Neuroglial Cross-Talk in Neuroprotection and Plasticity
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 3161
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physiology; morphology; molecular pathology
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Interests: compensatory changes; reactive gliosis; connexin; neuroinflammation; neurodegeneration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although progressive neuronal dysfunction represents a common hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders, the heterogeneity of the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms limits the opportunities to restore or slow down disease progression.
Plastic changes in the surviving cell populations may produce functional restoration, and exploiting compensatory changes occurring in disease may represent a crucial factor in degenerative diseases.
Many authors suggest neurodegeneration as the completion of a multisystem disease caused by a network failure instead of a cell-autonomous process and disease onset and progression.
Cell-to-cell interaction and cell-to-extracellular environment communication are emerging as new targets for neurodegenerative disorders. Particularly, astroglial and microglial phenotypes and interactions, such as connexin-based exchanges, may either support or worsen potential regenerative and/or compensatory processes.
This Special Issue, “Neuroglial Cross-Talk in Neuroprotection and Plasticity”, aims to collect original research manuscripts, short communications and reviews on latest progresses uncovering mechanisms and strategies for neurodegenerative diseases.
Prof. Rosalba Parenti
Dr. Nunzio Vicario
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurodegeneration
- regeneration
- plasticity
- compensatory changes
- reactive gliosis
- extracellular signaling
- intercellular communication
- connexin
- imaging
- animal model
