astrocyteNet
@astrocytenet.bsky.social
Hi, I am Dr. Kerstin Lenk (she/her) @TUGraz, a female researcher in Computational Neuroscience and interested in neuron-astrocyte interaction.
Spiking Neuron-Astrocyte Networks for Image Recognition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.10.574963v1
Spiking Neuron-Astrocyte Networks for Image Recognition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.10.574963v1
From biological and artificial network perspectives, researchers have started acknowledging astrocyt
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Cool new work from Bruno Gegenhuber in Michael Greenberg's lab defines the transcriptional programs that glucocorticoid receptors use to remodel astrocytes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Astrocyte glucocorticoid receptor signalling restricts neuronal plasticity - Nature
Combined single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin accessibility sequencing analysis of mouse primary visual cortex across postnatal development reveals that the glucocorticoid receptor drives astrocyt...
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Impaired astrocyte-to-neuron cholesterol trafficking drives synaptic dysfunction in Rett syndrome https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.29.741426v1
Ventral tegmental area astrocytes regulate drug-cue associations and drug intake https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.20.739241v1
The first work of the #FalconeLab is finally out!!! 🤩 A story of #astrocytes from evolution to disease. Thanks everyone who made this possible! Varicose projection astrocytes: Conserved reactive cells in brain pathology | #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @towsonu.bsky.social
Aquaporin-4 mislocalization from astrocyte endfeet prolongs survival in a prion-cerebral amyloid angiopathy model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.13.732468v1
The social event of the European Glial Cells Network was a fantastic opportunity to meet, connect, and exchange ideas with fellow glial cell researchers over delicious tapas 🥘, refreshing beers 🍻, and authentic sangria 🍷. Great conversations, new connections, and a wonderful atmosphere! 🧠✨ #FENSGlia
Primate Astrocyte Evolution Controls the Tempo of Neuronal Development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.08.736743v1
Efficient targeting of human glial progenitor cells in vivo with engineered AAV vectors and glymphatic delivery - @urmed.bsky.social @ucph.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Efficient targeting of human glial progenitor cells in vivo with engineered AAV vectors and glymphatic delivery - Nature Biotechnology
Viral vectors delivered through the brain glymphatics achieve widespread targeting of glial cells.
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Our review on glial orchestration of neurodevelopment is online at @cp-devcell.bsky.social! Great fun working with Krissy Sakers and Pat Sheehan from the Eroglu and Schafer labs, and special thanks to first author Krissy for her tremendous work bringing this to fruition! www.cell.com/developmenta...
Glia orchestrate neural circuit development
In this review, Sakers et al. discuss how astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocyte lineage cells actively regulate neural circuit formation, refinement, and stabilization. They propose that coordina...
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Julia Schulze-Hentrich was on the Today programme on the BBC this morning.. I am privileged to hear about her research in person at #FENS2026 "The other half - sex differences in Neuroscience" has been an excellent session, well done Kerstin Lenk, @murphyroyallab.org, Barbara Di Benedetto #glia
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European network for advancing nervous system health through glia integration and innovation
Glial cells are fundamental regulators of nervous system function. They orchestrate homeostasis, communication, metabolism, immunity, and repair processes that are essential for sensory transmission, ...
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French Glial Cell Club@glialclub.bsky.social · 2mo agoExciting news! We are thrilled to announce that our proposal EU-GLIA has been selected for COST funding. EU-GLIA will build a pan-European network to advance nervous system health through glial cell research. #COST #EUGLIA #Neuroscience #GlialCells #EuropeanResearch
Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that our proposal EU-GLIA has been selected for COST funding. EU-GLIA will build a pan-European network to advance nervous system health through glial cell research. #COST #EUGLIA #Neuroscience #GlialCells #EuropeanResearch
Astrocyte-to-microglia purinergic signaling mediates synaptic shielding and promotes neuronal activity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.05.735345v1
Neonatal oxytocin prevents sex-specific spatial memory deficits induced by maternal separation through restoration of hippocampal synaptic plasticity in males https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.04.736473v1
Astrocytic morphology in the Medial Habenula: sex differences and modulatory factors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.29.735177v1
🧠 Special Issue @jneurochem.bsky.social now complete! #Astrocytes in #Cognition and #Behavior This special issue features reviews and research articles that explore how #astrocytes integrate #neural #circuits to understand #cognition and #behavior. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Last week we highlighted the 42 glia-focused talks at #FENS2026. But that's only part of the story! More than 400 posters showcase the breadth of glia research. Thanks to Isabelle Arnoux, we've compiled them into one slideshow. #FENSGlia #NetworkGlia #GliologistsTogether
FENSGlia – Building the International Glia Community Only 3 days to go until our joint FENS satellite meeting! Keynotes by Gertrudis Perea, Amit Agarwal & Andrea Volterra, plus outstanding talks by Early Career Researchers. www.networkglia.eu/activities/ #FENS2026 #FENSGlia #GliologistsTogether
Happy to share that our paper is now out as a reviewed preprint : elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
Hippocampal neuronal and astrocytic responses to noradrenaline and natural arousal
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Peter Rupprecht@ptrrupprecht.bsky.social · 7mo agoExcited to share our new preprint! We explore the link between the locus coeruleus (LC) and arousal for astrocytes, pyramidal cells, interneurons in the hippocampus. A fantastic collaboration with @sianduss.bsky.social @bohaceklab.bsky.social, and many others: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/5
Spreading α-synuclein rewires organelle communication and impairs neuron-astrocyte mitochondrial quality control https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.19.733342v1
Our new paper on a rapid, reliable way to make induced astrocytes for co-culture with neurons is out on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We hope this system will be a useful tool for illuminating the pathways underlying neuron-astrocyte interactions. More to be shared soon!
iAstrocytes model cytokine influences on complement expression and neuronal network synchronization.
Astrocytes play essential roles in neuronal development, function, and disease, yet existing methods to derive astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are complex and can involve months o...
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NPAS3-regulated #astrocyte #mitochondrial #bioenergetics is required for #cognition | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
NPAS3-regulated astrocyte mitochondrial bioenergetics is required for cognition
NPAS3 regulates astrocyte energy metabolism required for cognition, highlighting glial targets for neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Focal astrocyte Kir4.1 loss drives seizures, spreading depolarizations and postictal impairments https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.15.732359v1
A glial source of noradrenaline shapes synaptic integration and motor adaptation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.15.732457v1
