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ReviewTrends in immunology2024

Microglia pack a toolbox for life.

Kristine E Zengeler, John R Lukens

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristine E ZengelerCenter for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: Kez9hf@virginia.edu.
John R LukensCenter for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: Jrl7n@virginia.edu.
University of Virginia · US

Funding

CLEC7A in microglia biology and Alzheimer's diseaseRF1AG078684 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI LUKENS, JOHN R · 2023 to 2023
$1.6M
Role of the SYK-CARD9 signaling axis in Alzheimer's diseaseRF1AG071996 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI LUKENS, JOHN R · 2021 to 2021
$1.6M
Role of the SYK-CARD9 signaling axis in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG071996 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI LUKENS, JOHN R · 2024 to 2025
$1.1M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071996NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG071996NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG078684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After decades of being overlooked, a recent wave of studies have explored the roles of microglia in brain health and disease. Microglia perform important physiological functions to set up and maintain proper neural network functions, as well as orchestrate responses to toxic stimuli to limit harm. Many microglial transcriptional programs, extracellular sensing molecules, and functional outputs are seen throughout life. A stark example is the similarity of microglial responses to stressors during neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. The same themes often match that of other tissue-resident macrophages, presenting an opportunity to apply known concepts as therapeutics develop. We argue that microglial signaling during development and neurologic disease overlap with one another and with other tissue-resident macrophage pathways, in part due to similar sensed stimuli and a conserved sensome of receptors and signaling molecules, akin to a toolkit.

Indexed as

MicrogliaSignal TransductionAnimalsBrainHumansMacrophagesNeurodegenerative Diseasesdisease-associated microgliamicroglianeurodegenerationneurodevelopment

Identifiers

PMID38616144
PMCPMC11088496
OpenAlexW4394787384

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Registered trials

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