Content:
Progress in Brain Research
Pages i-ii
Editorial Board
Page iii
Copyright Page
Page iv
List of Contributors
Pages v-viii
Preface
Pages ix-x
Chapter 1: A century of neuronal and neuroglial interactions, and their pathological implications: an overview Original Research Article
Pages 3-17
Donald B. Tower
Chapter 2: The brain as a chemical machine Original Research Article
Pages 19-33
Louis Sokoloff
Chapter 3: Glial modulation of neural excitability mediated by extracellular pH: a hypothesis Original Research Article
Pages 37-46
Bruce R. Ransom
Chapter 4: Role of astrocytes in ionic and volume homeostasis in spinal cord during development and injury Original Research Article
Pages 47-56
E. Sykovรก, J. Svoboda, Z. ร imonovรก, P. Jendelovรก
Chapter 5: Functional consequences of astrocytic swelling Original Research Article
Pages 57-68
H.K. Kimelberg, P. Sankar, E.R. O'Connor, T. Jalonen, S.K. Goderie
Chapter 6: Swelling of C6 glioma cells and astrocytes from glutamate, high K+ concentrations or acidosis Original Research Article
Pages 69-75
O. Kempski, F. Staub, G.-H. Schneider, H. Weigt, A. Baethmann
Chapter 7: Pharmacological regulation of astrocytic calcium channels: implications for the treatment of seizure disorders Original Research Article
Pages 77-87
H. Steve White, Gwendolyn A. Skeen, James A. Edwards
Chapter 8: The expression of sodium channels in astrocytes in situ and in vitro Original Research Article
Pages 89-107
Joel A. Black, Harald Sontheimer, Jane E. Minturn, Bruce R. Ransom, Stephen G. Waxman
Chapter 9: Ion involvement in memory formation: the potential role of astrocytes Original Research Article
Pages 109-115
K.T. Ng, M.E. Gibbs, C.L. Gibbs, G. Sedman, E. Sykovรก, J. Svoboda, P. Jendolovรก, B. O'Dowd, N. Rickard, S.F. Crowe
Chapter 10: Do astrocytes process neural information? Original Research Article
Pages 119-136
Stephen J Smith
Chapter 11: Distribution of calcium in ischemic brain of gerbils Original Research Article
Pages 137-143
Tian-You Wang, Yi-Lin Sun
Chapter 12: Signaling by extracellular ATP: physiological and pathological considerations in neuronal-astrocytic interactions Original Research Article
Pages 145-151
J.T. Neary, M.D. Norenberg
Chapter 13: The role of polyphosphoinositides in agonist-evoked release of vasoactive factors from astrocytes Original Research Article
Pages 153-162
Sean Murphy, Gretchen Bruner, Martha L. Simmons
Chapter 14: Isolation of transcriptionally regulated sequences associated with neuronal and non-neuronal cell interactions Original Research Article
Pages 163-176
A.A. Welcher, M. De Leon, U. Suter, G.J. Snipes, S.O. Meakin, E.M. Shooter
Chapter 15: Early response gene induction in astrocytes as a mechanism for encoding and integrating neuronal signals Original Research Article
Pages 177-188
Alaric Arenander, Jean deVellis
Chapter 16: C-fos induction occurs in cultured cortical neurons and astrocytes via multiple signaling pathways Original Research Article
Pages 189-195
Kinya Hisanaga, Stephen M. Sagar, Frank R. Sharp
Chapter 17: Regulatory role of astrocytes for neuronal biosynthesis and homeostasis of glutamate and GABA Original Research Article
Pages 199-211
A. Schousboe, N. Westergaard, U. Sonnewald, S.B. Petersen, A.C.H. Yu, L. Hertz
Chapter 18: Nitrogen metabolism: neuronal-astroglial relationships Original Research Article
Pages 213-224
Marc Yudkoff, Itzhak Nissim, Leif Hertz, David Pleasure, Maria Erecinska
Chapter 19: Ultrastructural immunocytochemical observations on the localization, metabolism and transport of glutamate in normal and ischemic brain tissue Original Research Article
Pages 225-241
J. Storm-Mathisen, N.C. Danbolt, F. Rothe, R. Torp, N. Zhang, J.-E. Aas, B.I. Kanner, I. Langmoen, O.P. Ottersen
Chapter 20: Release of exogenous and endogenous neurotransmitter amino acids from cultured astrocytes Original Research Article
Pages 243-250
G. Levi, V. Gallo, M. Patrizio
Chapter 21: Glutamate as an energy substrate for neuronal-astrocytic interactions Original Research Article
Pages 251-259
Albert C.H. Yu, Yuen Ling Lee, Lawrence F. Eng
Chapter 22: Hepatic encephalopathy: a disorder in glial-neuronal communication Original Research Article
Pages 261-269
M.D. Norenberg, J.T. Neary, A.S. Bender, R.S. Dombro
Chapter 23: Kainic acid-induced excitotoxicity in neurons and glial cells Original Research Article
Pages 271-280
Albert Y. Sun, Yu Cheng, Grace Y. Sun
Chapter 24: Effects of monoamine transmitters on neurons and astrocytes: correlation between energy metabolism and intracellular messengers Original Research Article
Pages 283-301
Leif Hertz, Liang Peng
Chapter 25: Cellular localization of responses to catecholamines in brain tissue Original Research Article
Pages 303-307
E.A. Stone, G. Bing, S.M. John, Y. Zhang, D. Filer
Chapter 26: Neuronal and astroglial monoamine oxidase: pharmacological implications of specific MAO-B inhibitors Original Research Article
Pages 309-315
Peter H. Yu, Bruce A. Davis, Alan A. Boulton
Chapter 27: Peptidergic and cholinergic receptors on cultured astrocytes of different regions of the rat CNS Original Research Article
Pages 317-329
L. Hรถsli, E. Hรถsli, A. Maelicke, H. Schrรถder
Chapter 28: Gangliosides and neuronal-astrocytic interactions Original Research Article
Pages 333-338
Robert K. Yu, Megumi Saito
Chapter 29: An in vitro study on increased neuronal and astrocytic vulnerability to neurotoxic injury after in utero cocaine exposure: the reversal effects of GM1 treatment Original Research Article
Pages 339-350
A. Stadlin, D. Tsang, J.S. MacDonall, S.P. Mahadik, S.E. Karpiak
Chapter 30: Astrocytic response to injury Original Research Article
Pages 353-365
Lawrence F. Eng, Albert C.H. Yu, Yuen Ling Lee
Chapter 31: CNS glial scar tissue: a source of molecules which inhibit central neurite outgrowth Original Research Article
Pages 367-379
P. Bovolenta, F. Wandosell, M. Nieto-Sampedro
Chapter 32: Influence of the neuronal environment on the pattern of reactive astrocytosis following cerebral ischemia Original Research Article
Pages 381-387
Carol K. Petito, Marilda Chung, Issam A. Halaby, Arthur J.L. Cooper
Chapter 33: Role of astrocytes in aging: late passage primary mouse brain astrocytes and C-6 glial cells as models Original Research Article
Pages 391-409
Antonia Vernadakis, Kendall Lee, Susan Kentroti, Chaya Brodie
Chapter 34: Association between cell-mediated demyelination and astrocyte stimulation Original Research Article
Pages 411-422
Marion E. Smith, Marc A. Sommer
Chapter 35: Oligodendroglial and neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions in multisystem atrophy Original Research Article
Pages 423-428
D.S. Horoupian
Chapter 36: Astrocytes and Parkinson's disease Original Research Article
Pages 429-436
Lysia S. Forno, Louis E. DeLanney, Ian Irwin, Donato Di Monte, J. William Langston
Chapter 37: PrPSc causes nerve cell death and stimulates astrocyte proliferation: a paradox Original Research Article
Pages 437-446
Stephen J. DeArmond, Krister Kristensson, Russel P. Bowler
Chapter 38: The involvement of astrocytes and an acute phase response in the amyloid deposition of Alzheimer's disease Original Research Article
Pages 447-458
Huntington Potter
Chapter 39: S100ฮฒ and serotonin: a possible astrocytic-neuronal link to neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease Original Research Article
Pages 459-473
Efrain C. Azmitia, W. Sue T. Griffin, Daniel R. Marshak, Linda J. Van Eldik, Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia
Chapter 40: Astrocytic gliosis in the amygdala in Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease Original Research Article
Pages 475-483
Greer M. Murphy Jr., William G. Ellis, Yuen-Ling Lee, Karen E. Stultz, Raj Shrivastava, Jared R. Tinklenberg, Lawrence F. Eng
Subject Index
Pages 485-493