Astrocytes, members of the glial family, interact through the exchange of soluble factors or
by directly contacting neurons and other brain cells, such as microglia and endothelial cells. …

Recent studies have suggested the neuroinvasive potential of severe acute respiratory
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Notably, neuroinvasiveness might be involved in the …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive human cancers. Despite current advances
in multimodality therapies, such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the outcome …

In the human brain, the transformation of radial glial cells (RGC) into astrocytes has been
studied only rarely. In this work, we were interested in studying the morphologic aspects …

Recent studies indicate that the cell membrane, interacting with its attached cytoskeleton, is
an important regulator of cell function, exerting and responding to forces. We investigate this …

In recent years, the functions of glial cells, namely, astrocytes and microglia, have gained
prominence in several diseases of the central nervous system, especially in glioblastoma (GB), …

An outstanding characteristic of gliomas is their infiltration into brain parenchyma, a property
that impairs complete surgical resection; consequently, these tumors might recur, resulting …

Prions, the etiological agents for infectious degenerative encephalopathies, act by entering
the cell and inducing conformational changes in PrP c (a normal cell membrane …

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are considered to be one of the deadliest human cancers, characterized
by a high proliferative rate, aggressive invasiveness and insensitivity to radio- and …

Gap-junctional communication between neurons and astrocytes dissociated from rat brain
was identified in culture by using dye-transfer assays and electrophysiological measurements…