中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (4): 729-736.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.382227

• 综述:脑损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

神经干细胞和神经胶质细胞的自噬对大脑健康和疾病的影响

  

  • 出版日期:2024-04-15 发布日期:2023-09-15

Autophagy in neural stem cells and glia for brain health and diseases

Aarti Nagayach, Chenran Wang*   

  1. Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
  • Online:2024-04-15 Published:2023-09-15
  • Contact: Chenran Wang, PhD, wang2cr@ucmail.uc.edu.
  • Supported by:
    The work is supported by NIH R01NS103981 and R01CA273586 (to CW).

摘要: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-2729 (Chenran Wang)

Abstract: Autophagy is a multifaceted cellular process that not only maintains the homeostatic and adaptive responses of the brain but is also dynamically involved in the regulation of neural cell generation, maturation, and survival. Autophagy facilities the utilization of energy and the microenvironment for developing neural stem cells. Autophagy arbitrates structural and functional remodeling during the cell differentiation process. Autophagy also plays an indispensable role in the maintenance of stemness and homeostasis in neural stem cells during essential brain physiology and also in the instigation and progression of diseases. Only recently, studies have begun to shed light on autophagy regulation in glia (microglia, astrocyte, and oligodendrocyte) in the brain. Glial cells have attained relatively less consideration despite their unquestioned influence on various aspects of neural development, synaptic function, brain metabolism, cellular debris clearing, and restoration of damaged or injured tissues. Thus, this review composes pertinent information regarding the involvement of autophagy in neural stem cells and glial regulation and the role of this connexion in normal brain functions, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. This review will provide insight into establishing a concrete strategic approach for investigating pathological mechanisms and developing therapies for brain diseases.

Key words: astrocyte, autophagy, glia, microglia, neural stem cells, neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, oligodendrocyte