HSF1 is involved in suppressing A1 phenotype conversion of astrocytes following spinal cord injury in rats.
Lilan LiYu LiBingqiang HeHui LiHuiyuan JiYingjie WangZhenjie ZhuYuming HuYue ZhouTing YangChunshuai SunYing YuanYongjun WangPublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2021)
Collectively, these data reveal a novel mechanism of astrocyte phenotype conversion following SCI, and HSF1 plays key roles in suppressing excessive increase of neurotoxic A1 astrocytes.