Microglial signatures and their role in health and disease

O Butovsky, HL Weiner - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Microglia are the primary innate immune cells in the CNS. In the healthy brain, they exhibit a
unique molecular homeostatic 'signature', consisting of a specific transcriptional profile and …

Microglial dysfunction in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease

KI Mosher, T Wyss-Coray - Biochemical pharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Microglia, the immune cells of the central nervous system, have long been a subject of study
in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) field due to their dramatic responses to the pathophysiology …

Microglia: housekeeper of the central nervous system

JA Kabba, Y Xu, H Christian, W Ruan, K Chenai… - Cellular and molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Microglia, of myeloid origin, play fundamental roles in the control of immune responses and
the maintenance of central nervous system homeostasis. These cells, just like peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia and aging: the role of the TREM2–DAP12 and CX3CL1-CX3CR1 axes

C Mecca, I Giambanco, R Donato, C Arcuri - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Depending on the species, microglial cells represent 5–20% of glial cells in the adult brain.
As the innate immune effector of the brain, microglia are involved in several functions …

[HTML][HTML] Ionizing radiation-induced immune and inflammatory reactions in the brain

K Lumniczky, T Szatmári, G Sáfrány - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Radiation-induced late brain injury consisting of vascular abnormalities, demyelination,
white matter necrosis, and cognitive impairment has been described in patients subjected to …

[HTML][HTML] Aging alters the immunological response to ischemic stroke

RM Ritzel, YJ Lai, JD Crapser, AR Patel… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
The peripheral immune system plays a critical role in aging and in the response to brain
injury. Emerging data suggest inflammatory responses are exacerbated in older animals …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of microglial activation and polarization on brain injury after stroke

R Dong, R Huang, J Wang, H Liu, Z Xu - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stroke is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. The subsequent development
of neuroinflammation and brain edema dramatically increases the risks associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia as therapeutic target for radiation-induced brain injury

Q Liu, Y Huang, M Duan, Q Yang, B Ren… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI) after radiotherapy has become an increasingly
important factor affecting the prognosis of patients with head and neck tumor. With the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of high and low dose ionising radiation on the central nervous system

C Betlazar, RJ Middleton, RB Banati, GJ Liu - Redox biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Responses of the central nervous system (CNS) to stressors and injuries, such as ionising
radiation, are modulated by the concomitant responses of the brains innate immune effector …

[HTML][HTML] Control of neuroinflammation through radiation-induced microglial changes

A Boyd, S Byrne, RJ Middleton, RB Banati, GJ Liu - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microglia, the innate immune cells of the central nervous system, play a pivotal role in the
modulation of neuroinflammation. Neuroinflammation has been implicated in many diseases …