… disorders. Above: An astrocyte; Top: Staining highlights astrocytes (red, left) and neurons (green, right). Credit: Rodrigo Garcia. Astrocytes are at least as abundant in the brain as neurons … director of the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT. Astrocytes have instead been appreciated mostly for shuttling …
… this is so. The new study in Cell Reports finds that in astrocytes, which are the most common non-neuron cell in the … deficit could undermine several of the vital roles that astrocytes play in the brain, the researchers noted, … identified that APOE4 imposes an endocytosis deficiency in astrocytes,” said Priyanka Narayan, a researcher at the …
… cells to absorb the lipids. In the brain, cells known as astrocytes produce lipids, which are then secreted and taken … into three different types of brain cells: neurons, astrocytes, and microglia. Using the gene-editing system … genes went down and 190 went up in cells with APOE4. In astrocytes, the numbers were even higher, and they were …
… rarer, non-neuronal brain cells such as oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia. The researchers found that each of … Research Article neurodegeneration , epigenetics , glia , astrocytes , microglia , dementia , aging Print Share Related …
… of hundreds of genes after fear conditioning. Glia called astrocytes are known to be involved in fear learning, for … Research Article Neuronal DNA damage , epigenetics , astrocytes Print Share In the media Quanta Magazine: To Learn …
… to the fluid exchange promoted by APQ4 activity in astrocytes, another mechanism by which gamma waves promote … , neurodegeneration , glymphatics , 40Hz , amyloid beta , astrocytes Print Share In the media Daily Mail (UK): Exposing …