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  • Astrocytes are crucial glial cells regulating central nervous system physiology.
  • In neurological diseases, astrocytes adopt neurotoxic phenotypes, contributing to inflammation.
  • Ocular neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma also involve astrocyte-lineage cell immune functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role of immune functions in astrocyte-lineage cells.
  • To explore the involvement of these cells in glaucoma pathogenesis.
  • To understand the link between astrocytic immune responses and glaucoma progression.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of astrocyte-lineage cell functions in the central nervous system and eye.
  • Analysis of studies on astrocyte and Müller cell reactivity in glaucoma.
  • Examination of evidence linking astrocytic immune responses to glaucoma pathology.

Main Results:

  • Astrocyte-lineage cells (astrocytes and Müller cells) exhibit immune functions in the retina.
  • These cells become reactive in glaucoma, suggesting a role in disease.
  • Evidence links their immune responses to tissue remodeling, neuronal death, and immune cell infiltration.

Conclusions:

  • Astrocyte-lineage cell immune functions are implicated in glaucoma pathogenesis.
  • Understanding these immune roles is critical for addressing glaucoma.
  • Further research into astrocytic immune responses may reveal therapeutic targets for vision preservation.