Astrocytes and microglia in the coordination of CNS development and homeostasis

© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Neurochemistry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society for Neurochemistry..

Glia have emerged as important architects of central nervous system (CNS) development and maintenance. While traditionally glial contributions to CNS development and maintenance have been studied independently, there is growing evidence that either suggests or documents that glia may act in coordinated manners to effect developmental patterning and homeostatic functions in the CNS. In this review, we focus on astrocytes, the most abundant glia in the CNS, and microglia, the earliest glia to colonize the CNS highlighting research that documents either suggestive or established coordinated actions by these glial cells in various CNS processes including cell and/or debris clearance, neuronal survival and morphogenesis, synaptic maturation, and circuit function, angio-/vasculogenesis, myelination, and neurotransmission. Some molecular mechanisms underlying these processes that have been identified are also described. Throughout, we categorize the available evidence as either suggestive or established interactions between microglia and astrocytes in the regulation of the respective process and raise possible avenues for further research. We conclude indicating that a better understanding of coordinated astrocyte-microglial interactions in the developing and mature brain holds promise for developing effective therapies for brain pathologies where these processes are perturbed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Journal of neurochemistry - (2023) vom: 20. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lopez-Ortiz, Aída Oryza [VerfasserIn]
Eyo, Ukpong B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Astrocytes
Brain
Development
Glia
Homeostasis
Journal Article
Microglia
Review

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Date Revised 20.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/jnc.16006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364767669