ReviewAging and disease2024
Navigating the Complex Terrain of Dysregulated Microglial Function in Depressive Disorders: Insights, Challenges and Future Directions.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Linking Mood Disorders, HPA Axis Dysregulation, and Neurocognitive Inflammation to Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Aging effects on emotionality, cognition and brain mononuclear cells in Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes.npj aging · 2026Article
- Deoxycholic acid promotes anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in mice via modulation of the gut microbial metabolite indole-3-propionic acid.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Magnolol Ameliorates Depression Through Modulating the TREM2-DOK3-ERK Pathway.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025Article
- The central role of microglia in major depressive disorder and its potential as a therapeutic target.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2025Review
- Cilostazol-inhibited RhoA/NF-κB signaling mitigates hippocampal inflammation and post-stroke depression.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- NLRP3 Inflammasome: A New Target for the Treatment of CVD and Depression Comorbidity.Mediators of inflammation · 2025Review
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Abstract
Microglia are crucial immune cells found in the central nervous system. Multiple investigations have substantiated the correlation between the development of depression and neuroinflammation resulting from impaired microglial activity. Through extensive research on the phenotype, function, imaging technology, multi-omics analysis, and in vitro culture of microglia in depressive disorder, the understanding of the relationship between microglia and depression has become more intricate. Various therapeutic approaches have been suggested, but a thorough analysis of the obstacles to clinical application has not been conducted. This paper explores the innovative advancement of microglia detection technology, recent research findings on microglia identification and epigenetic modification, the variability of microglia in different conditions, the relationship between microglia dysfunction and the onset of depression, the progress and challenges of microglia-targeted therapy for depression, and the current obstacles and future prospects in studying dysregulated microglial function in depressive disorders.
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