Site-Specific Knockdown of Microglia in the Locus Coeruleus Regulates Hypervigilant Responses to Social Stress in Female Rats
Brittany S. Pate, Samantha J. Bouknight, Evelynn N. Harrington, S. Mott, Lee M. Augenblick, Cora Elizabeth Smiley, Christopher G. Morgan, Brittney M. Calatayud, Gustavo A. Martínez-Muñiz, Julian Francis Thayer, Susan K. Wood
This study shows that microglia in the locus coeruleus of female rats influence hypervigilant responses to social stress, with site-specific microglia depletion reducing stress-induced behaviors.
bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2022Neuroscience