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Regionally encoded functional heterogeneity of astrocytes in health and disease: A perspective

Clarke, BE; Taha, DM; Tyzack, GE; Patani, R; (2020) Regionally encoded functional heterogeneity of astrocytes in health and disease: A perspective. GLIA 10.1002/glia.23877. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Increasing evidence has suggested that astrocytes demonstrate striking regionally allocated functional heterogeneity. Here, we discuss how this spatiotemporally encoded diversity determines the astrocytic phenotype along a finely grained spectrum from neuroprotective to deleterious states. With increasing recognition of their diverse and evolving roles in the central neuraxis, astrocytes now represent a tractable cellular target for therapies aiming to restore neural circuit integrity in a broad range of neurodegenerative disorders. Understanding the determinants of astrocyte physiology along with the true extent of heterogeneity in their regional and subregional functions will ultimately inform therapeutic strategy in neurodegenerative diseases.

Type: Article
Title: Regionally encoded functional heterogeneity of astrocytes in health and disease: A perspective
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/glia.23877
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23877
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: aging, astrocytes, functional heterogeneity, neurodegeneration, regional identity
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10105474
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