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Astrocytes: Form, Functions, and Roles in Disease
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Astrocytes, once relegated to a mere supportive role in the central nervous system, are now recognized as a heterogeneous class of cells with many important and diverse functions. Major astrocyte functions can be grouped into three categories: guidance and support of neuronal migration during development, maintenance of the neural microenvironment, and modulation of immune reactions by serving as antigen-presenting cells. The concept of astrocytic heterogeneity is critical to understanding the functions and reactions of these cells in disease. Astrocytes from different regions of the brain have diverse biochemical characteristics and may respond in different ways to a variety of injuries. Astrocytic swelling and hypertrophy-hyperplasia are two common reactions to injury. This review covers the morphologic and pathophysiologic findings, time course, and determinants of these two responses. In addition to these common reactions, astrocytes may play a primary role in certain diseases, including epilepsy, neurological dysfunction in liver disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, and demyelination. Evidence supporting primary involvement of astrocytes in these diseases will be considered.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Montgomery, D. L.
- Venue
- Veterinary Pathology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1994-03
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 145-167
- ISSN
- 0300-9858 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-2217
- OpenAlex
- W2015284998
- Cited by
- 279
- References
- 205
- FWCI
- 7.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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