[HTML][HTML] Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

RC Paolicelli, A Sierra, B Stevens, ME Tremblay… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Microglial research has advanced considerably in recent decades yet has been constrained
by a rolling series of dichotomies such as" resting versus activated" and" M1 versus M2." …

The semantics of microglia activation: neuroinflammation, homeostasis, and stress

SC Woodburn, JL Bollinger, ES Wohleb - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Microglia are emerging as critical regulators of neuronal function and behavior in nearly
every area of neuroscience. Initial reports focused on classical immune functions of …

Microglia morphophysiological diversity and its implications for the CNS

A Vidal-Itriago, RAW Radford, JA Aramideh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are mononuclear phagocytes of mesodermal origin that migrate to the central
nervous system (CNS) during the early stages of embryonic development. After colonizing …

Transcriptional and epigenetic decoding of the microglial aging process

X Li, Y Li, Y **, Y Zhang, J Wu, Z Xu, Y Huang, L Cai… - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
As important immune cells, microglia undergo a series of alterations during aging that
increase the susceptibility to brain dysfunctions. However, the longitudinal characteristics of …

Brain macrophage development, diversity and dysregulation in health and disease

A Silvin, J Qian, F Ginhoux - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Brain macrophages include microglia in the parenchyma, border-associated macrophages
in the meningeal-choroid plexus-perivascular space, and monocyte-derived macrophages …

THC and CBD: Similarities and differences between siblings

N Stella - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its sibling, cannabidiol (CBD), are produced
by the same Cannabis plant and have similar chemical structures but differ dramatically in …

[HTML][HTML] GABA-receptive microglia selectively sculpt develo** inhibitory circuits

E Favuzzi, S Huang, GA Saldi, L Binan, LA Ibrahim… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, have emerged as crucial regulators of
synaptic refinement and brain wiring. However, whether the remodeling of distinct synapse …

Microglial debris is cleared by astrocytes via C4b-facilitated phagocytosis and degraded via RUBICON-dependent noncanonical autophagy in mice

T Zhou, Y Li, X Li, F Zeng, Y Rao, Y He, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microglia are important immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that undergo
turnover throughout the lifespan. If microglial debris is not removed in a timely manner …

Microglia actively remodel adult hippocampal neurogenesis through the phagocytosis secretome

I Diaz-Aparicio, I Paris, V Sierra-Torre… - Journal of …, 2020 - jneurosci.org
During adult hippocampal neurogenesis, most newborn cells undergo apoptosis and are
rapidly phagocytosed by resident microglia to prevent the spillover of intracellular contents …

Social touch promotes interfemale communication via activation of parvocellular oxytocin neurons

Y Tang, D Benusiglio, A Lefevre, L Hilfiger… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Oxytocin (OT) is a great facilitator of social life but, although its effects on socially relevant
brain regions have been extensively studied, OT neuron activity during actual social …