Hindbrain astrocytes and glucose counter-regulation

Physiology & Behavior
Richard C Rogers, Gerlinda E Hermann

Abstract

Hindbrain astrocytes are emerging as critical components in the regulation of homeostatic functions by either modulating synaptic activity or serving as primary detectors of physiological parameters. Recent studies have suggested that the glucose counter-regulation response (CRR), a critical defense against hypoglycemic emergencies, is dependent on glucoprivation-sensitive astrocytes in the hindbrain. This subpopulation of astrocytes produces a robust calcium signal in response to glucopenic stimuli. Both ex vivo and in vivo evidence suggest that low-glucose sensitive astrocytes utilize purinergic gliotransmission to activate catecholamine neurons in the hindbrain that are critical to the generation of the integrated CRR. Lastly, reports in the clinical literature suggest that an uncontrolled activation of CRR may as part of the pathology of severe traumatic injury. Work in our laboratory also suggests that this pathological hyperglycemia resulting from traumatic injury may be caused by the action of thrombin (generated by tissue trauma or bleeding) on hindbrain astrocytes. Similar to their glucopenia-sensitive neighbors, these hindbrain astrocytes may trigger hyperglycemic responses by their interactions with catecholaminergic...Continue Reading

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Oct 10, 2019·American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology·Richard C RogersGerlinda E Hermann
Nov 19, 2020·American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology·Soledad Pitra, Bret N Smith
Sep 7, 2021·Physiological Reviews·Alan G WattsWolfgang Langhans

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