Neuroglia cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cultured neuroglia cells (blue). These cells are found in nervous tissue and support nerve fibres both structurally and metabolically. They have numerous long processes (green) which attach them to other neuroglia cells (as seen here), and also to nerve cells. Neuroglia cells make up around half the mass of the central nervous system. Magnification: x1500 at 6x7cm size. - Stock Image P360/0222

Two classes of glial cells are found in the embryonic Drosophila CNS, midline glial cells and lateral glial cells. Midline glial development is triggered by EGF-receptor signalling, whereas lateral glial development is controlled by the gcm gene. Subsequent glial cell differentiation depends partly on the pointed gene. Here we describe a novel component required for all CNS glia development. The tramtrack gene encodes two zinc-finger proteins, one of which, ttkp69, is expressed in all non-neuronal CNS cells. We show that ttkp69 is downstream of gcm and can repress neuronal differentiation. Double mutant analysis and coexpression experiments indicate that glial cell differentiation may depend on a dual process, requiring the activation of glial differentiation by pointed and the concomitant repression of neuronal development by tramtrack.. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Role of the postnatal radial glial scaffold for the development of the dentate gyrus as revealed by reelin signaling mutant mice. AU - Brunne, Bianka. AU - Franco, Santos. AU - Bouché, Elisabeth. AU - Herz, Joachim. AU - Howell, Brian W.. AU - Pahle, Jasmine. AU - Müller, Ulrich. AU - May, Petra. AU - Frotscher, Michael. AU - Bock, Hans H.. PY - 2013/8/1. Y1 - 2013/8/1. N2 - During dentate gyrus development, the early embryonic radial glial scaffold is replaced by a secondary glial scaffold around birth. In contrast to neocortical and early dentate gyrus radial glial cells, these postnatal glial cells are severely altered with regard to position and morphology in reeler mice lacking the secreted protein Reelin. In this study, we focus on the functional impact of these defects. Most radial glial cells throughout the nervous system serve as scaffolds for migrating neurons and precursor cells for both neurogenesis and gliogenesis. Precursor cell function has been demonstrated for ...

One of the numerous functions of glial cells in Drosophila is the ensheathment of neurons to isolate them from the potassium-rich haemolymph, thereby establishing the blood-brain barrier. Peripheral nerves of flies are surrounded by three distinct glial cell types. Although all embryonic peripheral glia (ePG) have been identified on a single-cell level, their contribution to the three glial sheaths is not known. We used the Flybow system to label and identify each individual ePG in the living embryo and followed them into third instar larva. We demonstrate that all ePG persist until the end of larval development and some even to adulthood. We uncover the origin of all three glial sheaths and describe the larval differentiation of each peripheral glial cell in detail. Interestingly, just one ePG (ePG2) exhibits mitotic activity during larval stages, giving rise to up to 30 glial cells along a single peripheral nerve tract forming the outermost perineurial layer. The unique mitotic ability of ePG2 ...

The radial glial cells serve as neural progenitors and as a migratory guide for newborn neurons in the developing cerebral cortex. wall structure. Apical limitation of crucial polarity complexes [CDC42 β-catenin (CTNNB1) N-cadherin (CDH2) myosin IIB (MYOIIB) aPKCζ LGL PAR3 pericentrin PROM1] can LY2940680 be dropped. Furthermore the radial glial scaffold in null cortex can be jeopardized with discontinuous non-radial procedures apparent throughout the cerebral wall and deformed bulbous unbranched end-feet at the basal ends. Further the density of radial processes within the cerebral cortex is reduced. These deficits in radial glial development culminate in aberrant positioning of neurons and disrupted cortical MAPK9 lamination. Genetic rescue experiments demonstrate surprisingly that phosphorylation of MARCKS by PKC is not essential for the role of MARCKS in radial glial cell development. By contrast the myristoylation domain of MARCKS needed for membrane association is essential for MARCKS ...

The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear ...

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Neuroglial cells constitute a separate class of cells in the nervous system; they have been studied intensively since their original description by Virchow in 1846. As a rule anatomists find no difficulty in recognizing them by their staining properties, their shape and configuration as well as by their characteristic location between and around neurons. Electron microscopy has in recent years added much important subcellular detail and has shown how intermingled neurons and glial cells are, being separated from each other by narrow clefts 100 to 200 Å wide (figures 1 A, B and 5, plates 1, 2 and 4). These studies have not changed the well-established grouping of mammalian glial cells into two main classes, the oligodendrocytes and the astrocytes. It is customary to state that glial cells outnumber neurons by 10 to 1 in the vertebrate nervous sytem. They are, however, smaller and according to some rough estimates they make up as much as 50% of the volume of mammalian brains. That glial cells ...

Tanycytes are special ependymal cells found in the third ventricle of the brain, and on the floor of the fourth ventricle and have processes extending deep into the hypothalamus. It is possible that their function is to transfer chemical signals from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the central nervous system (CNS). The term tanycyte comes from the Greek word tanus which means elongated. Tanycytes share some features with radial glia cells and astrocytes. Their form and location have led some authors to regard them as radial glia cells that remain in the hypothalamus throughout life. This has led some to believe that these cells share the same lineage. Even so, tanycytes also display certain characteristics that distinguish them from radial glia cells. Tanycytes in rats begin to develop in the last two days of gestation and continue on until they reach their full differentiation in the first month of life. Radial glia cells on the other hand, are a key component of the embryonic brain. Tanycytes ...

The objective of this study was to begin to examine the cellular and biophysical effects on human retinal glial cells of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), which is endogenous to the retina and likely to play a role in retinal pathobiology. Experiments were performed on cultured glial cells derived from the adult postmortem retina. A proliferative response to bFGF established a sensitivity of the retinal glia to this growth factor. The possibility that bFGF alters calcium currents was assessed using the whole-cell recording configuration of the patch-clamp technique to analyze inward currents carried by barium. Two types of voltage-gated calcium channels could be expressed by the glial cells. One, similar to the T-type current described in various kinds of cells, had a low threshold of activation, a transient response, and an insensitivity to the dihydropyridine nifedipine. The other type of inward current, which closely resembles the L-type calcium current found in other cells, had a high ...

This chapter focuses on the role of neurogenic astroglial cells in the development of the central nervous system (CNS). Recent findings have elucidated a more complex role for astroglial cells in the development of CNS structures across many species. Mitotically active radial glial cells line the ventricular system throughout the developing CNS and have been shown to generate neocortical neurons in rodents. Precursor cells in the ventricular zone (VZ) can divide symmetrically or asymmetrically, and evidence indicates that both types of divisions coexist throughout the entire period of cortical neurogenesis. ...

Glial cell function is indispensible for the functional and structural integration of the nervous system. Glial cells are now known to regulate diverse functions in the nervous system, including migration of neural cells during development, generation of structural matrix to embed neurons, tuning and timing neuronal excitability, ensuring fast impulse conduction, biochemical and electrical insulation, domain specialization on axons, maintaining the homeostasis by actively clearing the metabolites and cell debris. Not surprisingly, uncoupling of glial cell function compromises the functional integration in almost all neurological disorders. Thus a better understanding of glial cell function and attempts to regenerate glial cells will promote functional recovery of patients with such disorders. This research topic aims at compiling research articles and reviews that will improve our understanding of glial cell function in the pathology and physiology of the nervous system. Contributions may include, but

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Not all brains are made the same: new views on brain scaling in evolution. Brain Behav Evol 78:22-36 Higgins MR, Gibson NJ, Eckholdt PA, Nighorn A, Copenhaver PF, Nardi J, et al. 2002. Different isoforms of fasciclin II are expressed by a subset of developing olfactory receptor neurons and by olfactory-nerve glial cells during formation of glomeruli in the moth Manduca sexta. Dev Biol 244:134-154. Hijazi A, Masson W, Augé B, Waltzer L, Haenlin M, Roch F. 2009. Boudin is required for septate junction organisation in Drosophila and codes for a diff usible protein of the Ly6 superfamily. GABA and glutamate immunoreactivity in tentacles of the sea anemone Phymactis papillosa (LESSON 1830). J Morphol 271:845-852. Doherty J, Logan MA, Taşdemir OE, Freeman MR. 2009. Ensheathing glia function as phagocytes in the adult Drosophila brain. J Neurosci 29:4768-4781. Einheber S. 1997. The axonal membrane protein Caspr, a homologue of neurexin IV, is a component of the septate-like paranodal junctions that ...

Neuronal survival and functions require bidirectional communication between neurons and glia that involves a large variety of growth factors. Neurotrophic factors are operationally defined as proteins that regulate neuron survival and differentiation. They can be synthesized by nonneuronal target cells, neurons, and glial cells. This chapter focuses on neurotrophic factors secreted from macroglial cells, that is, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and Schwann cells, and their effects on neuronal differentiation and survival in the intact and lesioned brain and peripheral nervous system. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Calcium increases in retinal glial cells evoked by light-induced neuronal activity. AU - Newman, Eric A.. PY - 2005/6/8. Y1 - 2005/6/8. N2 - Electrical stimulation of neurons in brain slices evokes increases in cytoplasmic Ca2+ in neighboring astrocytes. The present study tests whether similar neuron-to-glial signaling occurs in the isolated rat retina in response to light stimulation. Results demonstrate that Müller cells, the principal retinal glial cells, generate transient increases in Ca2+ under constant illumination. A flickering light stimulus increases the occurrence of these Ca2+ transients. Antidromic activation of ganglion cell axons also increases the generation of Müller cell Ca 2+ transients. The increases in Ca2+ transients evoked by light and antidromic stimulation are blocked by the purinergic antagonist suramin and by TTX. The addition of adenosine greatly potentiates the response to light, with light ON evoking large Ca2+ increases in Müller cells. Suramin, ...

Glial cells are the most abundant cell type in our brains, yet we understand very little about their development and function. An accumulating body of work over the last decade has revealed that glia are critical regulators of nervous system development, function, and health. Based on morphological and molecular criteria, glia in Drosophila melanogaster are very similar to their mammalian counterparts, suggesting that a detailed investigation of fly glia has the potential to add greatly to our understanding of fundamental aspects of glial cell biology. In this article, we provide an overview of the subtypes of glial cells found in Drosophila and discuss our current understanding of their functions, the development of a subset of well-defined glial lineages, and the molecular-genetic tools available for manipulating glial subtypes in vivo.. ...

A study performed in November 2010 and published March 2011, was done by a team of scientists from the University of Rochester and University of Colorado School of Medicine. They did an experiment to attempt to repair trauma to the Central Nervous System of an adult rat by replacing the glial cells. When the glial cells were injected into the injury of the adult rats spinal cord, astrocytes were generated by exposing human glial precursor cells to bone morphogenetic protein (Bone morphogenetic protein is important because it is considered to create tissue architecture throughout the body). So, with the bone protein and human glial cells combined, they promoted significant recovery of conscious foot placement, axonal growth, and obvious increases in neuronal survival in the spinal cord laminae. On the other hand, human glial precursor cells and astrocytes generated from these cells by being in contact with ciliary neurotrophic factors, failed to promote neuronal survival and support of axonal ...

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Glial cells are central components of all neurogenic niches in the embryonic as well as in the adult central nervous system. While neural stem cells (NSCs) themselves exhibit glial features the behavior of NSCs is also strongly influenced by niche glial cells. Recently, studies have begun to uncover a large variety of glial cell-extrinsic as well as intrinsic factors that play crucial roles in the control of NSCs and the regulation of the cellular output from the neurogenic niches. In this review, we focus on mechanisms underlying the formation of adult NSCs by embryonic radial glia cells, discuss the influence of niche glia cells on adult NSCs and examine how the neurogenic potential of glial cells is controlled ...

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Figure 3 Astrocyte They regulate the external chemical environment of neurons by removing excess ions, the notable one being potassium, and recycling neurotransmitters released during synaptic transmission. The current theory suggests that astrocytes may be the predominant building-blocks of the blood-brain barrier. Astrocytes may regulate vasoconstriction and vasodilation by producing substances such as arachidonic acid, whose metabolites are vasoactive. Astrocytes signal each other using calcium. The gap junctions (also known as electrical synapses) between astrocytes allow the messenger molecule IP3 to diffuse from one astrocyte to another. IP3 activates calcium channels on cellular organelles, releasing calcium into the cytoplasm. This calcium may stimulate the production of more IP3. The net effect is a calcium wave that propagates from cell to cell. Extracellular release of ATP, and consequent activation of purinergic receptors on other astrocytes, may also mediate calcium waves in some ...

Müller glial cultures have made a significant contribution for understanding retinal pathophysiology, especially in the context of retinal degenerative diseases. Primary Müller glial cultures have several advantages, largely due to their phenotypic and functional similarity to Müller glia in vivo. There are, however, several disadvantages in using primary cultures, including limited availability, and inconsistency in experimental results, perhaps due to purity, heterogeneity across different batches, and phenotypic instability across multiple passages.14 The use of a stabilized cell line can overcome these drawbacks, although it is recommended that key results obtained from cell lines are further validated using primary cells and in vivo models. Various Müller glial cell lines, derived from rodents14-17 or humans18 have been reported. Although they all express Müller glial markers, each cell line has its own characteristics and is used to study different functions of Müller glia. For ...

Description: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the Double-antibody Sandwich method for detection of Human Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) in samples from serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cerebrospinal fluid, cell culture supernates and other biological fluids with no significant corss-reactivity with analogues from other species ...

Schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BIP) are severe mental disorders with a considerable disease burden worldwide due to early age of onset, chronicity, and lack of efficient treatments or prevention strategies. Whilst our current knowledge is that SCZ and BIP are highly heritable and share common pathophysiological mechanisms associated with cellular signaling, neurotransmission, energy metabolism, and neuroinflammation, the development of novel therapies has been hampered by the unavailability of appropriate models to identify novel targetable pathomechanisms. Recent data suggest that neuron-glia interactions are disturbed in SCZ and BIP, and are modulated by estrogen (E2). However, most of the knowledge we have so far on the neuromodulatory effects of E2 came from studies on animal models and human cell lines, and may not accurately reflect many processes occurring exclusively in the human brain. Thus, here we highlight the advantages of using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models ...

Cells are to tissues as organs are to 1 ORGAN SYSTEM 2 CELLS 3 GENES 4 ORGANELLES IS THE ANSWER 1 ORGAN SYSTEM Which of statements about cells is not true? 1. One or more cells make up all living organisms 2 cells carry on the asked by GAspar on October 3, 2011 ...

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The Function of Glia Cells in the Central Nervous System. Glia cells are also known as neuroglia or glial cells, are non-neuronal cells that are found both in the central nervous systems (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS). Glia cells offer a supporting role to neurons and do not take part in the production of electrical impulses. The main functions of glial cells include the formation of myelin, maintaining homeostasis, and offering support and protection to neurons. The functions of glial cells are depicted from its different types, which include astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, and Schwann cells located in PNS (de Castro et al., 2015). Astrocytes control the floor of the blood in the brain, normalizes communication amongst neurons, and sustain fluid composition around neurons. Astrocytes also offer assistance to neurons during development by locating their destination and creating blood barriers in the brain. This is essential as it helps protect the brain from toxic substances. ...

For many years neurons have been considered the main act within the cerebral cortex, responsible for our thoughts, emotions, and movements. Of interest is the fact that neurons only account for about 10% of human brain cells. Glial cells that account for the other 90% of brain cells have typically been thought to carry a supportive role to the neurons.. An article in Forbes Magazine (July 13, 2009), however, suggests glial cells may be even more important than neurons for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and stroke. Recent understanding of the brain now indicates glial cells with neurons play a critical role in brain development and brain function.. Medications on the market today do not work on glial cells. Ben Barnes, Chairman of the Neurobiology Department at Stanford University Medical School posits that one type of glial cells, the astrocytes, trigger the initial steps of destruction in brain diseases. As such, Dr. Barnes believes that by creating ...

Glial cells regulate multiple aspects of synaptogenesis. In the absence of Schwann cells, a peripheral glial cell, motor neurons initially innervate muscle but then degenerate. Here, using a genetic approach, we show that neural activity-regulated negative factors produced by muscle drive neurodegeneration in Schwann cell-deficient mice. We find that thrombin, the hepatic serine protease central to the hemostatic coagulation cascade, is one such negative factor. Trancriptomic analysis shows that expression of the antithrombins serpin C1 and D1 is significantly reduced in Schwann cell-deficient mice. In the absence of peripheral neuromuscular activity, neurodegeneration is completely blocked, and expression of prothrombin in muscle is markedly reduced. In the absence of muscle-derived prothrombin, neurodegeneration is also markedly reduced. Together, these results suggest that Schwann cells regulate NMJs by opposing the effects of activity-regulated, muscle-derived negative factors and provide ...

Nature Neuroscience has a nice special focus on glia and disease. The featured reviews and perspective articles discuss multiple aspects of neuron-glia interactions and their role in disease. The reason why I am highlighting this collection here is that I have the feeling that this field could potentially be a nice playground for systems biology.. For example, Rossi and colleagues (2007) review the various metabolic processes affected during brain ischemia. Several of the examples discussed illustrate very well how the extent of brain damage is determined by the concurrent dynamics of both harmful and protective processes engaging complex interactions between neurons and astrocytes. A critical determinant for ischemic damage is the catastrophic loss of ATP levels caused by deficient glucose and oxygen delivery. Astrocytes have glycogen stores that can normally be converted to lactate which is exported to neurons to provide energy during phases of high activity. In absence of oxygen however, ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Neuron-glia synapses in the brain. AU - Bergles, Dwight E. AU - Jabs, Ronald. AU - Steinhäuser, Christian. PY - 2010/5. Y1 - 2010/5. N2 - The ability to investigate the electrophysiological properties of individual cells in acute brain tissue led to the discovery that many glial cells have the capacity to respond rapidly to neuronal activity. In particular, a distinct class of neuroglial cells known as NG2 cells, which exhibit many of the properties that have been described for glial subtypes such as complex cells, polydendrocytes, synantocytes and GluR cells, express ionotropic receptors for glutamate and GABA. In both gray and white matter, NG2 cells form direct synaptic junctions with axons, which enable transient activation of these receptors. Electrophysiological analyses have shown that these neuron-glia synapses exhibit all the hallmarks of classical neuron-neuron synapses, including rapid activation, quantized responses, facilitation and depression, and presynaptic ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Electrophysiology of retinal glial cells. AU - Newman, Eric A.. PY - 1988. Y1 - 1988. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024274410&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0024274410&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.1016/0278-4327(88)90024-7. DO - 10.1016/0278-4327(88)90024-7. M3 - Review article. AN - SCOPUS:0024274410. VL - 8. SP - 153. EP - 171. JO - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. JF - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. SN - 1350-9462. IS - C. ER - ...

Neuroglial or glial cells, make up one of the two major cellular components of nervous tissue (the other being neurons). Nervous tissue is composed of almost 10 times as many glial cells as neurons. They primarily provide structural and metabolic support for neurons, some aid in communication between neurons and assist in neurological development, while others respond to damage and pathogens. Glial cells are divided into two major classes of cell types: microglia and macroglia. The microglia are primarily phagocytes, they are mobilized by minor pathological changes and can eliminate invading microorganisms, promote tissue repair, and remove debris. Macroglia are separated into four classes: ogliodendrocytes, Schawnn cells, astrocytes, and ependymal cells. Schwann cells and ogliodendrocytes form the myelin sheath around neuron axons. This sheath insulates the electrical impulse that travels down the axon, but also increases the speed of the electrical propagation by keeping unmylinated spaces ...

Measurements of neuron-specific (neurotypic) and glia-specific (gliotypic) proteins were used to characterize the toxic effects of triethyltin (TET) on the developing central nervous system. Six proteins, each of which is associated with specific aspects of neuronal and glial development, were evaluated as follows: 1) neurofilament-200, an intermediate filament protein of the neuronal cytoskeleton; 2) synapsin I, a synapse specific, synaptic vesicle localized protein; 3) p38, another synaptic-vesicle localized protein; 4) myelin basic protein, a protein unique to myelin-forming oligodendroglia; 5) glial fibrillary acidic protein, the intermediate filament protein of astrocytes; and 6) beta-tubulin, a constituent primarily of neuronal microtubules. The amount of each protein in homogenates of hippocampus, forebrain and cerebellum, brain regions with different developmental profiles, was determined by radioimmunoassay. After a single administration on postnatal day 5, TET (3 or 6 mg/kg i.p.) ...

The goal of my research is to understand how inflammation in the nervous system (neuroinflammation) leads to long-term changes in neural circuitry. Within this context, we focus on the regulation of neural networks by glial cells, with particular interests in clarifying the role of glial cells in nervous system physiology and elucidating how glial changes during neuroinflammation contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. We are addressing this issue by exploring how neuron-glia interactions in the enteric nervous system (ENS) regulate gut physiology and pathophysiology. The ENS is particularly well suited for this kind of work because neuron-glia interactions in the gut can be studied in situ using preparations with intact synaptic pathways or in vivo in animal models. Further, the synaptic pathways of enteric neural networks are well defined and the output of ENS activity can be clearly assessed with functional assays. Our experiments will allow us to understand the fundamental rules that ...

Located in discrete regions of the adult mammalian CNS, neural stems cells are specialized types of glia. M?ller glia are the principal glial cell of he vertebr...

Five novel cDNA clones were isolated and identified from a differentiated glial subtractive library. They were shown to be specific to the nervous system by Northern blotting analysis. In situ hybridisation (ISH) studies were carried out on cultured glial cells to determine if any of the clones were expressed by specific glial cell types. Oligodendrocytes were identified by the monoclonal antibody O4 and astrocytes were identified with an anti-GFAP monoclonal antibody. Clone OL0755, one of the novel brain specific clones identified, was chosen for further investigation. Two cDNA clones, believed to be full length, were obtained by hybridisation screening of a rat cDNA library. Clone OL0755-A is 2.7 kb and encodes a protein of approximately 60 kD. Clone OL0755-B is 2 kb in size and encodes a protein of approximately 50 kD. Sequence analysis showed these clones to be two alternatively spliced forms of a common gene. An antibody (Ab755) raised against a 23 amino acid N-terminus peptide common to ...

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Our research goal is to identify the receptors and intracellular signaling pathways mediating the effects of extracellular Tfam as well as microparticles originating from different types of brain cells under different conditions. This information is critical not only for our understanding of the mechanisms governing homeostasis of the central nervous system, but it could also lead to identification of novel molecular targets that could be used to manipulate the functional responses of glial cells. An increasing body of evidence indicates that glial cell activation is part of a series of physiological events, but it can also contribute to various central nervous system pathologies, such as stroke, trauma and neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimers disease. Therefore, an additional focus of our laboratory is identification of novel drugs and natural compounds that could be used to modify glial functions. In the past, we have performed studies with bioactive compounds extracted from ...

Lazo, LA. (2017, Fall). The amount of glia may decrease the abundance of mitochondria in axons. Wheaton Journal of Neurobiology Research,10. Retrieved From ...

Gliomas are a major form of intracranial tumours. They are tumours originating in the neuroglia, i.e. the non-mesenchymal stromal tissue of the central nervous system (CNS). The neuroglial component...

The brain is made up of discrete cellular elements. There are two types of cell which make up the brain - neurons and glia. There are between 1011 and 1012 nerve cells in the human brain and each cell Can have up to 103, or 104 connections to other cells. It is these connections and the interactions of the nerve cells which enable learning, remembering, abstraction and much more. The function of glial cells (neuroglia) is not fully understood, but is thought to be a supporting function to the neuron. They do not appear to be involved directly in information processing. They are more numerous than neurons and fill up the space between them, providing a structural framework for neurons, especially during brain development. The neuron has been studied in far more depth and most of the rest of this paper will consider these cells and how they are combined into the nervous system ...

Neuroglia are nervous tissue cells that do not conduct nerve impulses like neurons, but provide a support function for nervous system components.

2. 2. ... diseases of the nervous system.ppt; jeopardy review NS.ppt; Study Material for Test: Nervous and Endocrine Systems. Autonomic Nervous System. Please call your childs Doctor with any questions. See our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. slides and have students slide the part of the nervous system â ¦ Your presentation should include: The main function(s) of the body system The main organs (or cell types) of this system and the function of each part (MS-LS1-3. b. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. It covers the cells of the Nervous System, structural classification of neurons as well as neuroglia or glial cells. In this section of the lesson I explain to students that the nervous system is divided into two main subsystems, CNS (central nervous system) and PNS (peripheral nervous system). Powerpoint presentations on a range of nerve topics. Includes information on CNS and PNS, voluntary and involuntary ...

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Recent histological studies reveal the presence of activated microglia and reactive astrocytes around A-beta plaques in brains from patients with AD. The chronic activation of microglia secretes cytokines and some reactive substances that exacerbate A-beta pathology. So neuroglia is an important part in the pathogenesis of AD. Curcumin has a lipophilic property and can pass through all cell membranes and thus exerts its intracellular effects. Curcumin has anti-proliferative actions on microglia. A minimal dose of curcumin affects neuroglial proliferation and differentiation. Its inhibition of microglial proliferation and differentiation were studied and researched by the University of Southern California Los Angeles (UCLA). Researchers[12] using doses of 4, 5, 10, 15, 20 microM concentration of curcumin in C-6 rat glioma 2B-clone cells, a mixed colony of both neuroglial cells in a six- day trial, showed that curcumin dose dependently stops the proliferation of neuroglial cells, by differentiate ...

Repairing trauma to the central nervous system by replacement of glial support cells is an increasingly attractive therapeutic strategy. We have focused on the less-studied replacement of astrocytes, the major support cell in the central nervous system, by generating astrocytes from embryonic human glial precursor cells using two different astrocyte differentiation inducing factors. The resulting astrocytes differed in expression of multiple proteins thought to either promote or inhibit central nervous system homeostasis and regeneration. When transplanted into acute transection injuries of the adult rat spinal cord, astrocytes generated by exposing human glial precursor cells to bone morphogenetic protein promoted significant recovery of volitional foot placement, axonal growth and notably robust increases in neuronal survival in multiple spinal cord laminae. In marked contrast, human glial precursor cells and astrocytes generated from these cells by exposure to ciliary neurotrophic factor both failed

In the astrocyte lineage, Meteorin expression appears to be restricted to relatively immature cell populations. Meteorin expression is gradually lost in GLAST‐expressing astrocytes located in the postnatal cerebral parenchyma (Figure 2K and L), and is not detected in two major types of astrocytes in the adult cerebrum, fibrous astrocytes and protoplasmic astrocytes (Miller and Raff, 1984) (Supplementary Figure 3G). In the developing cerebellum, Meteorin is expressed in the VZ and GLAST‐positive migrating glial precursors. Among three subclasses of astrocytes in the adult cerebellar cortex, bushy protoplasmic astrocytes, smooth protoplasmic astrocytes, and Bergmann glia (Palay and Chan‐Palay, 1974), Meteorin expression is restricted to Bergmann glia (Figure 2M and N) (Supplementary Figure 3H and I). Expression of Meteorin in Bergmann glia may be regulated by neurons that interact with Bergmann glia. For instance, dendritic spines of Purkinje cells were completely enwrapped by Bergmann glial ...

Glial cells can be grouped into two main types. One type facilitates communication and eliminates waste and the other produces myelin, which is a protective fatty tissue found around the axons of the neurons. While still in utero, our glial cells are created out of a type of pluripotent stem cell known as glial progenitor cells. Pluripotent stem cells are special because they are is genetically modified to turn into any other kind of cell. The point when schizophrenia is caused is when glial progenitor cells fail. The researchers didnt indicate in the press release what might cause the glial progenitor cells to be faulty and create dysfunctional glial cells.. What they did report though is that they created a mouse model and implanted human glial cells into the animals brains. The glial cells had formed from the progenitor cells of humans diagnosed with childhood-onset schizophrenia. ...

huckebein encodes a predicted zinc finger transcription factor which is transiently expressed in a subset of Drosophila central nervous system precursors (neuroblasts (NBs)). We used DiI cell lineage tracing and cell fate markers to investigate the role of huckebein in the NB 1-1 and NB 2-2 cell lin …

1. Any one of the minute protoplasmic masses that make up organized tissue, consisting of a nucleus which is surrounded by cytoplasm which contains the various organelles and is enclosed in the cell or plasma membrane. A cell is the fundamental, structural, and functional unit of living organisms. 2. A small, more or less closed space. neuroglial cells - The cells of the supportive tissue of the central nervous system (neuroglia); these non-neural cells are of three kinds: astrocytes, oligodendrocytes (collectively termed macroglia) and microglia. reticular cells - The cells forming the reticular fibers of connective tissue; those forming the framework of lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen are part of the reticuloendothelial system and under appropriate stimulation may differentiate into macrophages. stem cell - 1. Any precursor cell. 2. A blood cell progenitor, or mother cell, having the capacity for both replication and differentiation, and giving rise to various morphologically recognizable

TY - JOUR. T1 - Peripheral neuroglial death induced by cisplatin administration in newborn rats. AU - Sugimoto, Tomosada. AU - Takeyama, Akihiro. AU - Fujita, Masako. AU - Ichikawa, Hiroyuki. AU - Takano-Yamamoto, Teruko. PY - 2001/1/22. Y1 - 2001/1/22. N2 - To determine the target of cytotoxicity of cisplatin (CDDP), we injected newborn rats with 2mg/kg CDDP and examined the trigeminal ganglion for possible cell death. A nick translation method for DNA fragmentation revealed CDDP-induced glial cell death. DNA fragmentation was detected in both Schwann cells and satellite cells. Satellite cell death was observed as early as 0.5 day after injection, most frequent at 1-3 days and subsided thereafter. The incidence of neuronal death was very low and comparable to that observed in vehicle control rats. CDDP has selective toxicity to peripheral glial cells, though the damage did not culminate in cell death in adults. The glial toxicity may contribute to clinical symptoms of CDDP neuropathy.. AB - To ...

Nervous tissue is the main part of the nervous system - the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. These control the body functions. It is made up of neurons, which transmit impulses, and the neuroglia cells. Neuroglia cells help and provide food for the neurons .A neuron is the longest cell of our body. ...

One h after receiving a single pulse of [3H]thymidine, spinal cords from jimpy and control animals were examined for labeled cells and for cells in mitosis. Although the number of labeled cells was significantly higher in jimpy spinal cords at 14 and

Our previous studies show that manganese (Mn) exposure inhibits aconitase, an enzyme regulating the proteins responsible for cellular iron (Fe) equilibrium. This study was performed to investigate whether Mn intoxication leads to an altered cellular Fe homeostasis in cultured neuronal or neuroglial …

Introduction Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell type. in C57BL/6 mice TNFSF11 astroglial cells in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) using reverse-transcription polymerase BMS-911543 BMS-911543 chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. Results We provide for the first time evidence that astrocytes can express IL-19 mRNA following LPS stimulation. Furthermore we have found the expression of IL-19 mRNA in the cortex of adult C57BL/6 mice following intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of LPS. Discussion This finding will contribute to current knowledge on the function and behavior of cells and mediators during inflammatory conditions in BMS-911543 the brain. Keywords: IL-19 Mice Astroglial Cells brain Cortex Lipopolysaccharide 1 Introduction Glial cells play an important role in controlling of CNS inflammation. Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell type in the brain (Kim Hong & BMS-911543 Ro 2011 BMS-911543 Astrocytes are multifunctional glial cells that regulate extracellular ion and ...

Schreiner, B. Glial cell functions in CNS homeostasis and local immune regulation Zur. 2015, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine. ...

A response to Leprince: The role of Bergmann glial cells in cerebellar development. Cancer & Metabolism 2013, 1:14. We recently demonstrated that developmentally regulated aerobic glycolysis is integral to the normal process of postnatal neurogenesis and becomes co-opted in medulloblastoma. In our work, we concluded that Hexokinase 2 (Hk2), which we found to be required for Shh-induced aerobic glycolysis, was expressed specifically by cerebellar granule neuron progenitors (CGNPs). We observed altered migration of CGNPs in hGFAP-cre;Hk2f/f mice and attributed this aspect of the phenotype to premature differentiation of CGNPs caused by loss of aerobic glycolysis. In response to our work, LePrince draws attention to the role of Bergmann glia in cerebellar development.. LePrince raises the important point that cerebellar granule neurons (CGNPs) do not develop in isolation but rather interact critically with the Bergmann glia. The Bergmann glia establish a radial scaffold on which the CGNPs migrate ...

Down syndrome (DS) occurs with triplication of human chromosome 21 and is associated with deviations in cortical development evidenced by simplified gyral appearance and reduced cortical surface area. Radial glia are neuronal and glial progenitors that also create a scaffolding structure essential for migrating neurons to reach cortical targets and therefore play a critical role in cortical development. The aim of this study was to characterise radial glial expression pattern and morphology in the frontal lobe of the developing human fetal brain with DS and age-matched controls. Secondly, we investigated whether microstructural information from in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reflect histological findings from human brain tissue samples. Immunohistochemistry was performed on paraffin-embedded human post-mortem brain tissue from nine fetuses and neonates with DS (15-39 gestational weeks (GW)) and nine euploid age-matched brains (18-39 GW). Radial glia markers CRYAB, HOPX, SOX2, GFAP and

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Increased 3H-thymidine incorporation during acute exposure was observed, but a significant increase in cell numbers in continuously exposed cultures was not observed. DNA synthesis: sham-exposed and radiofrequency (RF)-exposed cultures of primary rat glial cells showed no significant differences. C6 glioma cells exposed to radiofrequency at 5.9 µW/g SAR exhibited small significant (20-40%) increases in 38% of 3H-thymidine incorporation experiments. Growth curves of sham and RF-exposed cultures showed no differences in either normal or transformed glial cells. Cell doubling times of C6 cells also demonstrated no significant differences that could be attributed to altered DNA synthesis rates. Under these conditions, this radiofrequency field did not increase cell proliferation of normal or transformed cultures of glial cells. ...

Biological Process: abortive mitotic cell cycle; activation of MAPK activity; axon guidance; Bergmann glial cell differentiation; brain development; cellular response to epidermal growth factor stimulus; cerebellar cortex formation; DNA damage checkpoint; ephrin receptor signaling pathway; epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway; ERBB signaling pathway; fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway; genitalia development; glucose homeostasis; heart development; homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue; hormone metabolic process; hormone-mediated signaling pathway; inner ear development; integrin-mediated signaling pathway; leukocyte migration; microvillus organization; multicellular organism growth; multicellular organismal reproductive process; negative regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin; negative regulation of cortisol secretion; negative regulation of growth hormone secretion; negative regulation of insulin secretion; nerve growth factor receptor signaling ...

Müller cells, that belong to the family of radial glia cells, have central functions during retinogenesis. They form a stabilizing scaffold, they are candidate targets for the mediation of extraneous retinogenetic factors, and they are an important source for retina-borne retinogenetic factors. Reaggregate cultures allow the analysis of retinogenesis from dispersed cells to fully laminated tissues. Reaggregating cells from the embryonic chick retina reassemble to reversed laminated cellular spheres including constituents of all retinal layers, yet the outer nuclear layer is represented by internal rosettes. Using spheroids, we tested whether Müller cells have a decisive function in establishing retinal polarity and in determining the lamination pattern. To this end, we established confluent monolayers of highly enriched Müller cells derived from E6 or E13 chicken retinas, and then let dispersed E5.5 retinal cells reaggregate either in the absence of these monolayers or on top of them. In the ...

a. Microglia in Normal and Injured CNSs. Microglia constitute a distinct glial population in the CNS [1-4]. Unlike neurons and macroglia that are of neuroepithelial origin, microglia are mesodermal (i.e., bone marrow) in origin and seed the brain early in embryogenesis: during development, mono-cytes migrate to the brain through the vessels located in specific regions of the brain. (called glial fountains in humans). These areas are concentrated around the subven-tricular zones where active neurogenesis occurs. These ameboid tissue macrophages then migrate throughout the entire brain parenchyma and differentiate into resident microglial cells. In the mature CNS, microglia are ubiquitously present as highly ramified cells (resting microglia) [5,6]. They respond to changes in the CNS microenvironment in a variety of disorders with or without the participation of the systemic monocytes. Although in degenerative disorders such as AD and Parkinsons disease there is little evidence to support ...

Astrocytes (green) and oligodendrocytes (red) derived from rat neural stem cells in culture. Both these cells are types of neuroglia and are important for correct brain function.

The enteric nervous system(ENS) is essential for digestive function and gut homeostasis. Here we show that the amorphous neuroglia networks of the mouse ENS are composed of overlapping clonal units founded by postmigratory neural crest-derived progenitors.The spatial configuration of ENS clones depends on proliferation-driven local interactions of ENS progenitors with ... read more lineally unrelated neuroectodermal cells, the ordered colonization of the serosa-mucosa axis by clonal descendants, and gut expansion. Single-cell transcriptomics and mutagenesis analysis delineated dynamic molecular states of ENS progenitors and identified RETas a regulator of neurogenic commitment. Clonally related enteric neurons exhibit synchronous activity in response to network stimulation. Thus, lineage relationships underpin the organization of the peripheral nervous system. show less ...

Gadisseux, JF. ; Evrard, Philippe. Glial-neuronal Relationship in the Developing Central Nervous-system - a Histochemical Electron Microscope Study of Radial Glial-cell Particulate Glycogen in Normal and Reeler Mice and the Human-fetus. In: Developmental Neuroscience, Vol. 7, no. 1, p. 12-32 (1985 ...

The nervous system is composed of two types of cells: neurons and glia. In neuronal circuits, neurons communicate through synapses and glia play a crucial modulatory role. To modulate chemical reuptake, glia send processes close to synapses and many glia directly appose or ensheathe a synapse. This structural motif is one of the elements often included in describing a vertebrate tripartite synapse, which includes a bidirectional functional neuron-glia relationship. The exact nature of this neuron-glia communication is not well understood. In the invertebrate fruit fly, we have also found that particular neurons and glia also have a bidirectional functional relationship. This allows us to ask new questions about glial morphology. Throughout multiple images, I identified particular neuronal synapses and surrounding glia. After creating a 3D reconstruction, I measured the distance between a particular neuronal synapse and its closest glial process. Interestingly, the neuronal synapses were not ...

Glial cells, which normally protect neurons in the retina can also kill them, resulting in vision loss and blindness has been discovered by scientists from University

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History The NF-κB pathway and chemokine (C-C theme) ligand 5 (CCL5) get excited about PF-04971729 discomfort modulation; nevertheless the specific systems of their connections in chronic neuropathic discomfort have yet to become established. and suppressed spine glial cell activation after CCI medical procedures also. The CCL5-neutralizing antibody didnt affect NF-κB expression nevertheless. Furthermore selective glial inhibitors fluorocitrate and minocycline attenuated the hyperalgesia induced by intrathecal CCL5. Conclusions The inhibition of vertebral CCL5 appearance may provide a brand new solution to prevent and deal with nerve injury-induced neuropathic discomfort. Launch Neuropathic discomfort is a therapeutic problem and it is connected with peripheral nerve damage with feature discomfort facilitation frequently. Previous studies have got recommended that chemokines play an important function in glial cell activation inflammatory discomfort and neuropathic discomfort [1-3]. Glial ...

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Névroglie 0 questions The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear. ...

Nevroglia 0 domande The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear. ...

The zebrafish has become a new model for adult neurogenesis, owing to its abundant neurogenic areas in most brain subdivisions. Radial glia-like cells, actively proliferating cells, and label-retaining progenitors have been described in these areas. In the telencephalon, this complexity is enhanced by an organization of the ventricular zone (VZ) in fast and slow-dividing domains, suggesting the existence of heterogeneous progenitor types. In this work, we studied the expression of various transgenic or immunocytochemical markers for glial cells (gfap:gfp, cyp19a1b:gfp, BLBP, and S100beta), progenitors (nestin:gfp and Sox2), and neuroblasts (PSA-NCAM) in cycling progenitors of the adult zebrafish telencephalon (identified by expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), MCM5, or bromodeoxyuridine incorporation). We demonstrate the existence of distinct populations of dividing cells at the adult telencephalic VZ. Progenitors of the overall slow-cycling domains express high levels of ...

Direct-write printing of stem cells within biomaterials presents an opportunity to engineer tissue for in vitro modeling and regenerative medicine. Here, a first example of constructing neural tissue by printing human neural stem cells that are differentiated in situ to functional neurons and supporting neuroglia is reported. The supporting biomaterial incorporates a novel clinically relevant polysaccharide-based bioink comprising alginate, carboxymethyl-chitosan, and agarose. The printed bioink rapidly gels by stable cross-linking to form a porous 3D scaffold encapsulating stem cells for in situ expansion and differentiation. Differentiated neurons form synaptic contacts, establish networks, are spontaneously active, show a bicuculline-induced increased calcium…. ...

Microglial activation is believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases. This study focussed on assessing the role of rosiglitazone as an anti-inflammatory agent and analysis was carried out to evaluate its effect in vitro and in vivo. The specific mechanism by which rosiglitazone might exert its effect was investigated and its effect on different glial cell types was also assessed ...

Neuroglial cysts of the CNS are maldevelopmental in nature. Neuroglial cysts are ependymal lined and probably arise from budding or displacement from the ventricular system. They are nowadays picked up as incidental findings, but patients can pr...

This module contains a more detailed version of neuron structure and function that build on what is taught in Module IV Part A: Section IV. This module also adds a fun way for students to understand the purpose of supporting cells (neuroglia ...

The definition of CMD was previously made for CSCR and AMD, but there has been no reported definition in DME. It is important to define CMD and identify the related features to have more information about the prognosis of edema and the benefit of treatment. It has been associated with poor visual acuity in CSCR, and is said to affect the need for treatment in AMD.5,6,7 Cyst formation begins with intercellular fluid accumulation. Coalescence of the extracellular fluid occurs due to the disruption of Müller cells, whose pump-like function keeps the macula dry.18 In the chronic stage, fluid accumulates intracellularly. The subsequent death of Müller cells and neuroglia results in the formation of large cystoid cavities.19 Otani et al.3 reported the acute and chronic morphologies of DME in an OCT-based study and stated that the disappearance of septa resulted in confluent large cysts which might fill all layers of the retina. Consistent with this pathogenesis, Yamomoto et al.20 found that eyes ...

Prednisone - Notable changes were cell proliferation and subsequent degeneration with the formation of cavities, thickening of the neuroglia, and compression and even obliteration of the vessels with circum.scribed areas of necrosis, terminating also Symptoms.

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Ependyma-lined canal with surrounding neuroglial tissues in lumbosacral lipomatous malformations. T2 - Relationship with retained medullary cord. AU - Murakami, Nobuya. AU - Morioka, Takato. AU - Shimogawa, Takafumi. AU - Mukae, Nobutaka. AU - Inoha, Satoshi. AU - Sasaguri, Takakazu. AU - Suzuki, Satoshi. AU - Iihara, Koji. PY - 2018/12/1. Y1 - 2018/12/1. N2 - Background: An ependyma-lined canal with surrounding neuroglial tissues can be present in lumbosacral lipomatous malformations; however, the precise embryological significance is still unclear. Method: Six out of 50 patients with lipomatous malformations had ependymal structures. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, neuroradiological, and histological findings of these patients to demonstrate the relationship with the embryological background of the retained medullary cord (RMC), which normally regresses, but was retained here because of late arrest of secondary neurulation. Results: Five (13.9%) of 36 patients with ...

Gene transfer using immunomodulatory molecules is a promising tool for in vivo regulation of immune responses. Experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU), which serves as a model for human ocular inflammation, is induced by systemic immunization with autoantigens, but its expression is restricted to the eye. Previously, we reported protection of rodents against EAU by intravenous or/and periocular injection of vIL-10-expressing adenovirus. Here, the expression of vIL-10 was targeted into the rat Lewis eye, by intravitreal injection of either the free virus or ex vivo transfected retinal Müller glial cells (RMG-vIL-10). As shown using GFP-expressing adenovirus, a longer expression of transgene was observed in the eye after transfer of transfected syngeneic RMG cells than was seen after injection of free virus. Intravitreal injection of RMG-vIL-10 led to significant decrease in ocular pathological manifestations, compared to control RMG cells. This was observed when cells were injected simultaneously with

New experiments with the brains glial cells have shed light on some of the most mysterious aspects of the mind. Glial cells make up nearly 90 percent of cells in the brain.. Until the last 20 years, brain scientists believed neurons communicated to each other, represented our thoughts, and that glia represented the cement holding the brain together. They were considered to be mere insulators for neurons.. But recently scientists have begun to focus on a particular type of glial cell - astrocytes - that are very abundant in the cortex. Interestingly, we humans have the most, and the biggest, astrocytes in our cortex.. Scientists have discovered that astrocytes are the adult stem cell in the brain. They also communicate among themselves via calcium waves, and are capable of sending information to neurons. They also control blood flow to important regions of activity in the brain.. Harvard Universitys Stephen W. Kuffler was the first to discover that astrocytes exhibit an electrical potential, ...

Microglia and astroglia have been thought to govern the survival of neurons after damage to the CNS. To investigate these putative glia- neuron relationships, we examined microglia and astroglia secretion products for effects upon growth of cultured neurons. Activated microglia secrete small neurotoxic factors (, 500 Da), while astroglia constitutively release proteins (, 10 kDa) that promote neuronal growth. Proteins released from astroglia, moreover, attenuate microglial toxicity, suggesting that different glial populations have opposing actions upon neuronal survival. Further study shows that neurotoxins from microglia are heat-stable, protease-resistant molecules with biologic activities blocked by NMDA receptor antagonists. Microglial factors, although toxic for chick ciliary neurons and rat spinal cord neurons, did not reduce numbers of oligodendroglia, astroglia, or Schwann cells in culture. The microglial neurotoxins can be distinguished from cytokines, from free radical intermediates, ...

As stated above, neuronal loss was seen with this paradigm in the cerebellar vermis but not in the hippocampus. Interestingly, an increase in amoeboid microglia occurred only in the cerebellar vermis, while robust elevations in astrocytic GFAP expression was observed in both brain regions. While microglial morphological transitions and increased astrocytic GFAP expression do not always equate to activation, they provide considerable evidence of neuroinflammation and are highly associated with reactive glial cell functions [75-78]. Based on this, our findings support the idea that microglial activation is strongly associated with PAE-induced neuronal loss; however, whether microglial activation contributes to or is caused by it remains unclear. In support of the latter, there was little presence of microglia, amoeboid or otherwise, in or near the cell layer in which neurodegeneration occurred. However, it is possible that secreted factors, such as cytokines, could diffuse from a distance to ...

Form of neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system responsible for the synthesis and maintenance of the myelin sheath that insulates axons. ►click here to learn more-link provided by:...

This new edition covers recent advances in understanding immunological and inflammatory responses in the nervous system, research driven by the potential to use knowledge of the molecules and mechanisms involved to intervene in, and arrest, neurodegenerative disease processes. This book covers developmental aspects of immune/inflammatory responses in the CNS and basic aspects of glial function, as well as inflammatory mediators and their mechanisms of action, clinical importance, and sites of infection. There is also coverage of the major diseases of the CNS, including stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimers disease. Throughout, the focus is on the underlying basic neuroscience, clinical relevance and the potential for therapeutic interventions. This book aims to contribute to the understanding and improving of the diagnosis of neuroimmune diseases and determining therapeutic measures.

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Signal transduction pathways may be important targets of chemokines during neuroinflammation. In the current study, Western blot analyses show that in rat hippocampal neuronal/glial cell cultures chronic CXCL10 increases the level of protein for ERK1/2 as well as for the transcriptional factors CREB and NF-kappaB. Bcl-2, an anti-apoptotic protein whose expression can be regulated by a pathway involving ERK1/2, CREB and NF-kappaB, was also increased in the CXCL10 treated cultures. These results implicate a role for ERK1/2, CREB and NF-kappaB in effects of CXCL10 on hippocampal cells and suggest that chronic CXCL10 may have a protective role during certain neuroinflammatory conditions ...

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