Microglia regulate neuronal activity via structural remodeling of astrocytes
Ning Gu, Olena E. Makashova, Céline Laporte, Chris Qilongyue Chen, Banruo Li, Pierre‐Marie Chevillard, Graham Lean, Jieyi Yang, Calvin Wong, Jonathan Fan, Behrang Sharif, Susana Puche Saud, Misha Hubacek, Katrina Y. Choe, Margaret M. McCarthy, , Masha Prager‐Khoutorsky
This study shows that microglia prune astrocytic processes in response to high-salt diet, leading to increased neuronal activity and hypertension.
Neuron · Aug 19, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience