Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Pathological Roles of Astrocytes in Brain Edema Formation: A Potential Target of Anti-Edema Drugs
Yutaka Koyama (Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Nishikiori-Kita, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan)
Chapter 2. Neuroimmune Interactions of Astrocytes with Other Central Nervous System Cell Types
C.B. Pointer, W.T. Slattery, L.J. Spielman, J. McKenzie, J.R. Lowry, C. Lee, and A. Klegeris (Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)
Chapter 3. Astrocytes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Harmful Effects and Strategies to Afford Neuroprotection
A.R. Vaz, C. Gomes, C. Cunha, and D. Brites (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
Chapter 4. Astrocyte’s Response to Stress and Injury Using FGF-1/apoE/HDL System
Jin-ichi Ito and Makoto Michikawa (Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan)
Index