Microglia polarization from M1 to M2 in neurodegenerative diseases

S Guo, H Wang, Y Yin - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases
such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders: the roles of microglia and astrocytes

HS Kwon, SH Koh - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Microglia and astrocytes …

Inflammation in Parkinson's disease: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

M Pajares, A I. Rojo, G Manda, L Boscá, A Cuadrado - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized
by the death of dopaminergic neurons that project from the substantia nigra pars compacta …

Regulation of blood–brain barrier integrity by microglia in health and disease: a therapeutic opportunity

PT Ronaldson, TP Davis - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a critical regulator of CNS homeostasis. It possesses
physical and biochemical characteristics (ie tight junction protein complexes, transporters) …

Microglia: agents of the CNS pro-inflammatory response

JA Rodríguez-Gómez, E Kavanagh… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The pro-inflammatory immune response driven by microglia is a key contributor to the
pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases. Though the research of microglia …

Microglial phagocytosis of neurons in neurodegeneration, and its regulation

CA Butler, AS Popescu, EJA Kitchener… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing evidence that excessive microglial phagocytosis of neurons and synapses
contributes to multiple brain pathologies. RNA‐seq and genome‐wide association (GWAS) …

Microglial M1/M2 polarization and metabolic states

R Orihuela, CA McPherson… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia are critical nervous system‐specific immune cells serving as tissue‐resident
macrophages influencing brain development, maintenance of the neural environment …

Differential roles of M1 and M2 microglia in neurodegenerative diseases

Y Tang, W Le - Molecular neurobiology, 2016 - Springer
One of the most striking hallmarks shared by various neurodegenerative diseases, including
Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is …

Microglia in the TBI brain: the good, the bad, and the dysregulated

DJ Loane, A Kumar - Experimental neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
As the major cellular component of the innate immune system in the central nervous system
(CNS) and the first line of defense whenever injury or disease occurs, microglia play a …

Alternatively activated microglia and macrophages in the central nervous system

R Franco, D Fernández-Suárez - Progress in neurobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Macrophages are important players in the fight against viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic
infections. From a resting state they may undertake two activation pathways, the classical …