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Annual Review of Vision Science

Volume 4, 2018

Microglia in the Retina: Roles in Development, Maturity, and Disease

Abstract

Microglia, the primary resident immune cell type, constitute a key population of glia in the retina. Recent evidence indicates that microglia play significant functional roles in the retina at different life stages. During development, retinal microglia regulate neuronal survival by exerting trophic influences and influencing programmed cell death. During adulthood, ramified microglia in the plexiform layers interact closely with synapses to maintain synaptic structure and function that underlie the retina's electrophysiological response to light. Under pathological conditions, retinal microglia participate in potentiating neurodegeneration in diseases such as glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and age-related neurodegeneration by producing proinflammatory neurotoxic cytokines and removing living neurons via phagocytosis. Modulation of pathogenic microglial activation states and effector mechanisms has been linked to neuroprotection in animal models of retinal diseases. These findings have led to the design of early proof-of-concept clinical trials with microglial modulation as a therapeutic strategy.

Keyword(s): development, disease, homeostasis, microglia, retina, therapy
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Microglia in the Retina: Roles in Development, Maturity, and Disease
Annual Review of Vision Science 4, 45 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-091517-034425
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