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Development of astroglia heterogeneously expressing Pax2, vimentin and GFAP during the ontogeny of the optic pathway of the lizard (Gallotia galloti): an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study.

Casañas MN1, Santos E, Yanes C, Romero-Alemán MM, Viñoly R, Alfayate MC, Monzón-Mayor M.
Cell and tissue research.Cell Tissue Res.2011 Sep;345(3):295-311. doi: 10.1007/s00441-011-1211-9. Epub 2011 Aug 9.
The successful regrowth of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons after optic nerve (ON) axotomy in Gallotia galloti indicates a permissive role of the glial environment. We have characterised the astroglial lineage of the lizard optic pathway throughout its ontogeny (embryonic stage 30 [E30] to adults)
PMID 21826443

GFAPdelta immunostaining improves visualization of normal and pathologic astrocytic heterogeneity.

Andreiuolo F1, Junier MP, Hol EM, Miquel C, Chimelli L, Leonard N, Chneiweiss H, Daumas-Duport C, Varlet P.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology.Neuropathology.2009 Feb;29(1):31-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00936.x. Epub 2008 Jun 17.
Neuropathological analysis of cellular mechanisms underlying gliosis and brain tumors is slowed by the lack of markers allowing to distinguish glial subpopulations in normal or pathological human brains. We therefore evaluated GFAPdelta immunostaining in a wide panel of astrogliosis and gliomas, and
PMID 18564099

Neospora caninum: infection induced IL-10 overexpression in rat astrocytes in vitro.

Pinheiro AM1, Costa SL, Freire SM, Meyer R, Almeida MA, Tardy M, El Bachá R, Costa MF.
Experimental parasitology.Exp Parasitol.2006 Mar;112(3):193-7. Epub 2005 Dec 5.
The effect of Neospora caninum, a parasite that causes abortion and neuromuscular changes, has been investigated on a major population of neural cells, the astrocytes. Highly enriched astroglial primary cultures obtained from neonatal rats were infected after 21 days of culture. Astroglial reactivit
PMID 16332369