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Melissa G. Jacuinde

University of California, San Francisco

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Microglia mediate the early-life programming of adult glucose control

Martín Valdearcos, Emily R. McGrath, Stephen M. Brown Mayfield, Melissa G. Jacuinde, Andrew Folick, Rachel T. Cheang, Ruoyu Li, Tomás P. Bachor, Rachel N. Lippert, Allison Wanting Xu, Suneil K. Koliwad

This study shows that microglia in the mediobasal hypothalamus prune synapses during early life, influencing adult glucose control through perineuronal net refinement.

Cell Reports · Mar 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology