Microglia gone rogue: impacts on psychiatric disorders across the lifespan

TL Tay, C Béchade, I D'andrea, MK St-Pierre… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the predominant immune response cells and professional phagocytes of the
central nervous system (CNS) that have been shown to be important for brain development …

Psychosocial stress on neuroinflammation and cognitive dysfunctions in Alzheimer's disease: the emerging role for microglia?

S Piirainen, A Youssef, C Song, AV Kalueff… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chronic psychosocial stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for late-onset
Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) and associated cognitive deficits. Chronic stress also primes …

Brain eicosapentaenoic acid metabolism as a lead for novel therapeutics in major depression

RP Bazinet, AH Metherel, CT Chen, SR Shaikh… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The results of several meta-analyses suggest that eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
supplementation is therapeutic in managing the symptoms of major depression. It was …

Dietary n-3 PUFAs deficiency increases vulnerability to inflammation-induced spatial memory impairment

JC Delpech, A Thomazeau, C Madore… - …, 2015 - nature.com
Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are critical components of inflammatory
response and memory impairment. However, the mechanisms underlying the sensitizing …

Dynamic changes in hippocampal microglia contribute to depressive-like behavior induced by early social isolation

YU Gong, L Tong, R Yang, W Hu, X Xu, W Wang… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
Depression triggered by early-life stress has begun to attract wide attention due to its severe
symptoms and poor treatment outcomes. However, the pathophysiological mechanism for …

Obligatory role of microglia-mobilized hippocampal CREB-BDNF signaling in the prophylactic effect of β-glucan on chronic stress-induced depression-like behaviors …

C Zhao, R Shi, X Lu, R Yang, Z Chen, B Chen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Our previous studies have reported that pre-stimulation of microglia before stress stimulation
is a possible strategy to prevent depression-like phenotypes; however, the molecular …

Intranasal monophosphoryl lipid a administration ameliorates depression-like behavior in chronically stressed mice through stimulation of microglia

M Zheng, T Zhu, B Chen, H Zhao, X Lu, Q Lu… - Neurochemical …, 2023 - Springer
We and others have reported that systematic stimulation of the central innate immune
system by a low dose of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can improve depression-like behavior in …

Roles of microglial phagocytosis and inflammatory mediators in the pathophysiology of sleep disorders

A Nadjar, HKM Wigren, ME Tremblay - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Sleep serves crucial learning and memory functions in both nervous and immune systems.
Microglia are brain immune cells that actively maintain health through their crucial …

Neuroimmune activation drives multiple brain states

D Tchessalova, CK Posillico… - Frontiers in Systems …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neuroimmune signaling is increasingly identified as a critical component of neuronal
processes underlying memory, emotion and cognition. The interactions of microglia and …

Neuroinflammatory processes in cognitive disorders: Is there a role for flavonoids and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in counteracting their detrimental effects?

D Vauzour, A Martinsen, S Layé - Neurochemistry International, 2015 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammatory processes are known to contribute to the cascade of events culminating
in the neuronal damage that underpins neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's …