Pathological Potential of Neuroglia: Possible New Targets for Medical Intervention pdf

Vladimir Parpura, Ph.D., professeur au Département de neurobiologie de l'École de médecine de l'Université de l'Alabama à Birmingham, a été sélectionné comme membre de l'American Physiological Society.
Parpura a obtenu son diplôme de médecine de l'Université de Zagreb en Croatie en 1989 et un doctorat en neurosciences et zoologie de l'Iowa State University en 1993.
Il rejoint huit autres professeurs à l'UAB.

Pathological Potential of Neuroglia: Possible New Targets for Medical Intervention pdf par Vladimir Parpura

Pathophysiological states, neurological and psychiatric diseases are almost universally considered from the neurocentric point of view, with neurons being the principal cellular element of pathological process. The brain homeostasis, which lies at the fulcrum of healthy brain function, the compromise of which invariably results in dysfunction/disease, however, is entirely controlled by neuroglia. It is becoming clear that neuroglial cells are involved in various aspects of initiation, progression and resolution of neuropathology. In this book we aim to integrate the body of information that has accumulated in recent years revealing the active role of glia in such pathophysiological processes. Understanding roles of glial cells in pathology will provide new targets for medical intervention and aide the development of much needed therapeutics. This book will be particularly useful for researchers, students, physicians and psychotherapists working in the field of neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry.