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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Reactive Astrocytes in Glioma: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges.

Jiasheng Wu, Ran Li, Junwen Wang, Hongtao Zhu, Yixuan Ma, Chao You, Kai Shu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jiasheng WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3314-7813
Ran LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.
Junwen WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.
Hongtao ZhuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.
Yixuan MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.
Chao YouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.
Kai ShuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095, Jie Fang Avenue, Qiao Kou District, Wuhan 430030, China.

Funding

the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M711253the Hubei Natural Science Foundation 2023AFB135the National Key R&D Program of China, MOST 2023YFC2510000the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82403476Wuhan Science and Technology Major Project 2021022002023426
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gliomas are the most prevalent malignant tumors in the adult central nervous system (CNS). Glioblastoma (GBM) accounts for approximately 60-70% of primary gliomas. It is a great challenge to human health because of its high degree of malignancy, rapid progression, short survival time, and susceptibility to recurrence. Owing to the specificity of the CNS, the glioma microenvironment often contains numerous glial cells. Astrocytes are most widely distributed in the human brain and form reactive astrocyte proliferation regions around glioma tissue. In addition, astrocytes are activated under pathological conditions and regulate tumor and microenvironmental cells through cell-to-cell contact or the secretion of active substances. Therefore, astrocytes have attracted attention as important components of the glioma microenvironment. Here, we focus on the mechanisms of reactive astrocyte activation under glioma conditions, their contribution to the mechanisms of glioma genesis and progression, and their potential value as targets for clinical intervention in gliomas.

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AstrocytesBrain NeoplasmsGliomaAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentglial molecular signalinggliomasimmunityreactive astrocytestumor microenvironments

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PMID40243478
PMCPMC11989224

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