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Functional diversity of astrocytes in neural circuit regulation

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An overview of the regional heterogeneity of neuron–astrocyte interactions indicates novel ways in which they could regulate normal neurological function and shows how they might become dysregulated in disease.
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Emerging evidence suggests that astrocytes may be as diverse in their physiological and functional characteristics as neurons. Ben Haim and Rowitch describe astrocyte heterogeneity, consider the mechanisms by which such diversity may arise and discuss the consequences of its disruption in disease.

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Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

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Neuronal Exosomal miRNA-dependent Translational Regulation of Astroglial Glutamate Transporter GLT1

TL;DR: A new neuron-to-astrocyte communication pathway is characterized and miRNAs that modulate GLT1 protein expression in astrocytes in vitro and in vivo are identified.
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Astrocytes in the damaged brain: molecular and cellular insights into their reactive response and healing potential.

TL;DR: The cellular/molecular mechanisms supporting the detrimental or beneficial features of astrogliosis have been scrutinized to gain insights on possible pharmacological approaches to enhance astrocyte neuroprotective activities.
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Identification of Positionally Distinct Astrocyte Subtypes whose Identities Are Specified by a Homeodomain Code

TL;DR: This article identified three positionally distinct subtypes of white-matter astrocytes (WMA) in the spinal cord, which can be distinguished by the combinatorial expression of Reelin and Slit1.
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Impaired glutamate transport and glutamate-glutamine cycling: downstream effects of the Huntington mutation.

TL;DR: These findings demonstrate that the Huntington's disease mutation results in a progressively deranged glutamate handling in the brain, beginning before the onset of symptoms in mice, and provide evidence for a contribution of excitotoxicity to the pathophysiology of Huntington’s disease.
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Motor behavior activates Bergmann glial networks.

TL;DR: Large networks of Bergmann glia can be activated by specific animal behaviors and undergo excitation of sufficient magnitude to potentially initiate macroscopic changes in brain dynamics or blood flow.
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