Factors regulating microglia activation

Resting microglial cells are highly dynamic surveillants of brain parenchyma in vivo

Nimmerjahn, A., Kirchhoff, F., & Helmchen, F. (2005) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1110647 · Cited by 5,827

Fate Mapping Analysis Reveals That Adult Microglia Derive from Primitive Macrophages

Ginhoux, F., Greter, M., Leboeuf, M., Nandi, S., See, P., Gokhan, S., Mehler, M. F., Conway, S. J., Ng, L. G., Stanley, E. R., et al. (2010) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1194637 · Cited by 5,175

Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development

Paolicelli, R. C., Bolasco, G., Pagani, F., Maggi, L., Scianni, M., Panzanelli, P., Giustetto, M., Ferreira, T. A., Guiducci, E., Dumas, L., et al. (2011) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1202529 · Cited by 4,244

ATP mediates rapid microglial response to local brain injury in vivo

Davalos, D., Grutzendler, J., Yang, G., Kim, J. V., Zuo, Y., Jung, S., Littman, D. R., Dustin, M. L., & Gan, W.-B. (2005) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn1472 · Cited by 3,913

Microglia: Active sensor and versatile effector cells in the normal and pathologic brain

Hanisch, U.-K., & Kettenmann, H. (2007) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn1997 · Cited by 3,676

Analysis of Fractalkine Receptor CX3CR1 Function by Targeted Deletion and Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter Gene Insertion

Jung, S., Aliberti, J., Graemmel, P., Sunshine, M. J., Kreutzberg, G. W., Sher, A., & Littman, D. R. (2000) · Molecular and Cellular Biology · doi:10.1128/mcb.20.11.4106-4114.2000 · Cited by 2,632

A Lineage of Myeloid Cells Independent of Myb and Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Schulz, C., Perdiguero, E. G., Chorro, L., Szabo-Rogers, H., Cagnard, N., Kierdorf, K., Prinz, M., Wu, B., Jacobsen, S. E. W., Pollard, J. W., et al. (2012) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1219179 · Cited by 2,578

Heterogeneity in the distribution and morphology of microglia in the normal adult mouse brain

Lawson, L. J., Perry, V. H., Dri, P., & Gordon, S. (1990) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(90)90229-w · Cited by 2,045

A new class of membrane-bound chemokine with a CX3C motif

Bazan, J. F., Bacon, K. B., Hardiman, G., Wang, W., Soo, K., Rossi, D., Greaves, D. R., Zlotnik, A., & Schall, T. J. (1997) · Nature · doi:10.1038/385640a0 · Cited by 2,013

Microglial physiology: unique stimuli, specialized responses

Ransohoff, R. M., & Perry, V. H. (2009) · Annual Review of Immunology · doi:10.1146/annurev.immunol.021908.132528 · Cited by 1,858

Immunomodulation with Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Ameliorates Ischemic Brain Injury – A Brain Transcriptome Profiling Analysis

Shiao, M. L., Yuan, C., Crane, A. T., Voth, J. P., Juliano, M., Stone, L. H., Nan, Z., Zhang, Y., Kuzmin‐Nichols, N., Sanberg, P. R., et al. (2019) · Cell Transplantation · doi:10.1177/0963689719836763 · Cited by 23

LncRNA AK148321 alleviates neuroinflammation in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cell through regulating microRNA-1199-5p/HSPA5 axis

Gao, S., Cheng, Q., Hu, Y., Tan, Z., Chen, L., Liu, S., Kang, Q., & Wei, T. (2020) · Life Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118863 · Cited by 22

The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 in Regulating Microglial Activation and Retinal Inflammation

Xu, Y., Diaz, V., & Hu, H. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232314664 · Cited by 23

Restoring myocardial infarction-induced long-term memory impairment by targeting the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator

Vanherle, L., Lidington, D., Uhl, F. E., Steiner, S., Vassallo, S., Skoug, C., Duarte, J. M. N., Ramu, S., Uller, L., Desjardins, J., et al. (2022) · EBioMedicine · doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104384 · Cited by 20

Modeling integrated stress, sleep, fear and neuroimmune responses: Relevance for understanding trauma and stress-related disorders

Sanford, L. D., Wellman, L. L., Adkins, A. M., Guo, M., Zhang, Y., Ren, R., Yang, L., & Tang, X. (2023) · Neurobiology of Stress · doi:10.1016/j.ynstr.2023.100517 · Cited by 24

Long‐term impact of neonatal inflammation on demyelination and remyelination in the central nervous system

Bénardais, K., Gudi, V., Gai, L., Nessler, J. N., Singh, V., Prajeeth, C. K., Skripuletz, T., & Stangel, M. (2014) · Glia · doi:10.1002/glia.22706 · Cited by 19

Sirtuin 1-Chromatin-Binding Dynamics Points to a Common Mechanism Regulating Inflammatory Targets in SIV Infection and in the Aging Brain

Bortell, N., Basova, L., Najera, J. A., Morsey, B., Fox, H. S., & Marcondes, M. C. G. (2017) · Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology · doi:10.1007/s11481-017-9772-3 · Cited by 20

A Neuron-Glial Trans-Signaling Cascade Mediates LRRK2-Induced Neurodegeneration

Maksoud, É., Liao, E. H., & Haghighi, A. P. (2019) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.077 · Cited by 19

Microglia of the Brain: Origin, Structure, Functions

Alekseeva, O. S., Kirik, O. V., Gilerovich, E. G., & Korzhevsky, D. E. (2019) · Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology · doi:10.1134/s002209301904001x · Cited by 18

Deciphering the heterogeneity of myeloid cells during neuroinflammation in the single‐cell era

Borst, K., & Prinz, M. (2020) · Brain Pathology · doi:10.1111/bpa.12910 · Cited by 17

Parkinsonian neurotoxicants impair the anti-inflammatory response induced by IL4 in glial cells: involvement of the CD200-CD200R1 ligand-receptor pair

Rabaneda‐Lombarte, N., Blasco-Agell, L., Serratosa, J., Ferigle, L., Saura, J., & Solà, C. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67649-4 · Cited by 18

Glial cells as therapeutic targets in progressive multiple sclerosis

Wilbanks, B., Maher, L., & Rodriguez, M. (2019) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics · doi:10.1080/14737175.2019.1614443 · Cited by 17

Plasticity of microglia in remote regions after focal brain injury

Bisicchia, E., Sasso, V., Molinari, M., & Viscomi, M. T. (2019) · Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.01.011 · Cited by 17

RAB39B-mediated trafficking of the GluA2-AMPAR subunit controls dendritic spine maturation and intellectual disability-related behaviour

Mignogna, M. L., Musardo, S., Ranieri, G., Gelmini, S., Espinosa, P., Marra, P., Belloli, S., Murtaj, V., Moresco, R. M., Bellone, C., et al. (2021) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41380-021-01155-5 · Cited by 19

Various Energetic Metabolism of Microglia in Response to Different Stimulations

Liu, X., Jiang, N., & Zhou, W. (2023) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules28114501 · Cited by 16

Quantitative modeling of regular retinal microglia distribution

Endo, Y., Asanuma, D., Namiki, S., Sugihara, K., Hirose, K., Uemura, A., Kubota, Y., & Miura, T. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01820-3 · Cited by 16

Differential usage of DNA modifications in neurons, astrocytes, and microglia

Tooley, K. B., Chucair‐Elliott, A. J., Ocañas, S. R., Machalinski, A. H., Pham, K. D., Hoolehan, W., Kulpa, A. M., Stanford, D. R., & Freeman, W. M. (2023) · Epigenetics & Chromatin · doi:10.1186/s13072-023-00522-6 · Cited by 13

A Logic Model of Neuronal-Glial Interaction Suggests Altered Homeostatic Regulation in the Perpetuation of Neuroinflammation

Craddock, T. J. A., Michalovicz, L. T., Kelly, K. A., Rice, M. A., Miller, D. B., Klimas, N. G., Morris, M., O'Callaghan, J. P., & Broderick, G. (2018) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2018.00336 · Cited by 15

A role for macrophages in hematopoiesis in the embryonic head

Li, Z., Mariani, S. A., Rodríguez‐Seoane, C., He, W., Ning, X., Liu, B., Vink, C. S., & Dzierzak, E. A. (2019) · Blood · doi:10.1182/blood.2018881243 · Cited by 14

Molecular Biological Aspects of Depressive Disorders: A Modern View

Ushakova, V. M., Morozova, A. Y., Reznik, A. M., Kostyuk, G. P., & Chekhonin, V. P. (2020) · Molecular Biology · doi:10.1134/s0026893320050118 · Cited by 16

CD200 maintains the region‐specific phenotype of microglia in the midbrain and its role in Parkinson's disease

Wang, L., Gong, X., Liu, Y., Du, T., Zhang, Z., Zhang, T., & Wang, X. (2020) · Glia · doi:10.1002/glia.23811 · Cited by 15

Increased production of inflammatory cytokines and activation of microglia in the fetal brain of preeclamptic mice induced by angiotensin II

Katoh, Y., Iriyama, T., Yano, E., Sayama, S., Seyama, T., Kotajima‐Murakami, H., Sato, A., Sakuma, H., Iguchi, Y., Yoshikawa, M., et al. (2022) · Journal of Reproductive Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.jri.2022.103752 · Cited by 14

Chronically activated microglia in ALS gradually lose their immune functions and develop unconventional proteome

Barreto‐Núñez, R., Béland, L., Boutej, H., Picher‐Martel, V., Dupré, N., Barbeito, L., & Križ, J. (2024) · Glia · doi:10.1002/glia.24531 · Cited by 17

WKYMVm/FPR2 Alleviates Spinal Cord Injury by Attenuating the Inflammatory Response of Microglia

Zhang, W., Chen, J., Guo, W., Kong, G., Wang, L., Cheng, X., Zeng, X., Wan, Y., & Li, X. (2022) · Mediators of Inflammation · doi:10.1155/2022/4408099 · Cited by 14

Generating tissue-resident macrophages from pluripotent stem cells: Lessons learned from microglia

Claes, C., Daele, J. V. D., & Verfaillie, C. M. (2018) · Cellular Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.01.019 · Cited by 13

Mechanisms and routes of G-protein coupled receptor-mediated Tau degradation in Alzheimer’s disease

Ananthanarayana, V., Chidambaram, H., Govindaraj, P., Vijayalakshmi, K., & Chinnathambi, S. (2025) · Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.cytogfr.2025.07.003 · Cited by 14

Deficiency of IKKβ in neurons ameliorates Alzheimer's disease pathology in APP ‐ and tau‐transgenic mice

Schnöder, L., Quan, W., Yu, Y., Tomic, I., Luo, Q., Hao, W., Peng, G., Li, D., Fassbender, K. C., & Liu, Y. (2023) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.202201512r · Cited by 12

Targeting SRSF3 restores immune mRNA translation in microglia/macrophages following cerebral ischemia

Rahimian, R., Guruswamy, R., Boutej, H., Cordeau, P., Weng, Y. C., & Križ, J. (2024) · Molecular Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.01.004 · Cited by 13

Role of Prefrontal Cortex Anti- and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in the Development of Abnormal Behaviors Induced by Disconnection of the Ventral Hippocampus in Neonate Rats

Joseph, A. T., Bhardwaj, S. K., & Srivastava, L. K. (2018) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00244 · Cited by 16

CD200‐CD200R1 signaling pathway regulates neuroinflammation after stroke

Zhao, S., Xu, H., Ya‐ping, W., Di, L., Wen‐qian, W., Ling‐song, M., Chu, Z., & Xu, Y. (2020) · Brain and Behavior · doi:10.1002/brb3.1882 · Cited by 13

Effect of modifiable risk factors in Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study looking at common dietary factors, toxicants, and anti-inflammatory medications

Shermon, S., Goldfinger, M. S., Morris, A. J., Harper, B. D., Leder, A. N., Santella, A. J., & Krishnamachari, B. (2021) · Chronic Illness · doi:10.1177/17423953211039789 · Cited by 12

Function and Mechanism of Abscisic Acid on Microglia-Induced Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s Disease

Han, T., Xu, Y., Liu, H., Sun, L., Cheng, X., Shen, Y., & Wei, J. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25094920 · Cited by 14

Endocannabinoid Signaling for GABAergic-Microglia (Mis)Communication in the Brain Aging

Carrera, J., Tomberlin, J., Kurtz, J., Karakaya, E., Bostancıklıoğlu, M., & Albayram, Ö. (2021) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.606808 · Cited by 12

Atg7 deficiency in microglia drives an altered transcriptomic profile associated with an impaired neuroinflammatory response

Frieß, L., Cheray, M., Keane, L., Grabert, K., & Joseph, B. (2021) · Molecular Brain · doi:10.1186/s13041-021-00794-7 · Cited by 11

Microglia and status epilepticus in the immature brain

López‐Meraz, M. L., & Álvarez‐Croda, D. (2022) · Epilepsia Open · doi:10.1002/epi4.12610 · Cited by 10

Changes in neocortical and hippocampal microglial cells during hibernation

León‐Espinosa, G., Regalado-Reyes, M., DeFelipe, J., & Muñoz, A. (2017) · Brain Structure and Function · doi:10.1007/s00429-017-1596-7 · Cited by 14

Modulation of TRPM8 alters the phagocytic activity of microglia and induces changes in sub-cellular organelle functions

Shikha, D., Mahish, C., Sing, R., Chattopadhyay, S., & Goswami, C. (2023) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.09.078 · Cited by 11

Cannabidiol-dihydroartemisinin conjugates for ameliorating neuroinflammation with reduced cytotoxicity

Wang, F., Li, M., Lin, C., Jin, S., Li, H., Lu, Y., Wang, H., Wang, H., & Wang, X. (2021) · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116131 · Cited by 12

Parkinson’s Disease: A Tale of Many Players

Pauwels, E. K. J., & Boer, G. J. (2023) · Medical Principles and Practice · doi:10.1159/000531422 · Cited by 14

From the Bush to the Brain: Preclinical Stages of Ethnobotanical Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Drug Discovery—An Australian Example

Kumar, P., Mathew, S., Gamage, R. V., Bodkin, F., Doyle, K., Rosetti, I., Wagnon, I. M., Zhou, X., Raju, R., Gyengési, E., et al. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms241311086 · Cited by 12

Activation of Sigma Receptors With Afobazole Modulates Microglial, but Not Neuronal, Apoptotic Gene Expression in Response to Long-Term Ischemia Exposure

Behensky, A. A., Katnik, C. P., Yin, H., & Cuevas, J. (2019) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.00414 · Cited by 11

Applying a novel 3D hydrogel cell culture to investigate activation of microglia due to rotational kinematics associated with mild traumatic brain injury

Tsui, C. T., MacGillivray, S. R., Weber, S. M., McAllister, L., Churchward, M. A., Dennison, C. R., & Todd, K. G. (2020) · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104176 · Cited by 11

Anti-Neuroinflammatory Effects of a Semi-Synthetic Isoorientin-Based Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Inhibitor in Lipopolysaccharide-Activated Microglial Cells

Xu, M., Lantz, M. J., Nichols, R. A., & Li, Q. X. (2021) · ACS Chemical Neuroscience · doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00537 · Cited by 10

Glial cells undergo rapid changes following acute chemogenetic manipulation of cortical layer 5 projection neurons

Vadišiūtė, A., Meijer, E. J., Therpurakal, R. N., Mueller, M., Szabó, F., Messore, F., Juršėnas, A., Bredemeyer, O., Krone, L. B., Mann, E. O., et al. (2024) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-024-06994-w · Cited by 10

Glia–glia crosstalk via semaphorins: Emerging implications in neurodegeneration

Palazzo, C., Nutarelli, S., Mastrantonio, R., Tamagnone, L., & Viscomi, M. T. (2024) · Ageing Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.arr.2024.102618 · Cited by 12

Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 inhibitor attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation through metabolic reprogramming

Wang, X., Sun, L., Guan, S., Hong, Y., Huang, X., Liang, M., Zhang, R., & Luo, T. (2022) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175118 · Cited by 9

Innate immune memory in chronic HIV and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND): potential mechanisms and clinical implications

Capriotti, Z., & Klase, Z. A. (2024) · Journal of NeuroVirology · doi:10.1007/s13365-024-01239-2 · Cited by 11

Senescent microglia: The hidden culprits accelerating Alzheimer’s disease

Li, W., Xie, Y., Jia-Xin, M., Shu-Chao, G., & Li-Ping, H. (2025) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2025.149480 · Cited by 11

Inflammation as a mediator of stress-related psychiatric disorders

Flux, M. C., & Lowry, C. A. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-85654-6.00052-6 · Cited by 10

Association between human cytomegalovirus and onset of epilepsy.

Lei, H., Yang, D.-Q., Li, Y., Wang, L., & Zheng, M. (2015) · PubMed Central · Cited by 8

Bujing Yishi tablets alleviate photoreceptor cells death via the P2X7R/CX3CL1/CX3CR1 pathway in Retinitis Pigmentosa rats

Qi, Y., Liu, L., Liang, D., Tang, S., Yu, X., Ye, H., & Chen, N. (2023) · Phytomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154828 · Cited by 7

A comparison of machine learning approaches for the quantification of microglial cells in the brain of mice, rats and non-human primates

Anwer, D., Gubinelli, F., Kurt, Y. A., Sarauskyte, L., Jacobs, F., Venuti, C., Sandoval, I. M., Yang, Y., Stancati, J. A., Mazzocchi, M., et al. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0284480 · Cited by 7

Associations between solar and geomagnetic activity and cognitive function in the Normative Aging study

Liddie, J. M., Vieira, C. L. Z., Coull, B. A., Sparrow, D., Koutrakis, P., & Weisskopf, M. G. (2024) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108666 · Cited by 8

Association of mycophenolate and azathioprine use with cognitive function in systemic lupus

Dobrowolski, C., McGinley, J., Fazzari, M. J., Su, J., Bingham, K. S., Anderson, N. M., Ruttan, L., Beaton, D., Wither, J., Tartaglia, M. C., et al. (2022) · Lara D. Veeken · doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keac540 · Cited by 7

Maternal chewing alleviates prenatal stress-related neuroinflammation mediated by microglia in the hippocampus of the mouse offspring

Hisada, C., Kajimoto, K., Tsugane, H., Iinuma, M., Azuma, K., & Kubo, K. (2023) · Journal of Prosthodontic Research · doi:10.2186/jpr.jpr_d_22_00255 · Cited by 7

Research Progress on the Immune-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Posttraumatic Epilepsy

Dang, Y., & Wang, T. (2023) · Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology · doi:10.1007/s10571-023-01429-2 · Cited by 7

Supervised latent factor modeling isolates cell-type-specific transcriptomic modules that underlie Alzheimer’s disease progression

Hodgson, L. M., Li, Y., Iturria‐Medina, Y., Stratton, J. A., Wolf, G., Krishnaswamy, S., Bennett, D. A., & Bzdok, D. (2024) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-024-06273-8 · Cited by 7

Microglia in Experimental Brain Injury: Implications on Neuronal Injury and Circuit Remodeling

Evilsizor, M. N., Ray-Jones, H. F., Ellis, T. W., Lifshitz, J., & Ziebell, J. M. (2015) · eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) · Cited by 7

Молекулярно-биологические аспекты депрессивных состояний: современный взгляд на проблему

Ushakova, V. M., Морозова, А. Ю., Reznik, A. M., Kostyuk, G. P., & Chekhonin, V. P. (2020) · Molecular Biology · doi:10.31857/s0026898420050110 · Cited by 8

Estrogen‐dependent sex difference in microglia in the developing brain of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Delage, C. I., & Cornil, C. A. (2020) · Developmental Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/dneu.22781 · Cited by 6

Systemic changes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Singh, A. (2014) · PubMed · Cited by 7

Immune Privilege of the Brain

Bechmann, I., & Woodroofe, M. N. (2014) · doi:10.1002/9781118406557.ch1 · Cited by 7

A p75 neurotrophin receptor‐sparing nerve growth factor protects retinal ganglion cells from neurodegeneration by targeting microglia

Latini, L., de Araújo, D. S. M., Amato, R., Canovai, A., Buccarello, L., Logu, F. D., Novelli, E., Vlasiuk, A., Malerba, F., Arisi, I., et al. (2024) · British Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/bph.17316 · Cited by 7

From Stress to Substance Use Disorders: The Expanding Role of Microglia–Astrocyte Crosstalk in Neuroimmune and Glutamate Alterations in the Nucleus Accumbens

Cancela, L. M., Mongi‐Bragato, B., Avalos, M. P., & Bollati, F. A. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms27010385 · Cited by 9

Microglia in Gliomas: Friend or Foe?

Kaminska, B. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-1431-5_9 · Cited by 6

Adenine nucleotide translocase 2, a putative target protein for 2-carba cyclic phosphatidic acid in microglial cells

Tsukahara, T., Sahara, Y., Ribeiro, N., Tsukahara, R., Gotoh, M., Sakamoto, S., Handa, H., & Murakami‐Murofushi, K. (2021) · Cellular Signalling · doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.109951 · Cited by 8

The therapeutic effect of controlled reoxygenation on chronic hypoxia-associated brain injury

Tu, Z., Tan, X., Li, S., Cui, J., Tu, S., & Jiang, L. (2019) · Biology Open · doi:10.1242/bio.039370 · Cited by 6

Cellular and molecular phenotypes of C9orf72 ALS/FTD patient derived iPSC-microglia mono-culturesPreprint

Lorenzini, I., Alsop, E. B., Levy, J., Gittings, L. M., Lall, D., Rabichow, B. E., Moore, S. R., Pevey, R. S., Bustos, L. M., Burciu, C., et al. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.09.03.277459 · Cited by 6

Molecular targets of histone deacetylase inhibitors in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection

Park, Y., Yu, S., Hwang, S. Y., & Seo, H. (2024) · Molecular & Cellular Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s13273-024-00441-x · Cited by 5

Rationale and emerging evidence for microglial replacement in Alzheimer’s disease

Bang, J. Y., & Yoo, Y. (2025) · Molecules and Cells · doi:10.1016/j.mocell.2025.100265 · Cited by 6

Unraveling Alzheimer’s: Exploring the Gut Microbiota–Brain Axis as a New Frontier in Understanding

Rashid, S. M., Razak, R., Tantray, A. K., James, A. W., Showkat, N., Shehjar, F., Jan, F., Ahmad, S. B., Khan, A., & Shah, Z. A. (2024) · Journal of dementia and Alzheimer's disease · doi:10.3390/jdad1010003 · Cited by 5

RUNX1 Induces Central Neuropathic Pain by Activating Microglia and Triggering the Inflammatory Response in Spinal Cord Injury

Huang, M., Yang, Y., Tang, Y., Li, Y., Wang, X., & Zhou, M. (2025) · Inflammation · doi:10.1007/s10753-025-02336-y · Cited by 5

Chronic ethanol exposure induces hippocampal neuroinflammation and neuronal damage via the astrocytic RUNX1/TOLLIP/TLR3 pathway

Shen, H., Zhang, Q., Lv, Q., Liu, H., Wang, C., Meng, F., Guo, Y., Pei, J., Yu, C., Tie, J., et al. (2025) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2025.106081 · Cited by 4

Neuro-Immune Interactions in Depression: Mechanisms and Translational Implications

Abelaira, H. M., da Silva, R. H., Carlessi, A. S., Quevedo, J., & Réus, G. Z. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813333-0.00008-1 · Cited by 5

Never-resting microglia: physiological roles in the healthy brain and pathological implications

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Recent progress in omics-driven analysis of MS to unravel pathological mechanisms

Malekzadeh, A., & Teunissen, C. E. (2013) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics · doi:10.1586/14737175.2013.835602 · Cited by 4

Microglial estrogen receptor 1 signal designates sexual dimorphism of AQP4 antibody-induced neuroinflammation and demyelination

Zhou, Z., Deng, Z., Huang, Y., Chen, J., Yang, J. H., & Cao, Y. (2025) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116636 · Cited by 4

MerTK-triggered TGFβ1 autocrine signal regulates microglial response to neurodegeneration

Huang, Y., Deng, Z., Zhou, Z., Fu, K., Liu, F., Zhang, H., Chen, J., Yang, J. H., & Cao, Y. (2026) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69189-3 · Cited by 4

An introduction to innate immunity in the central nervous system

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