Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

CS Subhramanyam, C Wang, Q Hu… - Seminars in cell & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microglia, being the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, play an important
role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and contributes towards brain development under …

Microglia in neurodegeneration

S Hickman, S Izzy, P Sen, L Morsett, J El Khoury - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
The neuroimmune system is involved in development, normal functioning, aging, and injury
of the central nervous system. Microglia, first described a century ago, are the main …

[PDF][PDF] Microglial-to-neuronal CCR5 signaling regulates autophagy in neurodegeneration

BP Festa, FH Siddiqi, M Jimenez-Sanchez, H Won… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
In neurodegenerative diseases, microglia switch to an activated state, which results in
excessive secretion of pro-inflammatory factors. Our work aims to investigate how this …

Microglia function in the central nervous system during health and neurodegeneration

M Colonna, O Butovsky - Annual review of immunology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Microglia are resident cells of the brain that regulate brain development, maintenance of
neuronal networks, and injury repair. Microglia serve as brain macrophages but are distinct …

An environment-dependent transcriptional network specifies human microglia identity

D Gosselin, D Skola, NG Coufal, IR Holtman… - Science, 2017 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Microglia play essential roles in central nervous system homeostasis and
influence diverse aspects of neuronal function, including refinement of synaptic networks …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia and complement mediate early corticostriatal synapse loss and cognitive dysfunction in Huntington's disease

DK Wilton, K Mastro, MD Heller, FW Gergits… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating monogenic neurodegenerative disease
characterized by early, selective pathology in the basal ganglia despite the ubiquitous …

PET imaging of neuroinflammation in neurological disorders

WC Kreisl, MJ Kim, JM Coughlin, ID Henter… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
A growing need exists for reliable in-vivo measurement of neuroinflammation to better
characterise the inflammatory processes underlying various diseases and to inform the …

Innate immune activation in neurodegenerative disease

MT Heneka, MP Kummer, E Latz - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2014 - nature.com
The triggering of innate immune mechanisms is emerging as a crucial component of major
neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia and other cell types in the brain can be activated in …

Depression in neurodegenerative diseases: Common mechanisms and current treatment options

CPC Galts, LEB Bettio, DC Jewett, CC Yang… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder and a major
cause of disability worldwide. This neurological condition is commonly associated with …

Neuron-glia signaling in synapse elimination

DK Wilton, L Dissing-Olesen… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Maturation of neuronal circuits requires selective elimination of synaptic connections.
Although neuron-intrinsic mechanisms are important in this process, it is increasingly …