title: Astrocytes: inexplicable cells in neurodegeneration.
abstract: Astrocytes are the most explored non-neuronal cells in the brain under neurophysiological and neurodegenerative conditions. Extensive research has been done to understand their specific role during neuropathological conditions but still the existing findings could not conclude their mechanism of action and their specific role in neurodegenerative conditions. This review discusses their physiological and pathological roles, their activation, morphological alterations and their probable use in search of new therapeutic targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
authors.affiliation: a 1 Toxicology Division, CSIR-CDRI , Lucknow , India.|b 2 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics , University of California , San Francisco, San Francisco , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Sarika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: a 1 Toxicology Division, CSIR-CDRI , Lucknow , India.|b 2 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics , University of California , San Francisco, San Francisco , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D001253:Astrocytes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: astrocyte activation; astrocytes; neurodegeneration; neurodegenerative diseases; reactive gliosis