[HTML][HTML] Determinants of resident tissue macrophage identity and function

C Blériot, S Chakarov, F Ginhoux - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Resident tissue macrophages (RTMs) have a broad spectrum of immune-and non-immune-
related tissue-supporting activities. The roots of this heterogeneity and versatility are only …

Microglia biology: one century of evolving concepts

M Prinz, S Jung, J Priller - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Microglia were first recognized as a distinct cell population in the CNS one century ago. For
a long time, they were primarily considered to be phagocytes responsible for removing …

Microglial regional heterogeneity and its role in the brain

YL Tan, Y Yuan, L Tian - Molecular psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
Microglia have been recently shown to manifest a very interesting phenotypical
heterogeneity across different regions in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) …

Uncovering sex differences of rodent microglia

J Han, Y Fan, K Zhou, K Blomgren… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
There are inherent structural and functional differences in the central nervous systems
(CNS) of females and males. It has been gradually established that these sex-specific …

Early fate defines microglia and non-parenchymal brain macrophage development

SG Utz, P See, W Mildenberger, MS Thion, A Silvin… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Central nervous system (CNS) macrophages comprise microglia and border-associated
macrophages (BAMs) residing in the meninges, the choroid plexus, and the perivascular …

Osteopontin/secreted phosphoprotein‐1 harnesses glial‐, immune‐, and neuronal cell ligand‐receptor interactions to sense and regulate acute and chronic …

A Yim, C Smith, AM Brown - Immunological reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Osteopontin (OPN) also known by its official gene designation secreted phosphoprotein‐1
(SPP1) is a fascinating, multifunctional protein expressed in a number of cell types that …

The emerging tale of microglia in psychiatric disorders

R Rahimian, M Wakid, LA O'Leary… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
As the professional phagocytes of the brain, microglia orchestrate the immunological
response and play an increasingly important role in maintaining homeostatic brain functions …

What do microglia really do in healthy adult brain?

M Augusto-Oliveira, GP Arrifano, A Lopes-Araújo… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microglia originate from yolk sac-primitive macrophages and auto-proliferate into adulthood
without replacement by bone marrow-derived circulating cells. In inflammation, stroke …

Stress induced microglial activation contributes to depression

B Li, W Yang, T Ge, Y Wang, R Cui - Pharmacological research, 2022 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating neuropsychological disorder, which has
caused serious health and socio-economic burdens worldwide. A growing body of evidence …

Single-cell RNA transcriptome analysis of CNS immune cells reveals CXCL16/CXCR6 as maintenance factors for tissue-resident T cells that drive synapse elimination

SF Rosen, AL Soung, W Yang, S Ai, M Kanmogne… - Genome medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Emerging RNA viruses that target the central nervous system (CNS) lead to
cognitive sequelae in survivors. Studies in humans and mice infected with West Nile virus …