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Astrocytopathy Is Associated with CA1 Synaptic Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome.

Álvaro Fernández-Blanco, Candela González-Arias, Cesar Sierra, Alfonsa Zamora-Moratalla, Gertrudis Perea, Mara Dierssen

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Article in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Álvaro Fernández-BlancoCenter for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6451-1094
Candela González-AriasDepartment of Functional and Systems Neurobiology, Cajal Institute, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1018-3827
Cesar SierraCenter for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4544-9149
Alfonsa Zamora-MoratallaCenter for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
Gertrudis PereaDepartment of Functional and Systems Neurobiology, Cajal Institute, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Mara DierssenCenter for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0853-6865

Funding

Fundació La Marató-TV3 #2016/20-30Fundació La Marató-TV3 # 225619Horizon 2020 GO-DS21- 848077Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2022-141900OB-I00 INTO-DSMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2022-142617NB-I00
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Abstract

Brain pathophysiology in Down syndrome (DS), the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability, has traditionally been considered a consequence of neuronal dysfunction. However, although it is well documented that astrocytes play a critical role in brain homeostasis, synaptic regulation, and neuronal support, and their malfunction has been associated with the onset and progression of different neurological disorders, only a few studies have addressed whether astrocyte dysfunction can contribute to the DS pathophysiology. Astrocytes are increased in number and size, and show increased levels of expression of astroglial markers like S100β and GFAP. In this study, we detected a region-specific increase in astrocyte population in CA1 and, to a lesser extent, in the dentate gyrus. Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling identified markers associated with reactive astroglia, synaptic transmission, and neuroinflammation in trisomic astrocytes. Functional analysis revealed abnormal Ca

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AstrocytesCA1 Region, HippocampalDown SyndromeAnimalsCalcium SignalingDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingMaleMiceNeuronsS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitSynaptic TransmissionS100b protein, mouseS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunitastrocyte–neuron communicationastrocytesastrocytopathyDown syndromehippocampusintellectual disability

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PMID40940744
PMCPMC12428643

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