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CURRENT NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
卷 21, 期 2, 页码 273-283出版社
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/1570159X19666210916102638
关键词
mGluR; GPCR; tau; amyloid beta; neurodegeneration; astrocytes; microglia; oligodendrocytes
This review discusses the disruption of neuroglial homeostasis by β-amyloid and hyperphosphorylated tau, and their contribution to the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease.
Glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain exerts its effects via both ionotropic glutamate receptors and metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). There are three subgroups of mGluRs, pre-synaptic Group II and Group III mGluRs and post-synaptic Group I mGluRs. mGluRs are ubiquitously expressed in the brain and their activation is poised upstream of a myriad of signaling pathways, resulting in their implication in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases including, Alzheimer's Disease (AD). While the exact mechanism of AD etiology remains elusive, beta-amyloid (A beta) plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau tangles remain the histopathological hallmarks of AD. Though less electrically excitable, neuroglia are a major non-neuronal cell type in the brain and are composed of astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes provide structural and metabolic support, active immune defence, and axonal support and sheathing, respectively. Interestingly, A beta and hyperphosphorylated tau are known to disrupt the neuroglial homeostasis in the brain, pushing them towards a more neurotoxic state. In this review, we discuss what is currently known regarding the expression patterns of various mGluRs in neuroglia and how A beta and tau alter the normal mGluR function in the neuroglia and contribute to the pathophysiology of AD.
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