ReviewGlia2018
Bioenergetic regulation of microglia.
Review in Glia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 172 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
172 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 286 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between FDG- and TSPO-PET signals across human and animal studies investigating neurodegenerative conditions: a systematic review.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of ketogenic diet on adipokines levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials.Acta diabetologica · 2024Pooled it
- Ion-GPS nanocapsules activate calcium-permeable gates in inflammatory microglia for nerve function recovery.Bioactive materials · 2026Article
- ApoE impairs microglial efferocytosis by targeting Gas6/MerTK in a mouse model of acute seizure.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Article
- Microglia heterogeneity in vascular dementia pathology.iScience · 2026Review
- Lipid metabolism, microglia, and stroke.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Role Shift of Glial Cells from Physiology to Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease: The Regulatory Impact of Exercise.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Review
- Lipid metabolism and neurodegeneration: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic targets.Ageing research reviews · 2026Review
- Metabolic Competition Between Microglia and Neurons as Driver of Chronic Pain.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- The impact of lactate and lipid metabolism in microglia upon cognitive impairment following radiation-induced brain injury.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
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- Captopril restores microglial homeostasis and reverses ASD-like phenotype in a model of ASD induced by exposure in utero to anti-caspr2 IgG.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Roles of Oxidative Phosphorylation and Fatty Acid Oxidation in Neuroinflammation Induced by Lipopolysaccharide in Hypothalamic Neuronal Cells.International journal of inflammation · 2026Article
- Immunometabolic reprogramming of central and peripheral immune cells in mental disorders: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Metabolic reprogramming orchestrates microglial fate in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury: a spatiotemporal immunometabolic perspective.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Five energy metabolism pathways show distinct regional distributions and lifespan trajectories in the human brain.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- Acupuncture regulates neuroinflammation: microglial glucose metabolism reprogramming as a potential mediating mechanism.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Heterogeneity of Microglia in Ischemic Stroke from the Perspective of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing: Subset Characteristics, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.Journal of central nervous system disease · 2026Review
- Carnosine protects human microglia against Aβ oligomers through a multimodal mechanism of action: inhibition of oxidative stress, rescue of cellular energy status, and enhancement of phagocytosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Multi-modal label-free imaging of cellular metabolism and oxidative stress in 3D brain tissue models.Communications biology · 2025Article
112 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Microglia have diverse actions, ranging from synapse pruning in development to cytotoxic effects in disease. Brain energy metabolism and substrate availability vary under normal and disease states, but how these variations influence microglial function is relatively unknown. Microglia, like most other cell types, express the full complement of gene products required for both glycolytic and oxidative metabolism. Evidence suggests that microglia increase aerobic glycolysis and decrease respiration when activated by various stimuli. Mitochondrial function, glucose availability, and glycolytic rate influence pro-inflammatory gene expression at both transcriptional and post-translational levels. These effects are mediated through CtBP, an NADH-sensitive transcriptional co-repressor; through effects on NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and caspase-1 activation; through formation of advanced glycation end-products; and by less well-defined mechanisms. In addition to these transcriptional effects, microglial glucose metabolism is also required for superoxide production by NADPH oxidase, as glucose is the obligate substrate for regenerating NADPH in the hexose monophosphate shunt. Microglia also metabolize acetoacetate and β-hydroxybutyrate, which are generated during fasting or ketogenic diet, and respond to these ketones as metabolic signals. β-Hydroxybutyrate inhibits histone de-acetylases and activates microglial GRP109A receptors. These actions suppress microglia activation after brain injury and promote neuroprotective microglia phenotypes. As our understanding of microglial activation matures, additional links between energy metabolism and microglial function are likely to be identified.
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