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ReviewApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2025

Microglia programmed cell death in neurodegenerative diseases and CNS injury.

Ling Cai, Qiuyue Fan, Rui Pang, Chen Chen, Yueman Zhang, Haiyi Xie, Jingyi Huang, Yu Wang, Peiying Li, Dan Huang and 3 more

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Review in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Programmed cell death: a promising management for Alzheimer's disease.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  12. Post-translational modifications regulating microglial inflammation in central nervous system disorders: a review.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ling Cai *Department of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qiuyue Fan *Department of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Rui Pang *Department of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chen Chen *Department of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yueman ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Haiyi XieDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jingyi HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yu WangClinical Research Center, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Peiying LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dan HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xia JinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. 20176@renji.com.
Yuxi ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. zyx_sherry@163.com.
Yan LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. liyan0605izzie@163.com.

Funding

Academy of Medical Sciences UK NAF\R11\1010National Natural Science Foundation of China 82401524National Natural Science Foundation of China U22A20295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmed cell death (PCD) has emerged as a critical regulatory mechanism in the initiation and progression of various pathological conditions. PCD in microglia, including necroptosis, pyroptosis, apoptosis, ferroptosis, and autophagy, occurs in a variety of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Dysregulation of microglia can lead to excessive tissue damage or neuronal death in CNS injury. Various injury stimuli trigger aberrant activation of the PCD pathway of microglia, which then further leads to inflammatory cascades that exacerbates CNS pathology in a vicious cycle. Therefore, targeting PCD in microglia is considered an important avenue for the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases and CNS injury. In this review, we summarize the major and recent findings focusing on the mechanisms of PCD in microglia modulating functions in neurodegenerative diseases and CNS injury and provide a systematic overview of the current inhibitors targeting various PCD pathways, which may provide important therapeutic targets that merit further investigation.

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ApoptosisCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System DiseasesMicrogliaNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsAutophagyFerroptosisHumansNecroptosisPyroptosisCNS injuryMicrogliaNeurodegenerative diseaseNeuroinflammationProgrammed cell death

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PMID39656359
PMCPMC11799081

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