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ReviewFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2026

Microglia and immune signaling as architects of the brain.

Anna Kim, Cynthia M Solek, Edward S Ruthazer

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Review in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anna Kim *Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Cynthia M Solek *Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Edward S RuthazerMontreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The focus of studies on immune signaling in the CNS is often placed on the effects of inflammation and overactive immune mechanisms in the context of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative pathology. However, many immune regulatory pathways are also essential for healthy neuronal development and proper circuit refinement. Appropriate levels of cytokines and chemokines along with many other immune signaling and phagocytic pathways are required for normal neurodevelopment. The complement pathway and other "eat me" signals often studied in the context of inflammation and neurodevelopmental disorders, likewise play a crucial role in this process. Immune receptors and membrane-associated molecules regulate growth, differentiation and the refinement process to help establish a functional network. This review will focus on the roles that immune signaling mechanisms play in neurodevelopment of healthy animals.

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astrocytescomplementcytokinesmicroglianeurodevelopmentneurogenesisneuroimmunesynaptic pruning

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PMID42910024
PMCPMC13685943

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