The Microglial TREM2 Receptor Programs Hippocampal Development in a Mouse Model of Childhood Deprivation
Sahabuddin Ahmed, Christian Bowers, Jose Munoz-Martin, Sumit Jamwal, Basavaraju G. Sanganahalli, Kyle Chen, Lauryn Giuliano, Zoë A. MacDowell Kaswan, Fahmeed Hyder, X.William Yang, Arie Kaffman
The paper shows that TREM2 deficiency contributes to impaired microglial pruning and hippocampal dysfunction in a mouse model of childhood deprivation, and that TREM2 overexpression can rescue these deficits.
Brain Behavior and Immunity · Mar 24, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience