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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Microglial dectin-1/

Wen Xi, Ramona M Rodriguiz, William C Wetsel, Mari L Shinohara

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Wen XiDepartment of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
Ramona M RodriguizDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
William C WetselDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Mari L ShinoharaDepartment of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.

Funding

Research Education Component CoreP30AG072958 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Heather E. Whitson · 2021 to 2026
$24.1M
Heterogeneous immune responses of the alveolar macrophage population during pulmonary fungal infectionsR01AI160737 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SHINOHARA, MARI L. · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
Protective role of Clec7a/dectin-1 in CNS autoimmunityR01NS120417 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SHINOHARA, MARI L. · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI160737NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072958NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120417
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Dectin-1, encoded by Methods: We generated Results: In 6-month (mo) old mice, microglial dectin-1 reduced dense Aβ plaques in the subiculum without detectable behavioral effects. At 9-mo, microglial dectin-1 impaired memory retention and spatial learning, accompanied by an increased diffuse/dense Aβ plaque ratio in the hilus of the dentate gyrus and limited brain infiltration of Ly6G Discussion: Microglial dectin-1 exerts age-dependent effects: beneficial for amyloid pathology in mid-life but detrimental for cognition and anxiety-related behavior in later life. These context-specific outcomes highlight the need to consider age, the cell types expressing dectin-1, and dectin-1-activating ligands. Future studies should define the classes of ligands and signaling landscape of microglial dectin-1 across the disease course with the goal of identifying windows where intervention could tilt its function toward sustained neuroprotection.

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Alzheimer DiseaseDectin-1MicrogliaAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrainDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, KnockoutPlaque, AmyloidClec7a protein, mouseDectin-15xFADalzheimer’s diseasecognitive impairmentdectin-1fear conditioningmicrogliamorris water maze (MWM)mouse behavior assessment

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PMID42755642
PMCPMC13581708

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