Wu and colleagues confirmed that cultured-microglia-carrying lipid droplets struggled with phagocytosis, poorly engulfing ...

“Furthermore, manipulating key microglial receptors by using different ... i.e., hormonal changes, basal state, inflammatory, or an anti-inflammatory state.” ...

However, Le and colleagues were surprised to find that female microglia responded with a different signaling strategy that resulted in increased microglial survival and less depletion.