Microglial tissue surveillance: The never-resting gardener in the developing and adult CNS

Petry P, Oschwald A, Kierdorf K.

Eur J Immunol. 2023; doi: 10.1002/eji.202250232

In this review, we provide a summary on different tissue surveillance functions mediated by microglia, the underlying molecular machineries, and how defects, such as genetic mutations, can alter these surveillance mechanisms and cause disease onset.