Glia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Spinal Cord Injury: Common Therapeutic Targets (CROSBI ID 264423)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Ban, Jelena ; Mladinic, Miranda ; Sámano, Cynthia ; Munitic, Ivana
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Glia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Spinal Cord Injury: Common Therapeutic Targets
The toolkit for repairing damaged neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal cord injury (SCI) is extremely limited. Here, we reviewed the in vitro and in vivo studies and clinical trials on nonneuronal cells in the neurodegenerative processes common to both these conditions. Special focus was directed to microglia and astrocytes, because their activation and proliferation, also known as neuroinflammation, is a key driver of neurodegeneration. Neuroinflammation is a multifaceted process that evolves during the disease course, and can be either beneficial or toxic to neurons. Given the fundamental regulatory functions of glia, pathogenic mechanisms in neuroinflammation represent promising therapeutic targets. We also discussed neuroprotective, immunosuppressive, and stem- cell based approaches applicable to both ALS and SCI.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; spinal cord injury ; astrocytes ; microglia ; oligodendrocytes
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Podaci o izdanju
60 (2)
2019.
109-120
objavljeno
0353-9504
1332-8166
10.3325/cmj.2019.60.109
Povezanost rada
Biologija, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje), Temeljne medicinske znanosti