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Astrocyte barriers to neurotoxic inflammation
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Astrocytes form borders (glia limitans) that separate neural from non-neural tissue along perivascular spaces, meninges and tissue lesions in the CNS. Transgenic loss-of-function studies reveal that astrocyte borders and scars serve as functional barriers that restrict the entry of inflammatory cells into CNS parenchyma in health and disease. Astrocytes also have powerful pro-inflammatory potential. Thus, astrocytes are emerging as pivotal regulators of CNS inflammatory responses. This Review discusses evidence that astrocytes have crucial roles in attracting and restricting CNS inflammation, with important implications for diverse CNS disorders.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sofroniew, M. V.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sofroniew, Michael V.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Published
- 2015-04-20
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 249-263
- ISSN
- 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
- 1471-0048
- PMC
- PMC5253239
- OpenAlex
- W2018681635
- Cited by
- 1,202
- References
- 140
- Citations by year
- 2026: 76 · 2025: 114 · 2024: 98 · 2023: 120 · 2022: 103 · 2021: 151 · 2020: 137 · 2019: 126 · 2018: 97 · 2017: 79 · 2016: 72 · 2015: 28
- FWCI
- 7.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- erratum (2015-05-08)
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS084030, NS057624, R01NS057624, R01NS084030)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Keywords
- astrocytes, glia limitans, neuroinflammation, scar formation, meninges, perivascular spaces, pro-inflammatory signaling, central nervous system lesions, neurodegenerative diseases
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Astrocytes, Cell Communication, Central Nervous System Diseases, Humans, Inflammation, Neurons, Inflammation Mediators
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