Makoto Higuchi on Benzodiazepines Coax Microglia to Prune Synapses, Impair Cognition
COMMENT This excellent work has revealed that long-term treatment of wild-type mice with diazepam deteriorates cognitive function through its action on 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO) in microglia. Notably, diazepam-stimulated microglia actively engulf dendrit