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Dysfunction of microglia-mediated synaptic pruning in Autism spectrum disorder
Chen Yu, Xiao‐Peng Zhang, Wei Wang
This study investigates how microglia-mediated synaptic pruning is disrupted in ASD by integrating inflammatory and synaptic signaling pathways, showing that reduced synaptic activity and pro-inflammatory activation lead to excessive synaptic accumulation.
DOI 10.1101/2025.07.20.665801