Do Astrocytes Repair Damaged Neural Tissue?

Do Astrocytes Repair Damaged Neural Tissue? In response to TBI, astrocytes in different cellular microenvironments tune their reactivity to varying degrees of axonal injury, vascular disruption, ischemia and inflammation. TBI-reactive astrocytes significantly contribute to post-traumatic tissue repair and synaptic remodeling following brain trauma. What do astrocytes repair? Astrocytes outnumber neurons in the human brain, and