期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN
卷 196, 期 -, 页码 59-67出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.03.007
关键词
Astrocytes; Aging; Inflammation; Senescence; Microtubules; Actin filaments; Intermediate filaments
Astrocytes in the Central Nervous System (CNS) play important roles in both normal functioning and disease. Aging leads to reactive astrogliosis and cellular senescence in astrocytes, resulting in harmful proinflammatory effects. The changes in the cytoskeleton of astrocytes, which have not been extensively studied, may contribute to these alterations associated with aging and pathologies.
Astrocytes are active participants in the performance of the Central Nervous System (CNS) in both health and disease. During aging, astrocytes are susceptible to reactive astrogliosis, a molecular state characterized by functional changes in response to pathological situations, and cellular senescence, characterized by loss of cell division, apoptosis resistance, and gain of proinflammatory functions. This results in two different states of astrocytes, which can produce proinflammatory phenotypes with harmful consequences in chronic conditions. Reactive astrocytes and senescent astrocytes share morpho-functional features that are dependent on the organization of the cytoskeleton. However, such changes in the cytoskeleton have yet to receive the necessary attention to explain their role in the alterations of astrocytes that are associated with aging and pathologies. In this review, we summarize all the available findings that connect changes in the cytoskeleton of the astrocytes with aging. In addition, we discuss future avenues that we believe will guide such a novel topic.
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