Updates on gap junctions in central nervous system diseases / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Gap junctions play an important role in cell growth,development,differentiation,the transmission of nerve impulses and homeostasis.Increase or decrease in gap junctions may cause neurological dysfunctions,such as Alzheimer's disease,demyelinating disease,epilepsy,glioma,hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.Therefore,research on gap junctions may provide important clues to understand demyelinating diseases,neural stem cell transplantation and post-iniury restoration.