and IP-10

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Adenine nucleotides as paracrine mediators and intracellular second messengers in immunity and inflammation

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High mobility group box 1 mediates inflammatory response of astrocytes via cyclooxygenase 2/prostaglandin E2 signaling following spinal cord injury

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New Tricks for an Old (Hedge)Hog: Sonic Hedgehog Regulation of Astrocyte Function

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Loss-of-function manipulations to identify roles of diverse glia and stromal cells during CNS scar formation

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NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates

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Teriflunomide shifts the astrocytic bioenergetic profile from oxidative metabolism to glycolysis and attenuates TNFα-induced inflammatory responses

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Interleukin 22 and its association with neurodegenerative disease activity

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Inflammation at the blood-brain barrier: The role of liver X receptors

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Neuroprotection Induced by Transplanted CDK5 Knockdown Astrocytes in Global Cerebral Ischemic Rats

Becerra-Calixto, A., & Cardona‐Gómez, G. P. (2016) · Molecular Neurobiology · doi:10.1007/s12035-016-0162-2 · Cited by 25

Is Targeting the Inflammasome a Way Forward for Neuroscience Drug Discovery?

Swanton, T., Cook, J., Beswick, J. A., Freeman, S., Lawrence, C. B., & Brough, D. (2018) · SLAS DISCOVERY · doi:10.1177/2472555218786210 · Cited by 26

Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Fecal Incontinence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Complex regulation of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 and A2AR-mediated adenosine signaling at neurovascular unit: A link between acute and chronic neuroinflammation

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The possible role of progranulin on anti-inflammatory effects of metformin in temporal lobe epilepsy

Vazifekhah, S., Mohammadkhanizadeh, A., Mojarad, T. B., & Nikbakht, F. (2020) · Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy · doi:10.1016/j.jchemneu.2020.101849 · Cited by 26

Impact of pediatric traumatic brain injury on hippocampal neurogenesis

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Time‐dependent uptake and trafficking of vesicles capturing extracellular S100B in cultured rat astrocytes

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Gut–Brain Interactions and Their Impact on Astrocytes in the Context of Multiple Sclerosis and Beyond

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Carnosine ameliorates postoperative cognitive dysfunction of aged rats by limiting astrocytes pyroptosis

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The Networking Brain: How Extracellular Matrix, Cellular Networks, and Vasculature Shape the In Vivo Mechanical Properties of the Brain

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Comparative insight into the regenerative mechanisms of the adult brain in zebrafish and mouse: highlighting the importance of the immune system and inflammation in successful regeneration

Chen, J., Sánchez-Iranzo, H., Diotel, N., & Rastegar, S. (2024) · FEBS Journal · doi:10.1111/febs.17231 · Cited by 24

Changing genes, cells and networks to reprogram the brain after stroke

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Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in immune cell function

Matsushima, G., Yanase, Y., Nakagawa, T., Goda, M., Ozawa, K., & Hosoi, T. (2025) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1694102 · Cited by 25

Regulation of neuroinflammation by matrix metalloproteinase-8 inhibitor derivatives in activated microglia and astrocytes

Lee, E.-J., Choi, M. J., Lee, G., Gaire, B. P., Choi, J. W., & Kim, H.-S. (2017) · Oncotarget · doi:10.18632/oncotarget.20207 · Cited by 25

Longitudinal study of hemodynamics and dendritic membrane potential changes in the mouse cortex following a soft cranial window installation

Park, H., You, N., Lee, J., & Suh, M. (2019) · Neurophotonics · doi:10.1117/1.nph.6.1.015006 · Cited by 24

Toll-like receptors control p38 and JNK MAPK signaling pathways in rat astrocytes differently, when cultured in normal or high glucose concentrations

Chistyakov, D. V., Azbukina, N. V., Astakhova, A. A., Polozhintsev, A. I., Sergeeva, M. G., & Reiser, G. (2019) · Neurochemistry International · doi:10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104513 · Cited by 24

Astrocytic palmitoylethanolamide pre-exposure exerts neuroprotective effects in astrocyte-neuron co-cultures from a triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Beggiato, S., Cassano, T., Ferraro, L., & Tomasini, M. C. (2020) · Life Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118037 · Cited by 24

Cryptococcus neoformans–astrocyte interactions: effect on fungal blood brain barrier disruption, brain invasion, and meningitis progression

Woo, Y. H., & Martinez, L. R. (2021) · Critical Reviews in Microbiology · doi:10.1080/1040841x.2020.1869178 · Cited by 24

Blood–brain barrier disruption in atrial fibrillation: a potential contributor to the increased risk of dementia and worsening of stroke outcomes?

Aryal, R., & Patabendige, A. (2021) · Open Biology · doi:10.1098/rsob.200396 · Cited by 24

Matrine treatment induced an A2 astrocyte phenotype and protected the blood-brain barrier in CNS autoimmunity

Jing, Y., Ma, R., Chu, Y., Dou, M., Wang, M., Li, X., & Zhu, L. D. (2021) · Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy · doi:10.1016/j.jchemneu.2021.102004 · Cited by 24

Involvement of lncRNA TUG1 in HIV-1 Tat-Induced Astrocyte Senescence

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Is Drp1 a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease?

Sbai, O., Bazzani, V., Tapaswi, S., McHale, J., Vascotto, C., & Perrone, L. (2023) · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnmol.2023.1166879 · Cited by 24

A New Acquaintance of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells in the Central Nervous System

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Anti-inflammatory properties of the glial scar

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Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is a novel biomarker for the prediction of autoimmune diabetes

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Fingolimod phosphate inhibits astrocyte inflammatory activity in mucolipidosis IV

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Novel insights into the glia limitans of the olfactory nervous system

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Effects of interleukin-1ß on cortical spreading depolarization and cerebral vasculature

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Neural circuit repair after central nervous system injury

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Inactivation of Hedgehog signal transduction in adult astrocytes results in region-specific blood–brain barrier defects

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Strategies for Effective Neural Circuit Reconstruction After Spinal Cord Injury: Use of Stem Cells and Biomaterials

Hou, Y., Liu, X., Guo, Y., Liu, D., Guo, P., & Liu, J. (2022) · World Neurosurgery · doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2022.02.012 · Cited by 23

Thrombin induces morphological and inflammatory astrocytic responses via activation of PAR1 receptor

Chen, X., Zhang, H., Hao, H., Zhang, X., Song, H., He, B., Wang, Y., Zhou, Y., Zhu, Z., Hu, Y., et al. (2022) · Cell Death Discovery · doi:10.1038/s41420-022-00997-4 · Cited by 23

The original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the Delta variant, and the Omicron variant infect microglia efficiently, in contrast to their inability to infect neurons: Analysis using 2D and 3D cultures

Kase, Y., Sonn, I., Goto, M., Murakami, R., Sato, T., & Okano, H. (2023) · Experimental Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114379 · Cited by 23

Inflammatory stimulation of astrocytes affects the expression of miRNA-22-3p within NSCs-EVs regulating remyelination by targeting KDM3A

Han, T., Song, P., Wu, Z., Wang, C., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Li, K., & Shen, C. (2023) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/s13287-023-03284-w · Cited by 24

Astrocyte-Derived Exosomes Differentially Shape T Cells’ Immune Response in MS Patients

Szpakowski, P., Ksiazek-Winiarek, D. J., Czpakowska, J., Kałuża, M., Milewska-Jędrzejczak, M., & Glabinski, A. R. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24087470 · Cited by 23

Inflammation Modifies miR-21 Expression Within Neuronal Extracellular Vesicles to Regulate Remyelination Following Spinal Cord Injury

Han, T., Song, P., Wu, Z., Liu, Y., Ying, W., & Shen, C. (2023) · Stem Cell Reviews and Reports · doi:10.1007/s12015-023-10560-y · Cited by 24

Neurobiological effects of repeated radiofrequency exposures in male senescent rats

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Therapeutic innovation: Inflammatory-reactive astrocytes as targets of inflammation

Hansson, E., Werner, T., Björklund, U., & Skiöldebrand, E. (2016) · IBRO Reports · doi:10.1016/j.ibror.2016.06.001 · Cited by 22

Peripheral-to-central immune communication at the area postrema glial-barrier following bleomycin-induced sterile lung injury in adult rats

Litvin, D. G., Denstaedt, S. J., Borkowski, L. F., Nichols, N. L., Dick, T. E., Smith, C. B., & Jacono, F. J. (2020) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2020.02.006 · Cited by 23

Anti-inflammatory effect of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle leaves in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated astrocytes

Kim, S. R., Park, Y., Li, M., Kim, Y. K., Lee, S., Son, S. Y., Lee, S., Lee, J. S., Lee, C. H., Park, H. H., et al. (2021) · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.114258 · Cited by 23

Effect of sex and gonadectomy on brain MPTP toxicity and response to dutasteride treatment in mice

Isenbrandt, A., Morissette, M., Bourque, M., Lamontagne‐Proulx, J., Coulombe, K., Soulet, D., & Paolo, T. D. (2021) · Neuropharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108784 · Cited by 23

Astrocyte heterogeneity in ischemic stroke: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

Li, D., Huo, X., Shen, L., Qian, M., Wang, J., Mao, S., Chen, W., Li, R. Q., Zhu, T., Zhang, B., et al. (2025) · Neurobiology of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2025.106885 · Cited by 25

New insights into acute ischemic stroke from the perspective of spatial omics

Deng, X., Zhao, M., Zhang, E., Wei, L., Gao, X., Zhang, D., & Huang, Y. (2025) · Theranostics · doi:10.7150/thno.113396 · Cited by 23

Location-specific characteristics of perivascular spaces as the brain’s interstitial fluid drainage system

Yamada, S., Ishikawa, M., Yamamoto, K., Makoto, Y., & Oshima, M. (2019) · Journal of the Neurological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jns.2019.01.022 · Cited by 22

Softening of the chronic hemi-section spinal cord injury scar parallels dysregulation of cellular and extracellular matrix content

Baumann, H. J., Mahajan, G., Ham, T. R., Betonio, P., Kothapalli, C. R., Shriver, L. P., & Leipzig, N. D. (2020) · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103953 · Cited by 24

Ethanol Gestational Exposure Impairs Vascular Development and Endothelial Potential to Control BBB-Associated Astrocyte Function in the Developing Cerebral Cortex

Siqueira, M., Araújo, A. P. B., Gomes, F. C. A., & Stipursky, J. (2021) · Molecular Neurobiology · doi:10.1007/s12035-020-02214-8 · Cited by 22

The Gliopeptide ODN, a Ligand for the Benzodiazepine Site of GABA A Receptors, Boosts Functional Recovery after Stroke

Lamtahri, R., Hazime, M., Gowing, E. K., Nagaraja, R. Y., Maucotel, J., Alasoadura, M., Quilichini, P., Lehongre, K., Lefranc, B., Gach, K., et al. (2021) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.2255-20.2021 · Cited by 24

Behavioral and morphological effects of resveratrol and curcumin in rats submitted to doxorubicin-induced cognitive impairment

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“Reframing” dopamine signaling at the intersection of glial networks in the aged Parkinsonian brain as innate Nrf2/Wnt driver: Therapeutical implications

Marchetti, B., Giachino, C., Tirolo, C., & Serapide, M. F. (2022) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/acel.13575 · Cited by 22

A neuropsin-based optogenetic tool for precise control of Gq signaling

Dai, R., Tao, Y., Weng, D., Li, H., Cui, Y., Wu, Z., Guo, Q., Zou, H., Wu, W., Gao, X., et al. (2022) · Science China Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11427-022-2122-0 · Cited by 22

Bridging the gap of axonal regeneration in the central nervous system: A state of the art review on central axonal regeneration

da Costa, G., Ribeiro, F. F., Sebastião, A. M., Muir, E. M., & Vaz, S. H. (2022) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.1003145 · Cited by 23

Scorpion venom peptide HsTx2 suppressed PTZ-induced seizures in mice via the circ_0001293/miR-8114/TGF-β2 axis

Hu, Y. W., Meng, B., Yin, S., Yang, M., Li, Y., Liu, N., Li, S., Liu, Y., Sun, D., Wang, S., et al. (2022) · Journal of Neuroinflammation · doi:10.1186/s12974-022-02647-z · Cited by 22

Optogenetic Activation of Astrocytes Reduces Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption via IL-10 In Stroke

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Synergistic Pharmacological Therapy to Modulate Glial Cells in Spinal Cord Injury

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Purines in neurite growth and astroglia activation

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Spinal dorsal horn astrocytes: New players in chronic itch

Tsuda, M. (2016) · Allergology International · doi:10.1016/j.alit.2016.07.007 · Cited by 22

A Parkinson’s disease gene, DJ-1, regulates astrogliosis through STAT3

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Varicella zoster virus differentially alters morphology and suppresses proinflammatory cytokines in primary human spinal cord and hippocampal astrocytes

Bubak, A. N., Como, C. N., Blackmon, A. M., Jones, D., & Nagel, M. A. (2018) · Journal of Neuroinflammation · doi:10.1186/s12974-018-1360-9 · Cited by 22

Endothelin-1 stimulates expression of cyclin D1 and S-phase kinase–associated protein 2 by activating the transcription factor STAT3 in cultured rat astrocytes

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Recovery after spinal cord injury is enhanced by anti-Nogo-A antibody therapy — from animal models to clinical trials

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