Noora Räsänen

The paper shows that astrocyte-supplied cholesterol drives synaptic gene expression in neurons and induces astrocytic transcriptional responses, linking lipid metabolism to neurodevelopmental disorders.

The paper shows human astrocytes influence neuronal network burst frequency via NMDA receptors, with differences between human and rat astrocytes and effects in schizophrenia-related cells.

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 can infect a small fraction of human cortical neurons via the endosomal pathway, and this infection can be blocked by apilimod.

The paper shows that astrocytes from schizophrenia patients exhibit transcriptional and functional changes, including inflammation and synaptic pathway alterations, which are partially reversible with clozapine treatment.