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ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2025

Astrocyte and oligodendrocyte pathology in Alzheimer's disease.

Rania Ziar, Paul J Tesar, Benjamin L L Clayton

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Review in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Deletion ofBiology · 2026
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  3. When myelin breaks, tau aggregates - a new perspective on Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  7. Glial Cells in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  14. Emerging approaches to bridging discovery science with clinical care in Alzheimer's disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rania ZiarInstitute for Glial Sciences, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Paul J TesarInstitute for Glial Sciences, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: paul.tesar@case.edu.
Benjamin L L ClaytonInstitute for Glial Sciences, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: benjamin.clayton@case.edu.

Funding

Translational and Therapeutics CoreP30AG072959 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI JAGAN AYYAPPAN PILLAI · 2021 to 2026
$23.9M
Modulating Glial Fate and Function in Development and DiseaseR35NS116842 · NINDS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Paul Joseph Tesar · 2020 to 2026
$5.3M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072959NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS116842
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, once considered passive support cells, are now recognized as active participants in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Emerging evidence highlights the critical role that these glial cells play in the pathological features of Alzheimer's, including neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, synaptic dysfunction, and myelin degeneration, which contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Here, we review the current understanding of astrocyte and oligodendrocyte pathology in Alzheimer's disease and highlight research that supports the therapeutic potential of modulating astrocyte and oligodendrocyte functions to treat Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAstrocytesOligodendrogliaAnimalsBrainHumansAlzheimer'sAstrocyteGliaOligodendrocyte

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PMID39939240
PMCPMC12047399

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