astrocytes

[Small] Investigators reported the first model of the blood-brain barrier featuring both isogenic human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cells and continuous barrier integrity monitoring with under 2 min temporal resolution.

[Nature Communications] Based on analyses of acutely purified astrocytes, serum-free cultures of primary astrocytes, and xenografted chimeric mice, scientists found extensive conservation in astrocytic gene expression between human and mouse samples.

[Nature] Scientists discovered COVID-19 disease-associated microglia and astrocyte subpopulations that share features with pathological cell states reported in human neurodegenerative disease4–6.

[Journal of Clinical Investigation] Researchers showed that glioblastoma stem cells, but not normal astrocytes, were sensitive to lysis by healthy allogeneic natural killer cells in vitro.

[Journal of Clinical Investigation] The authors showed that glioblastoma stem cells, but not normal astrocytes, were sensitive to lysis by healthy allogeneic natural killer cells in vitro.

[International Journal of Molecular Sciences] Scientists provide a comprehensive review of the most relevant findings of molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms by which hypothalamic astrocytes might be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity.