2023
The brain's polymath: Emerging roles of microglia throughout brain development
Wong F, Favuzzi E. The brain's polymath: Emerging roles of microglia throughout brain development. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2023, 79: 102700. PMID: 36848726, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2023.102700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential contribution of microgliaResident brain immune cellsInfluence neuronal connectivityBrain immune cellsDevelopment of functional networksContribution of microgliaNeuronal circuit developmentElements of neural circuitsImmune cellsNeuronal activityExtracellular matrixSynapse pruningNeuron numberPrune synapsesMicrogliaBrain developmentNeuronal connectivityNeural circuitsBrain wiringCircuit developmentFunctional networksBrainIntegrative viewCircuit wiringIncreased understanding
2017
Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican
Favuzzi E, Marques-Smith A, Deogracias R, Winterflood C, Sánchez-Aguilera A, Mantoan L, Maeso P, Fernandes C, Ewers H, Rico B. Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican. Neuron 2017, 95: 639-655.e10. PMID: 28712654, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrevicanExtracellular MatrixGABAergic NeuronsInterneuronsMemoryMiceNeuronal PlasticityParvalbuminsVisual CortexConceptsPV+ cellsPerineuronal netsInterneuron plasticityInterneuron functionActivity-dependent neuronal plasticityParvalbumin interneuron functionPNN proteinAMPA receptorsPotassium channelsNeuronal plasticityNervous systemBrevican levelsInterneuronsMolecular programsSynaptic formCellular modificationsMolecular mechanismsCellsBrevican