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Astrocytes regulate hippocampal synaptic plasticity by the Ca2+ dependent release of the N‐methyl d‐aspartate receptor (NMDAR) co‐agonist d‐serine. Previous evidence indicated that d‐serine release would be regulated by the intracellular Ca2+ release channel IP3 receptor (IP3R), however, genetic deletion of IP3R2, the putative astrocytic IP3R subtype, had no impact on synaptic plasticity or transmission...
Whilst astrocytes in culture invariably respond to dopamine with cytosolic Ca2+ rises, the dopamine sensitivity of astroglia in situ and its physiological roles remain unknown. To minimize effects of experimental manipulations on astroglial physiology, here we monitored Ca2+ in cells connected via gap junctions to astrocytes loaded whole‐cell with cytosolic indicators in area CA1 of acute hippocampal...
The tumor overexpressed gene (TOG) protein is present in RNA granules that transport myelin basic protein (MBP) mRNA in oligodendrocyte processes to the myelin compartment. Its role was investigated by conditionally knocking it out (KO) in myelinating glia in vivo. TOG KO mice have severe motor deficits that are already apparent at the time of weaning. This phenotype correlates with a paucity of myelin...
A key enzyme in brain glutamate homeostasis is glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) which links carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism mediating glutamate degradation to CO2 and expanding tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle capacity with intermediates, i.e. anaplerosis. Humans express two GDH isoforms, GDH1 and 2, whereas most other mammals express only GDH1. hGDH1 is widely expressed in human brain while hGDH2...
Stimulated by the results of a recent paper on the effects of tiagabine, a selective inhibitor of the main GABA transporter GAT‐1, on oligodendrogenesis, we verified the possibility that GAT‐1 may be expressed in oligodendrocytes using immunocytochemical methods and functional assays. Light microscopic analysis of the subcortical white matter of all animals revealed the presence of numerous GAT‐1+...
We recently demonstrated that ischemic tolerance was dependent on astrocytes, for which HIF‐1α had an essential role. The mild ischemia (preconditioning; PC) increased HIF‐1α in a biphasic pattern, that is, a quick and transient increase in neurons, followed by a slow and sustained increase in astrocytes. However, mechanisms underlying such temporal difference in HIF‐1α increase remain totally unknown...
Microglia support productive human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) infection and disturbed microglial function could contribute to the development of HIV‐associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Better understanding of how HIV‐1 infection and viral protein exposure modulate microglial function during the course of infection could lead to the identification of novel therapeutic targets for...
The glial stress protein alpha B‐crystallin (HSPB5) is an endogenous agonist for Toll‐like receptor 2 in CD14+ cells. Following systemic administration, HSPB5 acts as a potent inhibitor of neuroinflammation in animal models and reduces lesion development in multiple sclerosis patients. Here, we show that systemically administered HSPB5 rapidly crosses the blood–brain barrier, implicating microglia...
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