Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease
Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), have received significant attention due to their critical roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and mediating cerebral immune responses. Understanding the origin of microglia has been a subject of great interest, and emerging...
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| author | Shilauni Dadwal Michael T. Heneka |
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| description | Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), have received significant attention due to their critical roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and mediating cerebral immune responses. Understanding the origin of microglia has been a subject of great interest, and emerging evidence suggests that microglia consist of multiple subpopulations with unique molecular and functional characteristics. These subpopulations of microglia may exhibit specialized roles in response to different environmental cues as in disease conditions. The newfound understanding of microglial heterogeneity has significant implications for elucidating their roles in both physiological and pathological conditions. In the context of disease, microglia have been studied rigorously as they play a very important role in neuroinflammation. Dysregulated microglial activation and function contribute to chronic inflammation. Further exploration of microglial heterogeneity and their interactions with other cell types in the CNS will undoubtedly pave the way to novel therapeutic strategies targeting microglia‐mediated pathologies. In this review, we discuss the latest advances in the field of microglia research, focusing specifically on the origin and subpopulations of microglia, the populations of microglia types in the brains of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, and how microglia are regulated in the healthy CNS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf5d7c27b83941bbb712f0246e4a0f252024-02-05T06:39:38ZengWileyFEBS Open Bio2211-54632024-02-0114221722910.1002/2211-5463.13735Microglia heterogeneity in health and diseaseShilauni Dadwal0Michael T. Heneka1Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine University of Luxembourg Belval LuxembourgLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine University of Luxembourg Belval LuxembourgMicroglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), have received significant attention due to their critical roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and mediating cerebral immune responses. Understanding the origin of microglia has been a subject of great interest, and emerging evidence suggests that microglia consist of multiple subpopulations with unique molecular and functional characteristics. These subpopulations of microglia may exhibit specialized roles in response to different environmental cues as in disease conditions. The newfound understanding of microglial heterogeneity has significant implications for elucidating their roles in both physiological and pathological conditions. In the context of disease, microglia have been studied rigorously as they play a very important role in neuroinflammation. Dysregulated microglial activation and function contribute to chronic inflammation. Further exploration of microglial heterogeneity and their interactions with other cell types in the CNS will undoubtedly pave the way to novel therapeutic strategies targeting microglia‐mediated pathologies. In this review, we discuss the latest advances in the field of microglia research, focusing specifically on the origin and subpopulations of microglia, the populations of microglia types in the brains of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, and how microglia are regulated in the healthy CNS.https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13735distributionmicroglial originneurodegenerative diseasesregulationsubtypes |
| spellingShingle | Shilauni Dadwal Michael T. Heneka Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease FEBS Open Bio distribution microglial origin neurodegenerative diseases regulation subtypes |
| title | Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease |
| title_full | Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease |
| title_fullStr | Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease |
| title_short | Microglia heterogeneity in health and disease |
| title_sort | microglia heterogeneity in health and disease |
| topic | distribution microglial origin neurodegenerative diseases regulation subtypes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13735 |
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