Author/Editor		Heneka, Michael T; Rodríguez, José J.; Verkhratsky, Alexei
Title		Neuroglia in neurodegeneration
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 63, št. 1/2
Publication year		2010
Volume		str. 189-211
ISSN		0165-0173 - Brain research reviews
Language		eng
Abstract		Neuroglial cells are fundamental for control of brain homeostasis and they represent the intrinsic brain defence system. All forms in neuropathology therefore inevitably involve glia. The neurodegenerative diseases disrupt connectivity within brain circuits affecting neuronal-neuronal, neuronal-glial and glial%glial contacts. In addition neurodegenerative processes trigger universal and conserved glial reactions represented by astrogliosis and microglial activation. The complex of recently acquired knowledge allows us to regard the neurodegenerative diseases as primarily gliodegenerative processes, in which glial cells determine the progression and outcome of neuropathological process.
Keywords		glia astrocyte microglia neurodegeneration Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease dementia amyotrophic lateral sclerosis