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ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2025

Harnessing microglia-based cell therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Adeline E Walsh, John R Lukens

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Adeline E WalshCenter for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Graduate Program, UVA, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Biotechnology Training Program, UVA, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
John R LukensCenter for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Graduate Program, UVA, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Biotechnology Training Program, UVA, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: jrl7n@virginia.edu.

Funding

Biotechnology Training ProgramT32GM136615 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI Silvia Salinas Blemker, Kimberly A. Kelly · 2020 to 2026
$3.4M
Making a case for CASS4 in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG087406 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI John R Lukens · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
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 diseaseR01AG071996 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI LUKENS, JOHN R · 2024 to 2025
$1.1M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071996NIA NIH HHS R01 AG087406NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG078684NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM136615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the growing evidence linking microglia to the onset and progression of various neurodegenerative diseases, these brain-resident macrophages have emerged as a promising cell type for targeted therapeutic interventions. This review highlights recent studies that utilized innovative, microglia-focused strategies for the treatment of diverse neurodegenerative disorders including lysosomal storage disorders, granulin frontotemporal dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. Cutting-edge therapeutic strategies range from replacing faulty microglia with peripheral macrophage precursors or induced human pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia to engineering microglia that target toxic aggregates or deliver remediating payloads. We also examine the potential limitations as well as the clinical benefits of these strategies.

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Cell- and Tissue-Based TherapyMicrogliaNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Identifiers

PMID40138748
PMCPMC12086047

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