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ReviewBiomedicines2024

TGF-β Signaling in Microglia: A Key Regulator of Development, Homeostasis and Reactivity.

Lulin Li, Bryan Sun, Odette A Harris, Jian Luo

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Maternal Extracellular Vesicles During Pregnancy and Autism Risk in Children.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  14. Mechanisms of action of retinal microglia in diabetic retinopathy (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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  17. Navigating Drug Discovery for Myhre Syndrome: The Complexity of a Multisystemic Rare Disease.American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics · 2025
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  19. Bidirectional Interplay Between Microglia and Mast Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lulin LiPalo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Bryan SunPalo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-0959-483X
Odette A HarrisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Jian LuoPalo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

Funding

Targeting Cerebrovascular TGF Signaling in Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG059694 · NIA · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI LUO, JIAN, WYSS-CORAY, TONY · 2018 to 2018
$3.0M
TGF-β Signaling as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryR01NS092868 · NINDS · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI LUO, JIAN · 2016 to 2020
$1.5M
NIH HHS R01NS092868NIH HHS RF1AG059694
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are crucial for normal brain development and function. They become reactive in response to brain injury and disease, a process known as microglial reactivity. This reactivity, along with microglial homeostasis, is tightly regulated by the local microenvironment and interactions with surrounding cells. The TGF-β signaling pathway plays an essential role in this regulation. Recent genetic studies employing microglia-specific manipulation of the TGF-β signaling pathway have shed light on its significance in microglial development, homeostasis and reactivity. This review provides an updated overview of how TGF-β signaling modulates microglial function and reactivity, contributing to our understanding of microglial biology in health and disease.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseaseAPOEhomeostasismicrogliareactive microgliaTGF-β

Identifiers

PMID39595034
PMCPMC11592028

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