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Astrocytes and Precision Medicine
Region- and subtype-specific therapies on the horizon.
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The Nirva Institute•Published 2026•≈ 5 min read
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The heterogeneity of astrocytes across brain regions and disease states is both an obstacle and a resource for precision medicine — offering the possibility of interventions tailored to specific astrocyte subtypes.
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Subtype-specific targeting
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- 180.Khakh BS, Deneen B. The emerging nature of astrocyte diversity. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2019;42:187-207. PubMed ↗
- 216.Kastanenka KV, Moreno-Bote R, De Pittà M, et al. A roadmap to integrate astrocytes into systems neuroscience. Glia. 2020;68(1):5-26. PubMed ↗
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