"Astrocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system - the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes (from "star" cells) are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those with "end feet" which form the glial (limiting) membrane and directly and indirectly contribute to the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and "reactive astrocytes" (along with MICROGLIA) respond to injury.
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D001253
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.637.200 A11.650.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Astrocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Palmitic Acid Induces Oxidative Stress and Senescence in Human Brainstem Astrocytes, Downregulating Glutamate Reuptake Transporters-Implications for Obesity-Related Sympathoexcitation. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 26; 16(17).
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Glycogen from spinal astrocytes dials up the pain. Nat Metab. 2024 Mar; 6(3):384-386.
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Differential usage of DNA modifications in neurons, astrocytes, and microglia. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2023 11 13; 16(1):45.
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A role for the cystathionine-?-synthase /H2S axis in astrocyte dysfunction in the aging brain. Redox Biol. 2023 Dec; 68:102958.
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Selective Ablation of Sod2 in Astrocytes Induces Sex-Specific Effects on Cognitive Function, d-Serine Availability, and Astrogliosis. J Neurosci. 2022 08 03; 42(31):5992-6006.
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A clinical primer for the glymphatic system. Brain. 2022 04 29; 145(3):843-857.
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Repeated cocaine or methamphetamine treatment alters astrocytic CRF2 and GLAST expression in the ventral midbrain. Addict Biol. 2022 03; 27(2):e13120.
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IGF1R signaling regulates astrocyte-mediated neurovascular coupling in mice: implications for brain aging. Geroscience. 2021 04; 43(2):901-911.
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Presence of Titanium and Toxic Effects Observed in Rat Lungs, Kidneys, and Central Nervous System in vivo and in Cultured Astrocytes in vitro on Exposure by Titanium Dioxide Nanorods. Int J Nanomedicine. 2020; 15:9939-9960.
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Inducible cell-specific mouse models for paired epigenetic and transcriptomic studies of microglia and astroglia. Commun Biol. 2020 11 19; 3(1):693.