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Microglial advances in psychiatric disorders.

2026 · Advances in Immunology · Vol 171, pp. 371-400 · 0 citations
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Emerging therapeutic strategies targeting microglia were discussed, including anti-inflammatory approaches, functional reprogramming, neuromodulation techniques, and microglial replacement or niche engineering, indicating a paradigm shift from indiscriminate microglia inhibition to the precise modulation of specific functional states.

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