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Don't underestimate glial cells
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.362
Subject(s) - neuroscience , disease , pathological , multiple sclerosis , psychology , biology , medicine , pathology , immunology
For decades, glial cells languished in relative obscurity. Neurones attracted the interest, kudos and research funding. Here, Mark Greener reports on recent developments in our understanding of the significant role played by glial cells in health and disease. Insights into glial cells' pathological importance and the growing appreciation of their role in normal brain function could offer the prospect of new treatments for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, and many other conditions.