Roles and functional changes of astrocytes in diabetic brain encephalopathy / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus can cause central nervous system disorder that is summarized as diabetic encephalopathy, which manifests in cognitive dysfunction and other mental illnesses. Astrocyte ,with a huge number and extensive functions,is an im?portant part of the central nervous system. Morphological and functional changes in astrocyte have been observed in diabetes mellitus , which involve the quantity,the expression of neurotransmitters and relative transporters,the activity of enzyme,the storage of glyco?gen and the intercellular connection and communication.