Single‐cell transcriptomics reveals distinct inflammation‐induced microglia signatures

C Sousa, A Golebiewska, SK Poovathingal… - EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
Microglia are specialized parenchymal‐resident phagocytes of the central nervous system
(CNS) that actively support, defend and modulate the neural environment. Dysfunctional …

Single-cell RNA sequencing of microglia throughout the mouse lifespan and in the injured brain reveals complex cell-state changes

TR Hammond, C Dufort, L Dissing-Olesen, S Giera… - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, rapidly change states in response to their
environment, but we lack molecular and functional signatures of different microglial …

Organotypic brain slice culture microglia exhibit molecular similarity to acutely-isolated adult microglia and provide a platform to study neuroinflammation

ARD Delbridge, D Huh, M Brickelmaier… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are central nervous system (CNS) resident immune cells that have been
implicated in neuroinflammatory pathogenesis of a variety of neurological conditions. Their …

Next generation transcriptomics and genomics elucidate biological complexity of microglia in health and disease

PD Wes, IR Holtman, EWGM Boddeke, T Möller… - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Genome‐wide expression profiling technology has resulted in detailed transcriptome data
for a wide range of tissues, conditions and diseases. In neuroscience, expression datasets …

Single-Cell Transcriptomics and In Situ Morphological Analyses Reveal Microglia Heterogeneity Across the Nigrostriatal Pathway

O Uriarte Huarte, D Kyriakis, T Heurtaux… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the resident immune effector cells of the central nervous system (CNS) rapidly
reacting to various pathological stimuli to maintain CNS homeostasis. However, microglial …

A neurodegeneration-specific gene-expression signature of acutely isolated microglia from an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mouse model

IM Chiu, ETA Morimoto, H Goodarzi, JT Liao… - Cell reports, 2013 - cell.com
Microglia are resident immune cells of the CNS that are activated by infection, neuronal
injury, and inflammation. Here, we utilize flow cytometry and deep RNA sequencing of …

Profiling microglia through single-cell RNA sequencing over the course of development, aging, and disease

S Pettas, K Karagianni, E Kanata, A Chatziefstathiou… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microglia are macrophages present in the brain that function as the primary and most
important source of immune response in the central nervous system (CNS). Regardless of …

A core transcriptional signature of human microglia: Derivation and utility in describing region‐dependent alterations associated with Alzheimer's disease

A Patir, B Shih, BW McColl, TC Freeman - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Growing recognition of the pivotal role microglia play in neurodegenerative and
neuroinflammatory disorders has accentuated the need to characterize their function in …

Analyzing microglial phenotypes across neuropathologies: a practical guide

M Schwabenland, W Brück, J Priller, C Stadelmann… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
As extremely sensitive immune cells, microglia act as versatile watchdogs of the central
nervous system (CNS) that tightly control tissue homeostasis. Therefore, microglial activation …

Microglia heterogeneity in the single-cell era

T Masuda, R Sankowski, O Staszewski, M Prinz - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that are capable of
carrying out prominent and various functions during development and adulthood under both …