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Quantification of microglial engulfment of synaptic material using flow cytometry.
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PLoS ONE 18 (2): e0278325. 6 February 2023

Enriched environment attenuates enhanced trait anxiety in association with normalization of aberrant neuro-inflammatory events.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (21): 13052. 27 October 2022

Reduction of cortical parvalbumin expressing GABAergic interneurons in a rodent hyperoxia model of preterm birth brain injury with deficits in social behavior and cognition.
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Deletion of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 3 in microglia impacts brain ischemic injury.
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Brain Behavior and Immunity 91 : 89-104. January 2021

Neuroinflammatory alterations in trait anxiety: modulatory effects of minocycline.
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Translational Psychiatry 10 (1): 256. 30 July 2020

The VGF-derived peptide TLQP21 impairs purinergic control of chemotaxis and phagocytosis in mouse microglia.
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Journal of Neuroscience 40 (17): 3320-3331. 22 April 2020

let-7 microRNAs regulate microglial function and suppress glioma growth through Toll-like receptor 7.
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Cell Reports 29 (11): 3460-3471. 10 December 2019

Transcriptional and translational differences of microglia from male and female brains.
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Cell Reports 24 (10): 2773-2783. 4 September 2018

Distinguishing features of microglia- and monocyte-derived macrophages after stroke.
Kronenberg, G., Uhlemann, R., Richter, N., Klempin, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3171-0497, Wegner, S., Staerck, L., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Uckert, W., Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Endres, M. and Gertz, K.
Acta Neuropathologica 135 (4): 551. April 2018

Dataset on the activation of Mueller cells through macrophages upon hypoxia in the retina.
Nuernberg, C., Kociok, N., Brockmann, C., Lischke, T., Crespo-Garcia, S., Reichhart, N., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Baumgrass, R., Eming, S.A., Beer-Hammer, S. and Joussen, A.M.
Data in Brief 16 : 489-500. February 2018

Myeloid cells contribute indirectly to VEGF expression upon hypoxia via activation of Müller cells.
Nuernberg, C., Kociok, N., Brockmann, C., Lischke, T., Crespo-Garcia, S., Reichhart, N., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Baumgrass, R., Eming, S.A., Beer-Hammer, S. and Joussen, A.M.
Experimental Eye Research 166 : 56-69. January 2018

Loss of a mammalian circular RNA locus causes miRNA deregulation and affects brain function.
Piwecka, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4104-6577, Glažar, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-0088, Hernandez-Miranda, L.R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-708X, Memczak, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-7135, Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Rybak-Wolf, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1192-5290, Filipchyk, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-8460, Klironomos, F., Cerda Jara, C.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-5533, Fenske, P., Trimbuch, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7512-8955, Zywitza, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3055-8569, Plass, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9891-2723, Schreyer, L., Ayoub, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5043-8922, Kocks, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1749-3334, Kühn, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1694-9803, Rosenmund, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3905-2444, Birchmeier, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2041-8872 and Rajewsky, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4785-4332
Science 357 (6357): eaam8526. 22 September 2017

Deep brain stimulation during early adolescence prevents microglial alterations in a model of maternal immune activation.
Hadar, R., Dong, L., del-Valle-Anton, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1818-3055, Gueneykaya, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-0737, Voget, M., Edemann-Callesen, H., Schweibold, R., Djodari-Irani, A., Goetz, T., Ewing, S., Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Winter, C.
Brain, Behavior and Immunity 63 : 71-80. 7 July 2017

Maternal immune activation results in complex microglial transcriptome signature in the adult offspring that is reversed by minocycline treatment.
Mattei, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-9321, Ivanov, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4824-1925, Ferrai, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8088-2757, Jordan, P., Guneykaya, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-0737, Buonfiglioli, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-9360, Schaafsma, W., Przanowski, P., Deuther-Conrad, W., Brust, P., Hesse, S., Patt, M., Sabri, O., Ross, T.L., Eggen, B.J.L., Boddeke, E.W.G.M., Kaminska, B., Beule, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3284-0632, Pombo, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7493-6288, Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291 and Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418
Translational Psychiatry 7 (5): e1120. 9 May 2017

Cellular and molecular identity of tumor-associated macrophages in glioblastoma.
Chen, Z., Feng, X., Herting, C.J., Alvarez Garcia, V., Nie, K., Pong, W.W., Rasmussen, R., Dwivedi, B., Seby, S., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Gutmann, D.H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3127-5045 and Hambardzumyan, D.
Cancer Research 77 (9): 2266-2278. 1 May 2017

Rapid adaptation to microgravity in mammalian macrophage cells.
Thiel, C.S., de Zélicourt, D., Tauber, S., Adrian, A., Franz, M., Simmet, D.M., Schoppmann, K., Hauschild, S., Krammer, S., Christen, M., Bradacs, G., Paulsen, K., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Braun, M., Hatton, J., Kurtcuoglu, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2665-0995, Franke, S., Tanner, S., Cristoforetti, S., Sick, B., Hock, B. and Ullrich, O.
Scientific Reports 7 (1): 43. 27 February 2017

Decreased demand for olfactory periglomerular cells impacts on neural precursor cell viability in the rostral migratory stream.
Langenfurth, A., Gu, S., Bautze, V., Zhang, C., Neumann, J.E., Schüller, U., Stock, K., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Maier, A.M., Mastrella, G., Pak, A., Cheng, H., Kälin, R.E., Holmbeck, K., Strotmann, J., Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291 and Glass, R.
Scientific Reports 6 : 32203. 30 August 2016

Long-lasting pro-inflammatory suppression of microglia by LPS-preconditioning is mediated by RelB-dependent epigenetic silencing.
Schaafsma, W., Zhang, X., van Zomeren, K.C., Jacobs, S., Georgieva, P.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-2297, Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Janova, H., Saiepour, N., Hanisch, U.K., Meerlo, P., van den Elsen, P.J., Brouwer, N., Boddeke, H.W.G.M. and Eggen, B.J.L.
Brain Behavior and Immunity 48 : 205-221. August 2015

Brain in flames - animal models of psychosis: utility and limitations.
Mattei, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-9321, Schweibold, R. and Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 11 : 1313-1329. 27 May 2015

Vascular signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 promotes angiogenesis and neuroplasticity long-term after stroke.
Hoffmann, C.J., Harms, U., Rex, A., Szulzewsky, F., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Grittner, U., Lättig-Tünnemann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6485-1136, Sendtner, M., Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Dirnagl, U., Endres, M. and Harms, C.
Circulation 131 (20): 1772-1782. 19 May 2015

Ly6C(high) monocytes control cerebral toxoplasmosis.
Biswas, A., Bruder, D., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Jeron, A., Mack, M., Heimesaat, M.M. and Dunay, I.R.
Journal of Immunology 194 (7): 3223-3235. 1 April 2015

Intrathecal heat shock protein 60 mediates neurodegeneration and demyelination in the CNS through a TLR4-and MyD88-dependent pathway.
Rosenberger, K., Dembny, P., Derkow, K., Engel, O., Krüger, C., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Schott, E., Meisel, A. and Lehnardt, S.
Molecular Neurodegeneration 10 : 5. 26 February 2015

Glioma-associated microglia/macrophages display an expression profile different from M1 and M2 polarization and highly express Gpnmb and Spp1.
Szulzewsky, F., Pelz, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-6970, Feng, X., Synowitz, M., Markovic, D., Langmann, T., Holtman, I.R., Wang, X. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-6354, Eggen, B.J.L., Boddeke, H.W.G.M., Hambardzumyan, D., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
PLoS ONE 10 (2): e0116644. 6 February 2015

Glioma-derived versican promotes tumor expansion via glioma-associated microglial/macrophages Toll-like receptor 2 signaling.
Hu, F., a Dzaye, O.D., Hahn, A., Yu, Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-2514, Scavetta, R.J., Dittmar, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3647-8623, Kaczmarek, A.K., Dunning, K.R., Ricciardelli, C., Rinnenthal, J.L., Heppner, F.L., Lehnardt, S., Synowitz, M., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Neuro-Oncology 17 (2): 200-210. February 2015

Glioma-associated microglial MMP9 expression is upregulated by TLR2 signaling and sensitive to minocycline.
Hu, F., Ku, M.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-2461, Markovic, D., a Dzaye, O.D., Lehnardt, S., Synowitz, M., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
International Journal of Cancer 135 (11): 2569-2578. December 2014

The capsaicin receptor TRPV1 as a novel modulator of neural precursor cell proliferation.
Stock, K., Garthe, A., de Almeida Sassi, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-3421, Glass, R., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Stem Cells 32 (12): 3183-3195. December 2014

Minocycline rescues decrease in neurogenesis, increase in microglia cytokines and deficits in sensorimotor gating in an animal model of schizophrenia.
Mattei, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-9321, Djodari-Irani, A., Hadar, R., Pelz, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-6970, de Cossio, L.F., Goetz, T., Matyash, M., Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Winter, C. and Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418
Brain Behavior and Immunity 38 : 175-184. May 2014

The subpopulation of microglia sensitive to neurotransmitters/neurohormones is modulated by stimulation with LPS, interferon-γ, and IL-4.
Pannell, M., Szulzewsky, F., Matyash, V., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Glia 62 (5): 667-679. May 2014

Membrane-type 1 metalloproteinase is upregulated in microglia/brain macrophages in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases.
Langenfurth, A., Rinnenthal, J.L., Vinnakota, K., Prinz, V., Carlo, A.S., Stadelmann, C., Siffrin, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-2868, Peaschke, S., Endres, M., Heppner, F., Glass, R., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Journal of Neuroscience Research 92 (3): 275-286. March 2014

Toll-like receptor 2 mediates microglia/brain macrophage MT1-MMP expression and glioma expansion.
Vinnakota, K., Hu, F., Ku, M.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-2461, Georgieva, P.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-2297, Szulzewsky, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5710-9590, Pohlmann, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8572-2568, Waiczies, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-9572, Waiczies, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6651-4790, Niendorf, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-6527, Lehnardt, S., Hanisch, U.K., Synowitz, M., Markovic, D.S., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Glass, R. and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Neuro-Oncology 15 (11): 1457-1468. November 2013

GDNF mediates glioblastoma-induced microglia attraction but not astrogliosis.
Ku, M.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-2461, Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Respondek, D., Matyash, V., Pohlmann, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8572-2568, Waiczies, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-9572, Waiczies, H., Niendorf, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-6527, Synowitz, M., Glass, R. and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Acta Neuropathologica 125 (4): 609-620. April 2013

Cannabinoid receptor CB1 mediates baseline and activity-induced survival of new neurons in adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Bick-Sander, A., Fabel, K., Leal-Galicia, P., Tauber, S., Ramirez-Rodriguez, G., Mueller, A., Melnik, A., Waltinger, T.P., Ullrich, O. and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
Cell Communication and Signaling 8 : 12. 17 June 2010

Additive effects of physical exercise and environmental enrichment on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice.
Fabel, K., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Ehninger, D., Babu, H., Leal-Galicia, P. and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
Frontiers in Neuroscience 3 : 50. 10 November 2009

Adaptive peripheral immune response increases proliferation of neural precursor cells in the adult hippocampus.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Steiner, B., Wengner, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5772-1945, Lipp, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0087-2672, Kammertoens, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-5141 and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
FASEB Journal 23 (9): 3121-3128. September 2009

CD4-positive T lymphocytes provide a neuroimmunological link in the control of adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Steiner, B., Akpinarli, A., Kammertoens, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-5141, Nassenstein, C., Braun, A., Blankenstein, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-4321 and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
Journal of Immunology 182 (7): 3979-3984. 1 April 2009

Sortilin-related receptor with A-type repeats (SORLA) affects the amyloid precursor protein-dependent stimulation of ERK signaling and adult neurogenesis.
Rohe, M., Carlo, A.S., Breyhan, H., Sporbert, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-1295, Militz, D., Schmidt, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5851-1087, Wozny, C., Harmeier, A., Erdmann, B., Bales, K.R., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061, Paul, S.M., Schmitz, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2741-5241, Bayer, T.A., Willnow, T.E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9515-7921 and Andersen, O.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-3354
Journal of Biological Chemistry 283 (21): 14826-14834. 23 May 2008

Intermediate progenitors in adult hippocampal neurogenesis: Tbr2 expression and coordinate regulation of neuronal output.
Hodge, R.D., Kowalczyk, T.D., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Encinas, J.M., Rippey, C., Enikolopov, G., Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061 and Hevner, R.F.
Journal of Neuroscience 28 (14): 3707-3717. 2 April 2008

Cognitive and physical activity differently modulate disease progression in the amyloid precursor protein (APP)-23 model of Alzheimer's disease.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Kronenberg, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5310-9849, Lehmann, K., Blankenship, A., Overall, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3882-6073, Staufenbiel, M. and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
Biological Psychiatry 60 (12): 1314-1323. 15 December 2006

Androgen receptor coactivators lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 and four and a half LIM domain protein 2 predict risk of prostate cancer recurrence.
Kahl, P., Gullotti, L., Heukamp, L.C., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Friedrichs, N., Vorreuther, R., Solleder, G., Bastian, P.J., Ellinger, J., Metzger, E., Schüle, R. and Buettner, R.
Cancer Research 66 (23): 11341-11347. 1 December 2006

Running in pregnancy transiently increases postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis in the offspring.
Bick-Sander, A., Steiner, B., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Babu, H. and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 (10): 3852-3857. 7 March 2006

The endocannabinoid anandamide protects neurons during CNS inflammation by induction of MKP-1 in microglial cells.
Eljaschewitsch, E., Witting, A., Mawrin, C., Lee, T., Schmidt, P.M., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Hoertnagl, H., Raine, C.S., Schneider-Stock, R., Nitsch, R. and Ullrich, O.
Neuron 49 (1): 67-79. 5 January 2006

Neuroprotection by T-cells depends on their subtype and activation state.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Fisher, J., Bechmann, I., Steiner, B., Kwidzinski, E. and Nitsch, R.
Journal of Neuroimmunology 133 (1-2): 72-80. December 2002

Astrocyte-induced T cell elimination is CD95 ligand dependent.
Bechmann, I., Steiner, B., Gimsa, U., Mor, G., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Beyer, M., Nitsch, R. and Zipp, F.
Journal of Neuroimmunology 132 (1-2): 60-5. November 2002

Differential expression of costimulatory molecules B7-1 and B7-2 on microglial cells induced by Th1 and Th2 cells in organotypic brain tissue.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Gimsa, U., Bechmann, I. and Nitsch, R.
Glia 36 (3): 414-20. December 2001

Th2 cells support intrinsic anti-inflammatory properties of the brain.
Gimsa, U., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Haas, D.., Bechmann, I. and Nitsch, R.
Journal of Neuroimmunology 119 (1): 73-80. 3 September 2001

Kognitives Training bei schizophrenen Erkrankungen [Cognitive training in schizophrenic diseases].
Heim, M., Wolf, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Göthe, U. and Kretschmar, J.
Psychiatrie Neurologie und medizinische Psychologie 41 (6): 367-75. June 1989

Book Section

From womb to world: the interplay between maternal immune activation, neuroglia, and neurodevelopment.
Mattei, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-9321, Guneykaya, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-0737, Ugursu, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2488-4141 and Buonfiglioli, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-9360
In: Handbook of Clinical Neurology. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 210: Neuroglia in Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Part II . Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 269-285. ISBN 978-0-443-19102-2 25 March 2025

Review

The concept of neuroglia - the state of the art circa 1900.
Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Ugursu, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2488-4141, Ransom, B.R. and Steinhäuser, C.
Glia 73 (5): 890-904. May 2025

Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads.
Paolicelli, R.C., Sierra, A., Stevens, B., Tremblay, M.E., Aguzzi, A., Ajami, B., Amit, I., Audinat, E., Bechmann, I., Bennett, M., Bennett, F., Bessis, A., Biber, K., Bilbo, S., Blurton-Jones, M., Boddeke, E., Brites, D., Brône, B., Brown, G.C., Butovsky, O., Carson, M.J., Castellano, B., Colonna, M., Cowley, S.A., Cunningham, C., Davalos, D., De Jager, P.L., de Strooper, B., Denes, A., Eggen, B.J.L., Eyo, U., Galea, E., Garel, S., Ginhoux, F., Glass, C.K., Gokce, O., Gomez-Nicola, D., González, B., Gordon, S., Graeber, M.B., Greenhalgh, A.D., Gressens, P., Greter, M., Gutmann, D.H., Haass, C., Heneka, M.T., Heppner, F.L., Hong, S., Hume, D.A., Jung, S., Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291, Kipnis, J., Koyama, R., Lemke, G., Lynch, M., Majewska, A., Malcangio, M., Malm, T., Mancuso, R., Masuda, T., Matteoli, M., McColl, B.W., Miron, V.E., Molofsky, A.V., Monje, M., Mracsko, E., Nadjar, A., Neher, J.J., Neniskyte, U., Neumann, H., Noda, M., Peng, B., Peri, F., Perry, V.H., Popovich, P.G., Pridans, C., Priller, J., Prinz, M., Ragozzino, D., Ransohoff, R.M., Salter, M.W., Schaefer, A., Schafer, D.P., Schwartz, M., Simons, M., Smith, C.J., Streit, W.J., Tay, T.L., Tsai, L.H., Verkhratsky, A., von Bernhardi, R., Wake, H., Wittamer, V., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Wu, L.J. and Wyss-Coray, T.
Neuron 110 (21): 3458-3483. 2 November 2022

Potential effects of nutraceuticals in retinopathy of prematurity.
Tsang, J.K.W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4345-1990, Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Pompoes, I.M., Joussen, A.M., Lam, W.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-9374, Yang, D. and Lo, A.C.Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4239-6851
Life 11 (2): 79. 22 January 2021

You need guts to make new neurons.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Mattei, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-9321
Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 4 (4): 353-360. December 2017

Microglia in physiology and disease.
Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418, Boddeke, H.W.G.M. and Kettenmann, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0291
Annual Review of Physiology 79 : 619-643. February 2017

Adult neurogenesis and neurodegenerative disease.
Steiner, B., Wolf, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418 and Kempermann, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4061
Regenerative Medicine 1 (1): 15-28. January 2006

Dataset

Additional file 4 of Sex differences on laser-induced choroidal neovascularization and short-chain fatty acid treatment in a mouse model.
Yan, Chufan, Andreeta Figueiredo, Caio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-5957, Pompös, Inga-Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9314-8378, Ugursu, Bilge ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2488-4141, Arribas-Lange, Paula, Skosyrski, Sergej, Yang, Seulkee, Althoff, Petra, Kociok, Norbert, Joussen, Antonia M. and Wolf, Susanne A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8418
[Dataset] 20 July 2025