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Microglia: Agents of the CNS Pro-Inflammatory Response

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Rodríguez-Gómez, José A., Kavanagh, Edel, Engskog-Vlachos, Pinelopi, Engskog, Mikael K.R., Herrera, Antonio J., Espinosa-Oliva, Ana M., Joseph, Bertrand, Hajji, Nabil, Venero, José L., Burguillos, Miguel A.·2020·Cells

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The pro-inflammatory immune response driven by microglia is a key contributor to the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases. Though the research of microglia spans over a century, the last two decades have increased our understanding exponentially. Here, we discuss the phenotypic transformation from homeostatic microglia towards reactive microglia, initiated by specific ligand binding to pattern recognition receptors including toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) or triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2), as well as pro-inflammatory signaling pathways triggered such as the caspase-mediated immune response. Additionally, new research disciplines such as epigenetics and immunometabolism have provided us with a more holistic view of how changes in DNA methylation, microRNAs, and the metabolome may influence the pro-inflammatory response. This review aimed to discuss our current knowledge of pro-inflammatory microglia from different angles, including recent research highlights such as the role of exosomes in spreading neuroinflammation and emerging techniques in microglia research including positron emission tomography (PET) scanning and the use of human microglia generated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Finally, we also discuss current thoughts on the impact of pro-inflammatory microglia in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Authors: Rodríguez-Gómez, J. A., Kavanagh, E., Engskog-Vlachos, P., Engskog, M. K. R., Herrera, A. J., Espinosa-Oliva, A. M., Joseph, B., Hajji, N., Venero, J. L., & Burguillos, M. A.
Affiliations: Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS)-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain
Universidad de Sevilla (ES)
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Toxicology Unit, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
Uppsala University (SE)
Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (ES)
Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Imperial College London (GB)
ORCID: Engskog, Mikael K.R.
Herrera, Antonio J.
Joseph, Bertrand
Hajji, Nabil
Venero, José L.
Venue: Cells
Publisher: MDPI AG
Published: 2020-07-17
Volume: 9
Issue: 7
Pages: 1717
ISSN: 2073-4409 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3390/cells9071717
PMC: PMC7407646
OpenAlex: W3043443440
Cited by: 365
References: 414
Citations by year: 2026: 40 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 69 · 2023: 54 · 2022: 71 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 9
FWCI: 4.38
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
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Funders: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades /FEDER/UE (RTI2018-098645-B-100)
FEDER I+D+i-USE (US-1265062)
Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Programa Ramón y Cajal: RYC-2017-21804)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords: microglia, neuroinflammation, reactive microglia, homeostatic microglia, pattern recognition receptors, TLR4, TREM2, epigenetics, DNA methylation, microRNA, immunometabolism, exosomes, neurodegenerative diseases, iPSC-derived microglia
MeSH terms: Animals, Central Nervous System, Humans, Inflammation, Models, Biological, Microglia, Caspases, Epigenesis, Genetic

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