The main functions of
Glial cells include maintaining a balanced environment and providing support for the neurons, assisting the immune system and increasing the speed of neural signalling.
"But what we show now is that pain can also be started in these
glial cells."
While
glial cells help develop and protect neuron function, too many glia cells disturb connectivity between neurons.
"In contrast," he adds, "
glial cells, which gather around damaged brain tissue, can proliferate after brain injury." In their study paper, he and his team explain how
glial cells form scars that protect the neurons from further injury
"The activation of
glial cells we observed in our studies releases inflammatory mediators that are thought to sensitize pain pathways and contribute to symptoms such as fatigue," says Dr.
A.--Control group: Cornu anterior covered with oval nucleus cubic-shaped epithelium,multipolar neuron structures and
glial cells in the fissura mediana anterior region were regularly observed.
Glial cells make up a large fraction of human nervous system cells, with numbers exceeding those of neurons by a factor of ten, depending on the brain structure studied.
He will be remembered as a brilliant scientist who transformed our understanding of
glial cells and as a tireless advocate who promoted equity and diversity at every turn," Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, president of Stanford University said in the(http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/12/neuroscientist-ben-barres-dies-at-63.html) press release.
This disease arises from the misfolding and accumulation of the protein ?-synuclein in oligodendrocytes, where it forms glial cytoplasmic inclusions killing neurons and
glial cells.
The nervous system of invertebrates is composed of two main categories of cells, neurons and
glial cells (Bullock & Horridge 1965, Coles & Abbott 1996, Harrison & Kohn 1997, Hidalgo et al.
Five slices were taken from each group for the following procedures: (1) staining with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) to show the proliferation of
glial cells; (2) detection of apoptosis with the Tuning method; (3) detection of the expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and TH using the streptavidin peroxidase method.
Part of the disease's progression is linked to increased activity of
glial cells, a type of immune cell that damages and kills the body's motor neuron cells and decreases their ability to cleanse the CNS environment.