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Stroke may change brain cells in ways that help gliomas grow (opens in a new tab)
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-25
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Stroke may change brain cells in ways that help gliomas grow
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-25
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Stroke drives glioma progression through the emergence of tumor-associated astrocytes with reduced Ca2+ activity
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedResearchers at Texas Children's Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine and collaborators report in Nature Cancer that stroke promotes glioma growth and links brain injury to malignant brain tumors.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe study says stroke promoted tumor infiltration into injured brain regions in human and mouse glioma models and reduced overall survival.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe researchers identified tumor-associated astrocytes with reduced calcium activity, along with remodeled tumor-associated microglia and macrophages, as key mediators of the stroke response.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedRestoring tumor-associated astrocyte calcium signaling or removing tumor-associated macrophages suppressed stroke-induced glioma progression.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article says the findings suggest injury-induced, tumor-promoting pathways may be therapeutic targets and support further research on reducing glioma growth risk in patients with prior brain injury.View evidenceHide evidence
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Stroke drives glioma progression through the emergence of tumor-associated astrocytes with reduced Ca2+ activity
Nature Cancer · 2026
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Stroke drives glioma progression through the emergence of tumor-associated astrocytes with reduced Ca2+ activity
Nature Cancer · 2026 · Crossref
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Frontiers in Immunology · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
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The Role of the IL-33/ST2 Axis in Nervous System Development and Diseases.
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CNSC-19. ISCHEMIC STROKE DRIVES GLIOMA PROGRESSION BY REMODELING TUMOR-ASSOCIATED ASTROCYTES
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