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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2026

Beyond synapses non-synaptic neural microenvironment interactions remodel circuits and drive glioma progression.

Songyue Zhang, Helu Wang, Benlin Wang, Nan Chi, Qiaowei He, Yan Sun, Hongtao Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Songyue Zhang *Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, Macao SAR, China.
Helu Wang *Neurosurgery Department of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
Benlin WangNeurosurgery Department of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
Nan ChiNeurosurgery Department of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
Qiaowei HeNeurosurgery Department of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
Yan SunNeurosurgery Department of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
Hongtao ZhangNeurosurgery Department of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic and epigenomic alterations alone cannot fully account for glioma infiltration, therapeutic resistance, or symptom severity. This review proposes a shift toward viewing the neural microenvironment as an active driver of glioma progression through diverse non-synaptic mechanisms, including metabolic coupling, ionic and volume transmission, gap junction signaling, and tumor microtube connectivity. We systematically map the contributions of astrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursor cell programs, microglia/macrophages, and the neurovascular unit, highlighting how their interactions contribute to local excitation-inhibition imbalances and disruptions in large-scale neural connectivity. These circuit-level disturbances closely correspond with clinically significant manifestations such as glioma-related epilepsy, cognitive deficits, and mood disorders, and also demonstrate correlations with patient survival outcomes. To rigorously connect molecular mechanisms to observable circuit disruptions, we integrate advanced methodologies including single-cell and spatial multi-omics analyses, human brain organoids and organotypic slice models,

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cancer neurosciencegliomaneural microenvironmentneuromodulationnon-synaptic signalingtumor microtubes

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