A. Villarreal

“Stand by me”: astrocyte–microglia crosstalk in central nervous system development, homeostasis, injury, and disease

During central nervous system (CNS) development, astrocytes and microglia arise from distinct embryonic origins; however, during early development, both cell types coordinately participate in brain circuit formation and neuronal network establishment. Later, in the healthy adult CNS, astrocytes are known to play essent...