Influenza A infection accelerates disease-associated microglia formation during physiological aging
Rogan A. Grant, Constance E. Runyan, Grace Minogue, Joshua S. Stoolman, Satoshi Watanabe, Fei Chen, Karolina J. Senkow, Luisa Cusick, Maxwell J. Schleck, Radmila A. Nafikova, Ziyan Lu, Elsie G. Bunyan, Hiam Abdala‐Valencia, Jacob Iasha Sznajder, Robert J. Vassar, , G. R. Scott Budinger
This study shows that influenza A infection accelerates the formation of disease-associated microglia in aging mice, with effects observed in white matter regions.
bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience