Synaptic pruning through glial synapse engulfment upon motor learning

YM Morizawa, M Matsumoto, Y Nakashima… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Synaptic pruning is a fundamental process of neuronal circuit refinement in learning and
memory. Accumulating evidence suggests that glia participates in sculpting the neuronal …

Lipids: Emerging Players of Microglial Biology

P Prakash, CE Randolph, KA Walker, G Chopra - Glia, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lipids are small molecule immunomodulators that play critical roles in maintaining cellular
health and function. Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system …

Cleaning crew: Soluble TREM2 mops up complement

KM Monroe, JW Lewcock - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Whether soluble TREM2 has a functional role in the central nervous system has been
unclear. In this issue of Immunity, Zhong et al. show that soluble TREM2 inhibits aberrant …

Immunomodulatory Approaches to Alzheimer's Disease

B Karaahmet - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that clinically manifests
as the most common form of dementia. Due to their surveillance functions and …