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 and central nervous system–associated macrophages—from origin to disease modulation

M Prinz, T Masuda, MA Wheeler… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The immune system of the central nervous system (CNS) consists primarily of innate
immune cells. These are highly specialized macrophages found either in the parenchyma …

[HTML][HTML] An in vivo neuroimmune organoid model to study human microglia phenotypes

ST Schafer, AAF Mansour, JCM Schlachetzki, M Pena… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Microglia are specialized brain-resident macrophages that play crucial roles in brain
development, homeostasis, and disease. However, until now, the ability to model …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging microglia biology defines novel therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease

JW Lewcock, K Schlepckow, G Di Paolo, S Tahirovic… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is currently untreatable, and therapeutic strategies aimed to slow
cognitive decline have not yet been successful. Many of these approaches have targeted the …

A CRISPRi/a platform in human iPSC-derived microglia uncovers regulators of disease states

NM Dräger, SM Sattler, CTL Huang, OM Teter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microglia are emerging as key drivers of neurological diseases. However, we lack a
systematic understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Here, we present a screening …

Microglia-containing human brain organoids for the study of brain development and pathology

W Zhang, J Jiang, Z Xu, H Yan, B Tang, C Liu… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system, playing critical roles in
brain development and homeostasis. Increasing evidence has implicated microglia …

Developing human pluripotent stem cell-based cerebral organoids with a controllable microglia ratio for modeling brain development and pathology

R Xu, AJ Boreland, X Li, C Erickson, M Jin, C Atkins… - Stem cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Microglia play critical roles in brain development, homeostasis, and disease. Microglia in
animal models cannot accurately model human microglia due to notable transcriptomic and …

[HTML][HTML] Type-I-interferon signaling drives microglial dysfunction and senescence in human iPSC models of Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

M Jin, R Xu, L Wang, MM Alam, Z Ma, S Zhu… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Microglia are critical in brain development and Alzheimer's disease (AD) etiology. Down
syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic developmental disorder and risk factor for AD …

The emerging tale of microglia in psychiatric disorders

R Rahimian, M Wakid, LA O'Leary… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
As the professional phagocytes of the brain, microglia orchestrate the immunological
response and play an increasingly important role in maintaining homeostatic brain functions …

Efficient strategies for microglia replacement in the central nervous system

Z Xu, Y Rao, Y Huang, T Zhou, R Feng, S Xiong… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Microglia are important immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS). Dysfunctions of
gene-deficient microglia contribute to the development and progression of multiple CNS …