Neuroglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Front Matter ....Pages i-x
 The Concept of Neuroglia  (Alexei Verkhratsky, Margaret S. Ho, Robert Zorec, Vladimir Parpura)....Pages 1-13
 Evolution of Neuroglia  (Alexei Verkhratsky, Margaret S. Ho, Vladimir Parpura)....Pages 15-44
 Physiology of Astroglia  (Alexei Verkhratsky, Vladimir Parpura, Nina Vardjan, Robert Zorec)....Pages 45-91
 Gliocrine System: Astroglia as Secretory Cells of the CNS  (Nina Vardjan, Vladimir Parpura, Alexei Verkhratsky, Robert Zorec)....Pages 93-115
 Physiology of Oligodendroglia  (Arthur M. Butt, Maria Papanikolaou, Andrea Rivera)....Pages 117-128
 Physiology of Microglia  (Tuan Leng Tay, Micaël Carrier, Marie-Ève Tremblay)....Pages 129-148
 General Pathophysiology of Astroglia  (Alexei Verkhratsky, Margaret S. Ho, Nina Vardjan, Robert Zorec, Vladimir Parpura)....Pages 149-179
 Neuroglia in Ageing  (Alexei Verkhratsky, Robert Zorec, Jose Julio Rodriguez-Arellano, Vladimir Parpura)....Pages 181-197
 Astroglia in Leukodystrophies  (M. S. Jorge, Marianna Bugiani)....Pages 199-225
 Astrocytes in Motor Neuron Diseases  (Chiara F. Valori, Giulia Guidotti, Liliana Brambilla, Daniela Rossi)....Pages 227-272
 Astroglia in Alzheimer’s Disease  (Alexei Verkhratsky, Vladimir Parpura, Jose Julio Rodriguez-Arellano, Robert Zorec)....Pages 273-324
 Oligodendroglial Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease  (Arthur M. Butt, Irene Chacon De La Rocha, Andrea Rivera)....Pages 325-333
 Microglia in Parkinson’s Disease  (Margaret S. Ho)....Pages 335-353
 Astrocytes in Huntington’s Disease  (Michelle Gray)....Pages 355-381
 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Astroglia: A New Tool for Research Towards the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease  (Rebecca Atkinson-Dell, Lisa Mohamet)....Pages 383-405