星形胶质细胞
炎症
神经科学
薄壁组织
生物
中枢神经系统
神经炎症
小胶质细胞
脑膜
胶质增生
神经胶质
病理
免疫学
医学
摘要
Astrocytes form borders that separate neural from non-neural tissue in both normal brain tissue and CNS lesions. In this Review, Michael Sofroniew discusses evidence that astrocytes along such borders have crucial roles in both attracting and restricting CNS inflammation, with important implications for diverse CNS disorders. Astrocytes form borders (glia limitans) that separate neural from non-neural tissue along perivascular spaces, meninges and tissue lesions in the CNS. Transgenic loss-of-function studies reveal that astrocyte borders and scars serve as functional barriers that restrict the entry of inflammatory cells into CNS parenchyma in health and disease. Astrocytes also have powerful pro-inflammatory potential. Thus, astrocytes are emerging as pivotal regulators of CNS inflammatory responses. This Review discusses evidence that astrocytes have crucial roles in attracting and restricting CNS inflammation, with important implications for diverse CNS disorders.
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