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." …

Microglia: Immune and non-immune functions

K Borst, AA Dumas, M Prinz - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
As resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), microglia are associated
with diverse functions essential to the developing and adult brain during homeostasis and …

Dual ontogeny of disease-associated microglia and disease inflammatory macrophages in aging and neurodegeneration

A Silvin, S Uderhardt, C Piot, S Da Mesquita, K Yang… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Brain macrophage populations include parenchymal microglia, border-associated
macrophages, and recruited monocyte-derived cells; together, they control brain …

[HTML][HTML] A binary Cre transgenic approach dissects microglia and CNS border-associated macrophages

JS Kim, M Kolesnikov, S Peled-Hajaj, I Scheyltjens… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
The developmental and molecular heterogeneity of tissue macrophages is unravelling, as
are their diverse contributions to physiology and pathophysiology. Moreover, also given …

Microglia mediate neurocognitive deficits by eliminating C1q-tagged synapses in sepsis-associated encephalopathy

HY Chung, J Wickel, N Hahn, N Mein… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a severe and frequent complication of sepsis
causing delirium, coma, and long-term cognitive dysfunction. We identified microglia and …

A pairwise cytokine code explains the organism-wide response to sepsis

M Takahama, A Patil, G Richey, D Cipurko… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Sepsis is a systemic response to infection with life-threatening consequences. Our
understanding of the molecular and cellular impact of sepsis across organs remains …

Cognate microglia–T cell interactions shape the functional regulatory T cell pool in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis pathology

Z Haimon, GR Frumer, JS Kim, S Trzebanski… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microglia, the parenchymal brain macrophages of the central nervous system, have
emerged as critical players in brain development and homeostasis. The immune functions of …

Fate mapping of Spp1 expression reveals age-dependent plasticity of disease-associated microglia-like cells after brain injury

Y Lan, X Zhang, S Liu, C Guo, Y Jin, H Li, L Wang… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Microglial reactivity to injury and disease is emerging as a heterogeneous, dynamic, and
crucial determinant in neurological disorders. However, the plasticity and fate of disease …

Adenosine triggers early astrocyte reactivity that provokes microglial responses and drives the pathogenesis of sepsis-associated encephalopathy in mice

Q Guo, D Gobbo, N Zhao, H Zhang, NO Awuku… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular pathways mediating systemic inflammation entering the brain parenchyma to
induce sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) remain elusive. Here, we report that in …

Glial cells in glaucoma: friends, foes, and potential therapeutic targets

MY García-Bermúdez, KK Freude… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, affecting~ 80 million people
by 2020 (,). The condition is characterized by a progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells …