RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain
JF The Journal of Neuroscience
JO J. Neurosci.
FD Society for Neuroscience
SP 16064
OP 16069
DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4158-11.2011
VO 31
IS 45
A1 Tremblay, Marie-Ève
A1 Stevens, Beth
A1 Sierra, Amanda
A1 Wake, Hiroaki
A1 Bessis, Alain
A1 Nimmerjahn, Axel
YR 2011
UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/45/16064.abstract
AB Microglia were recently shown to play unexpected roles in normal brain development and adult physiology. This has begun to dramatically change our view of these resident “immune” cells. Here, we briefly review topics covered in our 2011 Society for Neuroscience minisymposium “The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain.” This summary is not meant to be a comprehensive review of microglia physiology, but rather to share new results and stimulate further research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which microglia influence postnatal development, adult neuronal plasticity, and circuit function.