期刊
CELLS
卷 11, 期 19, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11193135
关键词
astrocytes; astroglia; synapse; heterogeneity; plasticity
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资金
- National Institutes of Health [DA054339]
This review discusses the recent progress in understanding the roles of astrocytes in synapse regulation, as well as the remaining questions and important issues to be addressed.
Our awareness of the number of synapse regulatory functions performed by astroglia is rapidly expanding, raising interesting questions regarding astrocyte heterogeneity and specialization across brain regions. Whether all astrocytes are poised to signal in a multitude of ways, or are instead tuned to surrounding synapses and how astroglial signaling is altered in psychiatric and cognitive disorders are fundamental questions for the field. In recent years, molecular and morphological characterization of astroglial types has broadened our ability to design studies to better analyze and manipulate specific functions of astroglia. Recent data emerging from these studies will be discussed in depth in this review. I also highlight remaining questions emerging from new techniques recently applied toward understanding the roles of astrocytes in synapse regulation in the adult brain.
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