Identification of a unique TGF-β–dependent molecular and functional signature in microglia

O Butovsky, MP Jedrychowski, CS Moore, R Cialic… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Microglia are myeloid cells of the CNS that participate both in normal CNS function and in
disease. We investigated the molecular signature of microglia and identified 239 genes and …

The cellular and molecular origin of tumor-associated macrophages

RA Franklin, W Liao, A Sarkar, MV Kim, MR Bivona… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Long recognized as an evolutionarily ancient cell type involved in tissue homeostasis and
immune defense against pathogens, macrophages are being rediscovered as regulators of …

Microglia and brain macrophages in the molecular age: from origin to neuropsychiatric disease

M Prinz, J Priller - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Mononuclear phagocytic cells in the CNS used to be defined according to their anatomical
location and surface marker expression. Recently, this concept has been challenged by the …

[PDF][PDF] Interleukin-17A serves a priming role in autoimmunity by recruiting IL-1β-producing myeloid cells that promote pathogenic T cells

AM McGinley, CE Sutton, SC Edwards, CM Leane… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Summary Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) is a major mediator of tissue inflammation in many
autoimmune diseases. Anti-IL-17A is an effective treatment for psoriasis and is showing …

Origin of microglia: current concepts and past controversies

F Ginhoux, M Prinz - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), which sit in
close proximity to neural structures and are intimately involved in brain homeostasis. The …

[HTML][HTML] Monocyte and macrophage differentiation: circulation inflammatory monocyte as biomarker for inflammatory diseases

J Yang, L Zhang, C Yu, XF Yang, H Wang - Biomarker research, 2014 - Springer
Monocytes express various receptors, which monitor and sense environmental changes.
Monocytes are highly plastic and heterogeneous, and change their functional phenotype in …

Selected cytokine pathways in rheumatoid arthritis

M Noack, P Miossec - Seminars in immunopathology, 2017 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease leading to joint destruction.
Cytokines play a key role in its pathogenesis. They contribute to the induction and …

[HTML][HTML] Twin study reveals non-heritable immune perturbations in multiple sclerosis

F Ingelfinger, LA Gerdes, V Kavaka, S Krishnarajah… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system
underpinned by partially understood genetic risk factors and environmental triggers and …

Repertoire of microglial and macrophage responses after spinal cord injury

S David, A Kroner - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
Macrophages from the peripheral circulation and those derived from resident microglia are
among the main effector cells of the inflammatory response that follows spinal cord trauma …

Microglial cell origin and phenotypes in health and disease

K Saijo, CK Glass - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2011 - nature.com
Microglia—resident myeloid-lineage cells in the brain and the spinal cord parenchyma—
function in the maintenance of normal tissue homeostasis. Microglia also act as sentinels of …