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ReviewAdvances in neurobiology2025

Oligodendroglia in Ageing and Age-Dependent Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Jianqin Niu, Alexei Verkhratsky, Arthur Butt, Chenju Yi

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Review in Advances in neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jianqin NiuDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Alexei VerkhratskyFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Arthur ButtSchool of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Chenju YiResearch Centre, Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China. yichj@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The central nervous system is susceptible to gradual decline with age, affecting all types of glial cells in the process. Compared to other glial cells, the oligodendroglial lineage is highly vulnerable to ageing and undergoes significant characteristic changes that impact upon its structure and impair its physiological functions. Therefore, the ageing and degeneration of oligodendroglia become major risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases. During the age-related disease process, changes in oligodendroglia lead to a decline in their ability to regenerate myelin and respond to the aged microenvironment, which are closely linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, facilitating the emergence of these diseases in older populations. In this chapter, we introduce the physiological changes of oligodendroglia during ageing and the related mechanisms and then summarise their pathophysiological contributions to age-related cognitive disorders. Finally, we discuss potential therapeutic strategies that target oligodendroglia for future research on neurodegenerative diseases.

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AgingNeurodegenerative DiseasesOligodendrogliaAnimalsHumansAgeingAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisHuntington’s diseaseMultiple system atrophyNeurodegenerationOligodendrocytesParkinson’s disease

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