Microglia contribute to the postnatal development of cortical somatostatin-positive inhibitory cells and to whisker-evoked cortical activity
Lorenzo Gesuita, Anna Cavaccini, Ali Özgür Argunşah, Emilia Favuzzi, Leena A. Ibrahim, Tevye Jason Stachniak, M Gennaro, Sebastian G. Utz, Melanie Greter, Theofanis Karayannis
Abstract
Gesuita et al. demonstrate that microglia contribute to cortical somatostatinpositive (SST + ) inhibitory cell development. Early postnatal microglia depletion increases SST +
Topics & Concepts
MicrogliaNeuroscienceInhibitory postsynaptic potentialExcitatory postsynaptic potentialStimulationSomatostatinCortical neuronsBiologyCortex (anatomy)InflammationImmunologyNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsImmune cells in cancerNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research