Neurotransmitter receptors on microglia

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Neurotransmitter receptors on microglia
Creators Name:	Pocock, J.M. and Kettenmann, H.
Abstract:	Microglia are the intrinsic immune cells of the brain and express chemokine and cytokine receptors that interact with the peripheral immune cells. Recent studies have indicated that microglia also respond to the brain's classical signalling substances, the neurotransmitters. Here, we review the evidence for the expression of neurotransmitter receptors on microglia and the consequences of this receptor activation for microglial behaviour. It is evident that neurotransmitters instruct microglia to perform distinct types of responses, such as triggering an inflammatory cascade or acquiring a neuroprotective phenotype. Understanding how microglia respond to different neurotransmitters will thus have important implications for controlling the reactivity of these cells in acute injury, as well as for treating chronic neurodegenerative diseases.
Keywords:	Biological Models, Microglia, Neurotransmitter Agents, Neurotransmitter Receptors, Animals
Source:	Trends in Neurosciences
ISSN:	0166-2236
Publisher:	Elsevier
Volume:	30
Number:	10
Page Range:	527-535
Date:	October 2007
Additional Information:	The original publication is available at www.sciencedirect.com
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2007.07.007
PubMed:	View item in PubMed

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