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ReviewTrends in neurosciences2021

Little cells of the little brain: microglia in cerebellar development and function.

Mark B Stoessel, Ania K Majewska

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Review in Trends in neurosciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Glial Cells and Aging: From the CNS to the Cerebellum.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  10. Transcriptomic Analysis ofBrain sciences · 2025
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  13. The Neuroimmune System and the Cerebellum.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mark B StoesselDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Ania K MajewskaDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Electronic address: ania_majewska@urmc.rochester.edu.
University of Rochester · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

VISUAL INDICES OF NEUROTOXICITYP30ES001247 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Sally W Thurston · 1985 to 2026
$42.8M
Dynamic neuroimmune interactions in the onset and progression of FASDR01AA027111 · NIAAA · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI DREW, PAUL D, MAJEWSKA, ANNA K · 2018 to 2022
$2.3M
Mechanisms that regulate microglial dynamics in the context of plasticity (Supplement)R01NS114480 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI MAJEWSKA, ANNA K · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
Dynamics of and Function Cerebellar MicrogliaF31NS120609 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI STOESSEL, MARK BLOHM · 2020 to 2022
$138k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027111NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES001247NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS120609NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS114480
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia are long-lived resident macrophages of the brain with diverse roles that span development, adulthood, and aging. Once thought to be a relatively homogeneous population, there is a growing recognition that microglia are highly specialized to suit their specific brain region. Cerebellar microglia represent an example of such specialization, exhibiting a dynamical, transcriptional, and immunological profile that differs from that of other microglial populations. Here we review the evidence that cerebellar microglia shape the cerebellar environment and are in turn shaped by it. We examine the roles microglia play in cerebellar function, development, and aging. The emerging findings on cerebellar microglia may also provide insights into disease processes involving cerebellar dysfunction.

Indexed as

AgingMicrogliaAdultBrainCerebellumHumansimmune activationimmune surveillancephagocytosisPurkinje cellsynapse elimination

Identifiers

PMID33933255
PMCPMC8222145
OpenAlexW3157355623

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