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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Role of Microglia in Modulating Adult Neurogenesis in Health and Neurodegeneration.

Mohammed Al-Onaizi, Alaa Al-Khalifah, Dalal Qasem, Ayman ElAli

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mohammed Al-OnaiziDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Kuwait City 13110, Kuwait.
Alaa Al-KhalifahUndergraduate Dental Program, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City 13110, Kuwait.
Dalal QasemUndergraduate Medical Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City 13110, Kuwait.
Ayman ElAliNeuroscience Axis, Research Center of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the brain, constituting the powerhouse of brain innate immunity. They originate from hematopoietic precursors that infiltrate the developing brain during different stages of embryogenesis, acquiring a phenotype characterized by the presence of dense ramifications. Microglial cells play key roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and regulating brain immune responses. They continuously scan and sense the brain environment to detect any occurring changes. Upon detection of a signal related to physiological or pathological processes, the cells are activated and transform to an amoeboid-like phenotype, mounting adequate responses that range from phagocytosis to secretion of inflammatory and trophic factors. The overwhelming evidence suggests that microglia are crucially implicated in influencing neuronal proliferation and differentiation, as well as synaptic connections, and thereby cognitive and behavioral functions. Here, we review the role of microglia in adult neurogenesis under physiological conditions, and how this role is affected in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Immunity, InnateAdultBrainHumansMicrogliaNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeurogenesismicroglianeurodegenerationneurogenesis

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PMID32961703
PMCPMC7555074

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