Absence of microglia promotes diverse pathologies and early lethality in Alzheimer’s disease mice
Kiani Shabestari, Sepideh, Morabito, Samuel, Danhash, Emma Pascal, McQuade, Amanda, Sanchez, Jessica Ramirez, Miyoshi, Emily, Chadarevian, Jean Paul, Claes, Christel, Coburn, Morgan Alexandra, Hasselmann, Jonathan, Hidalgo, Jorge, Tran, Kayla Nhi, Martini, Alessandra C., Chang Rothermich, Winston, Pascual, Jesse, Head, Elizabeth, Hume, David A., Pridans, Clare, Davtyan, Hayk, Swarup, Vivek, Blurton-Jones, Mathew·2022·Cell Reports
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- Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk as a key organizing principle of Alzheimer’s disease: from homeostatic cooperation to maladaptive signaling loopsMingqiang Gong, Jiao Xia Lan, Jifei Miao · 2026 · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Amyloid-induced mineralization: From biological systems to biomimetic materialsCongdi Zhang, Yangyang Zhang, Mengqi Zhu, Chunyan Zhang, Danyang Lu, Jimin Jiang, Zhiyong Wang, Peng Deng, Yun Hua Qian, Minjuan Shen et al. · 2025 · Bioactive Materials
- Microglia determine ß-amyloid plaque burden but are non-essential for downstream pathologyMosi Li, Kristján Holt, Katherine Ridley, Jing Qiu, Kirsty Haddow, Deepali Vasoya, Xin He, Jane Tulloch, Declan King, David Arthur Hume et al. · 2024 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- Complement receptor C3ar1 deficiency does not alter brain structure or functional connectivity across early life developmentHanna Lemmik, Eugene Kim, Eilidh MacNicol, Davide Maselli, Michel Bernanos, Zhuoni Li, Dauda Abdullahi, Esther H. Walters, Maria Elisa Serrano Navacerrada, Wuding Zhou et al. · 2025 · Brain Communications
- Sex specific effects of a high fat diet on metabolism, cognition, and pathology in the Tg-SwDI mouse model of Alzheimer’s diseaseShelby Sabourin, Christina A. Thrasher, Rachel M. Smith, Kasey Belanger, Bryce Thibodeau, Charly Abi‐Ghanem, Jennifer J Lafrican, Celine Camon, Richard D. Kelly, Riane Richard et al. · 2026 · Journal of Neuroinflammation
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- Multiscale Approximations to Understand the Complex Role of Microglia in Alzheimer's DiseasePatricia Martínez-Tazo, Marina Mejias‐Ortega, Verónica López-López, Aysha María Bhojwani-Cabrera, Emma Saxton, Santiago Canals, Giles E. Hardingham, Antonia Gutiérrez, José P. López‐Atalaya, Silvia De Santis · 2026 · European Journal of Neuroscience
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- Microglia’s pruning function called into questionRJ Mackenzie · 2024 · The Transmitter
- FIREproof: Intricacies of microglial biologyWei Cao · 2025 · Neural Regeneration Research
- Mutation in the rat interleukin 34 gene impacts macrophage development, homeostasis and inflammation in the brain and peripheryStephen Huang, Omkar L. Patkar, Sarah Schulze, Dylan Carter‐Cusack, Susan Marie Millard, Ginell N. Ranpura, Emma K. Green, Emma L. Maxwell, Jeeva Kanesarajah, Gary Cowin et al. · 2025 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- Microglia are not required for normal postnatal brain development and cognitive function in the ratEmma K. Green, Xinyi Li, Yang Guo, Dylan Carter‐Cusack, Rocío Rojo, Maia Lyall, Annie Bell, Helen Zheng, Oliver Teenan, Sally M. Till et al. · 2025 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
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- Astrocytic APOE3-Christchurch expression ameliorates brain amyloid-β pathology in 5xFAD miceRaulin, Ana-Caroline, Alnobani, Alla, Rodriguez-Martinez, Paula, Lee, Eunmi, Linares, Cynthia, Yslas, Aria R., Li, Mingjie, Ren, Yingxue, Doss, Sydney V., Roy, Bhaskar et al. · 2026 · Translational Psychiatry
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- Particulate matter constituents trigger the formation of extracellular amyloid β and Tau-containing plaques and neurite shortening in vitroAleksandar Sebastijanović, Laura M. A. Camassa, Vilhelm Malmborg, Slavko Kralj, Joakim Pagels, Ulla Birgitte Vogel, Shan Zienolddiny-Narui, Iztok Urbančič, Tilen Koklič, Janez Štrancar · 2024 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
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- Additional file 1 of Alpha-synuclein inclusion responsive microglia are resistant to CSF1R inhibitionAnna C. Stoll, Kemp, Christopher J., Joseph R. Patterson, Michael Kubik, Nathan C. Kuhn, Matthew J. Benskey, Megan F. Duffy, Kelvin C. Luk, Sortwell, Caryl E. · 2024 · Figshare
- Additional file 3 of Astrocytic APOE4 removal confers cerebrovascular protection despite increased cerebral amyloid angiopathyMonica Xiong, Wang, Chao, Maud Gratuze, Fareeha Saadi, Bao, Xin, Megan E. Bosch, Choonghee Lee, Hong Jiang, Serrano, Javier Remolina, Ernesto R. Gonzales et al. · 2023 · Figshare
- Additional file 5 of Astrocytic APOE4 removal confers cerebrovascular protection despite increased cerebral amyloid angiopathyMonica Xiong, Wang, Chao, Maud Gratuze, Fareeha Saadi, Bao, Xin, Megan E. Bosch, Choonghee Lee, Hong Jiang, Serrano, Javier Remolina, Ernesto R. Gonzales et al. · 2023 · Figshare
- Additional file 1 of Alzheimer’s disease associated isoforms of human CD33 distinctively modulate microglial cell responses in 5XFAD miceGhazaleh Eskandari‐Sedighi, Madeline C. Crichton, Sameera Zia, Erik Gomez‐Cardona, Leonardo M. Cortez, Zain H. Patel, Kei Takahashi, St. Laurent, Chris D., Gaurav Sidhu, Sarkar, Susmita et al. · 2024 · Figshare
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- Additional file 2 of Alpha-synuclein inclusion responsive microglia are resistant to CSF1R inhibitionAnna C. Stoll, Kemp, Christopher J., Joseph R. Patterson, Michael Kubik, Nathan C. Kuhn, Matthew J. Benskey, Megan F. Duffy, Kelvin C. Luk, Sortwell, Caryl E. · 2024 · Figshare
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