"Astrocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system - the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes (from "star" cells) are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those with "end feet" which form the glial (limiting) membrane and directly and indirectly contribute to the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and "reactive astrocytes" (along with MICROGLIA) respond to injury.
| Descriptor ID |
D001253
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.637.200 A11.650.200
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Astrocytes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Astrocytes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Astrocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Killoy KM, Harlan BA, Pehar M, Vargas MR. NR1D1 downregulation in astrocytes induces a phenotype that is detrimental to cocultured motor neurons. FASEB J. 2022 04; 36(4):e22262.
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Hodebourg R, Kalivas PW, Kruyer A. Extrasynaptic therapeutic targets in substance use and stress disorders. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2022 01; 43(1):56-68.
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Kruyer A, Dixon D, Angelis A, Amato D, Kalivas PW. Astrocytes in the ventral pallidum extinguish heroin seeking through GAT-3 upregulation and morphological plasticity at D1-MSN terminals. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 02; 27(2):855-864.
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Fan J, Liu J, Liu J, Chen C, Koutalos Y, Crosson CE. Evidence for ceramide induced cytotoxicity in retinal ganglion cells. Exp Eye Res. 2021 10; 211:108762.
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Nimitvilai-Roberts S, Gioia D, Zamudio PA, Woodward JJ. Ethanol inhibition of lateral orbitofrontal cortex neuron excitability is mediated via dopamine D1/D5 receptor-induced release of astrocytic glycine. Neuropharmacology. 2021 07 01; 192:108600.
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Gipson CD, Rawls S, Scofield MD, Siemsen BM, Bondy EO, Maher EE. Interactions of neuroimmune signaling and glutamate plasticity in addiction. J Neuroinflammation. 2021 Feb 21; 18(1):56.
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Siemsen BM, Scofield MD. Quiet on the Set! Astroglia Star in Silent Synaptogenesis and Cocaine Memory Formation. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 02 15; 89(4):328-330.
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Killoy KM, Pehar M, Harlan BA, Vargas MR. Altered expression of clock and clock-controlled genes in a hSOD1-linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mouse model. FASEB J. 2021 02; 35(2):e21343.
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Jeong HJ, Yun Y, Lee SJ, Ha Y, Gwak SJ. Biomaterials and strategies for repairing spinal cord lesions. Neurochem Int. 2021 03; 144:104973.
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Kruyer A, Scofield MD. Astrocytes in Addictive Disorders. Adv Neurobiol. 2021; 26:231-254.