TREM2 dependent and independent functions of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

J Hou, Y Chen, G Grajales-Reyes… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Microglia are central players in brain innate immunity and have been the subject of
extensive research in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this review, we aim to summarize the …

Interaction of microglia and astrocytes in the neurovascular unit

L Liu, J Liu, J Bao, Q Bai, G Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The interaction between microglia and astrocytes significantly influences neuroinflammation.
Microglia/astrocytes, part of the neurovascular unit (NVU), are activated by various brain …

Early-life inflammation promotes depressive symptoms in adolescence via microglial engulfment of dendritic spines

P Cao, C Chen, A Liu, Q Shan, X Zhu, C Jia, X Peng… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Early-life inflammation increases the risk for depression in later life. Here, we demonstrate
how early-life inflammation causes adolescent depressive-like symptoms: by altering the …

Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination

C Wang, H Yue, Z Hu, Y Shen, J Ma, J Li, XD Wang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Synapses between engram cells are believed to be substrates for memory storage, and the
weakening or loss of these synapses leads to the forgetting of related memories. We found …

Microglia in Alzheimer's disease

DV Hansen, JE Hanson, M Sheng - Journal of Cell Biology, 2018 - rupress.org
Proliferation and activation of microglia in the brain, concentrated around amyloid plaques,
is a prominent feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Human genetics data point to a key role …

Dual functions of microglia in ischemic stroke

C Qin, LQ Zhou, XT Ma, ZW Hu, S Yang, M Chen… - Neuroscience …, 2019 - Springer
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Resident microglia
are the principal immune cells of the brain, and the first to respond to the pathophysiological …

Interplay between innate immunity and Alzheimer disease: APOE and TREM2 in the spotlight

Y Shi, DM Holtzman - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease is more than a pure proteopathy. Chronic neuroinflammation stands out
during the pathogenesis of the disease and in turn modulates disease progression. The …

Sex-specific features of microglia from adult mice

A Villa, P Gelosa, L Castiglioni, M Cimino, N Rizzi… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Sex has a role in the incidence and outcome of neurological illnesses, also influencing the
response to treatments. Neuroinflammation is involved in the onset and progression of …

Targeting polarized phenotype of microglia via IL6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling to reduce NSCLC brain metastasis

Y **, Y Kang, M Wang, B Wu, B Su, H Yin… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumor-associated macrophages have emerged as crucial factors for metastases. Microglia
are indispensable components of the brain microenvironment and play vital roles in brain …

[HTML][HTML] Glial cells and their function in the adult brain: a journey through the history of their ablation

S Jäkel, L Dimou - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Glial cells, consisting of microglia, astrocytes, and oligodendrocyte lineage cells as their
major components, constitute a large fraction of the mammalian brain. Originally considered …