Jonathan K. Monteiro

Beneficial vs. pathogenic microglia functions across aging, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s disease

Microglia are a population of central nervous system (CNS)-resident macrophages that play key roles in regulating CNS health. Emerging work has revealed a plethora of ways by which microglia monitor and regulate neuronal and glial function in homeostasis. In response to stressors, microglia lose these homeostatic fun...