New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

The intestinal barrier is in close contact with gut microbiota on its luminal side and with enteric neurons and glial cells on its tissue side. Mounting evidence now suggests that the intestinal ...

In fact, sex-based differences with implications for our health exist even at the very "sciencey"-seeming level of cell and molecular biology. By censoring or defunding work that mentions sex as a ...

Enteric glia cells were identified immunocytochemically by expression of the glial cell specific marker protein S-100 (fig 1A, C). Enteric glia cell S-100 labelling was observed in the cytoplasm and ...

Paneth cells in Cre + mice are globular, exhibit loss of polarity, and have heterogeneous granules (PG; arrows indicate errant granules). L, Lumen of the intestinal crypts; LP, lamina propria. Scale ...

It’s called the enteric nervous system, or sometimes the second brain ... I imagine that if we better understand the role of glial cells, especially when we’re talking about the gut there– that we ...

Enteric glial cells (EGCs) are an essential component of the enteric nervous system (ENS) and play key roles in gastrointestinal development, homeostasis, and disease. Derived from neural crest cells, ...

A number of studies have pointed to the varied active roles that enteric glia play in digestion, nutrient absorption, blood flow, and immune responses. Others reveal the diversity of glial cells ...

The institute will focus on three nervous systems: the central, peripheral and enteric. Glial cells comprise more than half of the cells in these nervous systems and work with neurons to ensure ...

Glial cells are considered support cells in the brain ... The goal of Scavuzzo's research is to understand the role of enteric glia in a healthy gut and how they respond to dietary, environmental ...

Glial cells are considered support cells in the brain and help control and safeguard neurons. It is unclear what they do in the gut. The goal of Scavuzzo’s research is to understand the role of ...