The Biology of Glial Cells: Recent Advances

Chapter 1_Glial Biology: A Historical Perspective.- Chapter 2_. Basic Biology of Astrocytes.- Chapter 3_ Oligodendrocyte: Structure, Function and Pathology.- Chapter 4_ Oligodendroglial-astroglial cell-cell communication in the Central Nervous System.- Chapter 5_ Oligodendroglial Gap junction communication in CNS myelination and demyelination .- Chapter 6_ Generation and maturation of macroglia in central nervous system. - Chapter 7_ Origin and Development of Microglia.- Chapter 8_ Biology of Astrocytes in CNS Infection.- Chapter 9_ Role of reactive astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease.- Chapter 10_ Role of astrocyte dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease pathogenesis.- Chapter 11_ Astroglial Pathology in Major Depressive Disorders: Metabolic and Molecular Aspects.- Chapter 12_ Glia in epilepsy: an overview.- Chapter 13_ Tumors of the Glia: Recent Advances.- Chapter 14_ Astroglial iron homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases.-Chapter 15_ Glial cells are Key Orchestrators of Neural degeneration in Basal Ganglia Disorders: Classical and Contemporary observations.- Chapter 16_ Interplay between microglia and astrocytes during neuroinflammation: Lessons learnt from in-vitro and in-vivo models of sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Chapter 17_ Microglia orchestrate inflammation via HSP60 driven signaling pathway: a road map of molecular mechanism.- Chapter 18_ Biphasic Role of Microglia in Brain Health and Disease.- Chapter 19_ Multidimensional roles of Microglial Cells in Neuroviral Infections.- Chapter 20_ Microglia Aging.- Chapter 21_ Emerging Role of Satellite and Schwann Cells of Peripheral Neuroglial System in Nerve Repair.- Chapter 22_ Insights in the role of glia in mediating brain plasticity in health and disease.- Chapter 23_ The glial perspective of energy homeostasis, neuroinflammation and neuro-nutraceuticals.- Chapter 24_ Role of glia in

Dr. Ishan Patro is Professor of Zoology/Neuroscience at Jiwaji University, Gwalior, and Former Vice Chancellor of Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He holds M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. He had his Post-Doctoral at MRC Neurochemical Pathology Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and Dept. of Anatomy, University of Cologne, Germany. He has 32 years of teaching and 40 years of research experience. He is elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (India), Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmalogicum, and Honorary National Fellow of The Zoological Society, Kolkata. He has several awards and honors to his credit including the B.K. Bachhawat Life Time Achievement Award of Indian Academy of Neurosciences (2018). He is currently the President of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences. He has made significant contribution to glial neurobiology with special reference to the role of microglia and astrocytes in neurodegeneration and the perpetuating effect of glia on the health of the neurons and vice versa. He was the Coordinator of the DBT National Initiative on Glial Cell Research in Health and Disease. He has published more than 90 research papers and has guided 6 M.Phil. and 29 Ph.D. theses. His outstanding contribution to Human Resource Development in Neuroscience (M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience since 2001) by establishment of India's 1st UTD of Neuroscience at Jiwaji University, Gwalior, deserves a special mention.

Dr. Pankaj Seth is working as a Senior Professor at the National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, an Institute of Excellence in India. He obtained his PhD in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Kanpur, and his post-doctoral training at National Institutes of Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA. He has 25 years of research and 18 years of teaching experience. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of