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." …

Macrophages in health and disease

MD Park, A Silvin, F Ginhoux, M Merad - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The heterogeneity of tissue macrophages, in health and in disease, has become
increasingly transparent over the last decade. But with the plethora of data comes a natural …

Perivascular cells induce microglial phagocytic states and synaptic engulfment via SPP1 in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

S De Schepper, JZ Ge, G Crowley, LSS Ferreira… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by synaptic loss, which can result from
dysfunctional microglial phagocytosis and complement activation. However, what signals …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia modulate blood flow, neurovascular coupling, and hypoperfusion via purinergic actions

E Császár, N Lénárt, C Cserép, Z Környei… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Disclosures: D. Máthé reported grants from European Union H2020 HCEMM-739593 and
from NRDIO, Hungary, TKP-BIOImaging-2020-4.1. 1-TKP2020 during the conduct of the …

Resident cardiac macrophages: Heterogeneity and function in health and disease

R Zaman, S Epelman - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Understanding tissue macrophage biology has become challenging in recent years due the
ever-increasing complexity in macrophage-subset identification and functional …

The neurovasculome: key roles in brain health and cognitive impairment: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

C Iadecola, EE Smith, J Anrather, C Gu, A Mishra… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Preservation of brain health has emerged as a leading public health priority for
the aging world population. Advances in neurovascular biology have revealed an intricate …

A Cre-deleter specific for embryo-derived brain macrophages reveals distinct features of microglia and border macrophages

S Brioschi, JA Belk, V Peng, M Molgora, PF Rodrigues… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Genetic tools to target microglia specifically and efficiently from the early stages of
embryonic development are lacking. We generated a constitutive Cre line controlled by the …

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 …

A comparative analysis of microglial inducible Cre lines

TE Faust, PA Feinberg, C O'Connor, R Kawaguchi… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Cre/loxP technology has revolutionized genetic studies and allowed for spatial and temporal
control of gene expression in specific cell types. Microglial biology has particularly benefited …