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Olah M, Ping G, De Haas AH, Brouwer N, Meerlo P, Van Der Zee EA, Biber K, Boddeke HWGM. Enhanced hippocampal neurogenesis in the absence of microglia T cell interaction and microglia activation in the murine running wheel model. Glia 2009; 57:1046-61. [PMID: 19115394 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recently, activated microglia have been shown to be involved in the regulation of several aspects of neurogenesis under certain experimental conditions both in vitro and in vivo. A neurogenesis supportive microglia phenotype has been suggested to arise from the interaction of microglia with homing encephalitogenic T cells. However, a unified hypothesis regarding the exact nature of microglia activity that is supportive of neurogenesis is yet missing from the field. Our aim was to investigate the connection between microglia activity and adult hippocampal neurogenesis under physiological conditions. To address this question we compared the level of microglia activation in the hippocampus of mice, which had access to a running wheel for 10 days and that of sedentary controls. Surprisingly, despite elevated levels of proliferation of neural precursors and survival of newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus microglia remained in a "resting" state morphologically, antigenically, and at the transcriptional level. Moreover, neither T cells nor MHCII expressing microglia were present in the hippocampal brain parenchyma. Though microglia in the dentate gyrus of the runners proliferated at a higher level than in the sedentary controls, this difference was also present in non-neurogenic sites. Therefore, our findings suggest that classical signs of microglia activation and microglia activation arising from interaction with T cells in particular are not a prerequisite for the activity-induced increase in adult hippocampal neurogenesis in C57Bl/6 mice. Thus, our results draw attention on the species and model differences that might exist regarding the regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
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- Marta Olah
- Department of Medical Physiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Streit WJ, Xue QS. Life and death of microglia. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2009; 4:371-9. [PMID: 19680817 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-009-9163-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The importance of microglial cells in the maintenance of a well-functioning central nervous system (CNS) cannot be overstated. As descendants of the myelomonocytic lineage they are industrious housekeepers and watchful sentries that safeguard a homeostatic environment through a number of mechanisms designed to provide protection of fastidious neurons at all times. Microglia become particularly active after homeostasis has been perturbed by physical injury or other insults and they enter into a state of activation which is determined largely by the nature and severity of the lesion. Microglial activation is the main cellular event in acute neuroinflammation and essential for wound healing in the CNS. Recent studies from this laboratory have been focused on microglia in the aging brain and identified structural abnormalities, termed microglial dystrophy, that are consistent with cell senescence and progress to a form of accidental cell death that is marked by cytoplasmic degeneration and has been termed cytorrhexis. Cytorrhexis of microglia is infrequent in the normally aged human brain and non-detectable in aged rodents, but its occurrence increases dramatically during neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) in humans and motoneuron disease in transgenic rats. The identification of degenerating microglia has given rise to a novel theory of AD pathogenesis, the microglial dysfunction hypothesis, which views the loss of microglial neuroprotection as a central event in neurodegenerative disease development.
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- Wolfgang J Streit
- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Vexler ZS, Yenari MA. Does inflammation after stroke affect the developing brain differently than adult brain? Dev Neurosci 2009; 31:378-93. [PMID: 19672067 DOI: 10.1159/000232556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The immature brain is prone to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and stroke. The incidence of arterial stroke in newborns is similar to that in the elderly. However, the pathogenesis of ischemic brain injury is profoundly affected by age at the time of the insult. Necrosis is a dominant type of neuronal cell death in adult brain, whereas widespread neuronal apoptosis is unique for the early postnatal synaptogenesis period. The inflammatory response, in conjunction with excitotoxic and oxidative responses, is the major contributor to ischemic injury in both the immature and adult brain, but there are several areas where these responses diverge. We discuss the contribution of various inflammatory mechanisms to injury and repair after cerebral ischemia in the context of CNS immaturity. In particular, we discuss the role of lower expression of selectins, a more limited leukocyte transmigration, undeveloped complement pathways, a more rapid microglial activation, differences in cytokine and chemokine interplay, and a different threshold to oxidative stress in the immature brain. We also discuss differences in activation of intracellular pathways, especially nuclear factor kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinases. Finally, we discuss emerging data on both the supportive and adverse roles of inflammation in plasticity and repair after stroke.
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- Zinaida S Vexler
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0663, USA.
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Walton NM, Snyder GE, Park D, Kobeissy F, Scheffler B, Steindler DA. Gliotypic neural stem cells transiently adopt tumorigenic properties during normal differentiation. Stem Cells 2009; 27:280-9. [PMID: 18988710 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An increasing body of evidence suggests that astrocytic gliomas of the central nervous system may be derived from gliotypic neural stem cells. To date, the study of these tumors, particularly the identification of originating cellular population(s), has been frustrated by technical difficulties in accessing the native niche of stem cells. To identify any hallmark signs of cancer in neural stem cells or their progeny, we cultured subventricular zone-derived tissue in a unique in vitro model that temporally and phenotypically recapitulates adult neurogenesis. Contrary to some reports, we found undifferentiated neural stem cells possess few characteristics, suggesting prototumorigenic potential. However, when induced to differentiate, neural stem cells give rise to intermediate progenitors that transiently exhibit multiple glioma characteristics, including aneuploidy, loss of growth-contact inhibition, alterations in cell cycle, and growth factor insensitivity. Further examination of progenitor populations revealed a subset of cells defined by the aberrant expression of (the pathological glioma marker) class III beta-tubulin that exhibit intrinsic parental properties of gliomas, including multilineage differentiation and continued proliferation in the absence of a complex cellular regulatory environment. As tumorigenic characteristics in progenitor cells normally disappear with the generation of mature progeny, this suggests that developmentally intermediate progenitor cells, rather than neural stem cells, may be the origin of so-called "stem cell-derived" tumors.
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- Noah M Walton
- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
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Thored P, Heldmann U, Gomes-Leal W, Gisler R, Darsalia V, Taneera J, Nygren JM, Jacobsen SEW, Ekdahl CT, Kokaia Z, Lindvall O. Long-term accumulation of microglia with proneurogenic phenotype concomitant with persistent neurogenesis in adult subventricular zone after stroke. Glia 2009; 57:835-49. [PMID: 19053043 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Neural stem cells (NSCs) in the adult rat subventricular zone (SVZ) generate new striatal neurons during several months after ischemic stroke. Whether the microglial response associated with ischemic injury extends into SVZ and influences neuroblast production is unknown. Here, we demonstrate increased numbers of activated microglia in ipsilateral SVZ concomitant with neuroblast migration into the striatum at 2, 6, and 16 weeks, with maximum at 6 weeks, following 2 h middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. In the peri-infarct striatum, numbers of activated microglia peaked already at 2 weeks and declined thereafter. Microglia in SVZ were resident or originated from bone marrow, with maximum proliferation during the first 2 weeks postinsult. In SVZ, microglia exhibited ramified or intermediate morphology, signifying a downregulated inflammatory profile, whereas amoeboid or round phagocytic microglia were frequent in the peri-infarct striatum. Numbers of microglia expressing markers of antigen-presenting cells (MHC-II, CD86) increased in SVZ but very few lymphocytes were detected. Using quantitative PCR, strong short- and long-term increase (at 1 and 6 weeks postinfarct) of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) gene expression was detected in SVZ tissue. Elevated numbers of IGF-1-expressing microglia were found in SVZ at 2, 6, and 16 weeks after stroke. At 16 weeks, 5% of microglia but no other cells in SVZ expressed the IGF-1 protein, which mitigates apoptosis and promotes proliferation and differentiation of NSCs. The long-term accumulation of microglia with proneurogenic phenotype in the SVZ implies a supportive role of these cells for the continuous neurogenesis after stroke.
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- Pär Thored
- Laboratory of Neurogenesis and Cell Therapy, Section of Restorative Neurology, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center A11, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Venneti S, Wiley CA, Kofler J. Imaging microglial activation during neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2009; 4:227-43. [PMID: 19052878 PMCID: PMC2682630 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-008-9142-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Microglial activation is an important pathogenic component of neurodegenerative disease processes. This state of increased inflammation is associated not only with neurotoxic consequences but also neuroprotective effects, e.g., phagocytosis and clearance of amyloid in Alzheimer's disease. In addition, activation of microglia appears to be one of the major mechanisms of amyloid clearance following active or passive immunotherapy. Imaging techniques may provide a minimally invasive tool to elucidate the complexities and dynamics of microglial function and dysfunction in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Imaging microglia in vivo in live subjects by confocal or two/multiphoton microscopy offers the advantage of studying these cells over time in their native environment. Imaging microglia in human subjects by positron emission tomography scanning with translocator protein-18 kDa ligands can offer a measure of the inflammatory process and a means of detecting progression of disease and efficacy of therapeutics over time.
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- Sriram Venneti
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, 6.093 Founders Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA e-mail:
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, A-506, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, A-506, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Microglia, the macrophages of the central nervous system parenchyma, have in the normal healthy brain a distinct phenotype induced by molecules expressed on or secreted by adjacent neurons and astrocytes, and this phenotype is maintained in part by virtue of the blood-brain barrier's exclusion of serum components. Microglia are continually active, their processes palpating and surveying their local microenvironment. The microglia rapidly change their phenotype in response to any disturbance of nervous system homeostasis and are commonly referred to as activated on the basis of the changes in their morphology or expression of cell surface antigens. A wealth of data now demonstrate that the microglia have very diverse effector functions, in line with macrophage populations in other organs. The term activated microglia needs to be qualified to reflect the distinct and very different states of activation-associated effector functions in different disease states. Manipulating the effector functions of microglia has the potential to modify the outcome of diverse neurological diseases.
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- Richard M Ransohoff
- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Marshall GP, Demir M, Steindler DA, Laywell ED. Subventricular zone microglia possess a unique capacity for massive in vitro expansion. Glia 2009; 56:1799-808. [PMID: 18661554 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, have recently been hypothesized to play a role both in neuronal diseases and age-related neurogenic decline, and are theorized to be modulators of adult neurogenesis. Current methods for the isolation of microglia from cultured primary brain tissue result in relatively poor yield, requiring a large tissue sample or multiple specimens to obtain a sufficient number of microglia for cell and molecular analysis. We report here a method for the repetitive isolation of microglia from established glial monolayer cultures from which it is possible to expand the initial population of microglia roughly 10,000-fold. The expanded population expresses appropriate microglial morphology and phenotype markers, and demonstrates functionally normal phagocytosis, thus providing a high-yield assay for the investigation and analysis of microglia from a single initial dissection of primary tissue. Furthermore, this massive expansion is limited to microglia derived from the subventricular zone as the fold expansion of isolatable microglia was found to be up to 20 times greater than cultures from other brain regions, indicating unique properties for this persistently neurogenic region.
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- Gregory P Marshall
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McKnight Brain Institute, Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
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Gonzalo-Gobernado R, Reimers D, Herranz AS, Díaz-Gil JJ, Osuna C, Asensio MJ, Baena S, Rodríguez-Serrano M, Bazán E. Mobilization of neural stem cells and generation of new neurons in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats by intracerebroventricular infusion of liver growth factor. J Histochem Cytochem 2009; 57:491-502. [PMID: 19188487 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2009.952275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Neural stem cells with self-renewal and multilineage potential persist in the subventricular zone of the adult mammalian forebrain. These cells remain relatively quiescent but, under certain conditions, can be stimulated, giving rise to new neurons. Liver growth factor (LGF) is a mitogen for liver cells that shows biological activity in extrahepatic sites and is useful for neuroregenerative therapies. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential neurogenic activity of LGF in the 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of Parkinson's disease. Proliferation was significantly increased in the subventricular zone and denervated striatum of rats receiving ICV LGF infusions, and 25% of the proliferating cells were doublecortin-positive neurons. Doublecortin-positive cells with the morphology of migrating neuroblasts were also observed in the dorsal and ventral regions of the striatum of LGF-infused animals. Moreover, some newly generated cells were neuronal nuclei-positive mature neurons. LGF also stimulated microglia and induced astrogliosis, both phenomena associated with generation and migration of new neurons in the adult brain. In summary, our study shows that LGF stimulates neurogenesis when applied intraventricularly in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Considering that this factor also promotes neuronal migration into damaged tissue, we propose LGF as a novel factor useful for neuronal replacement in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Rafael Gonzalo-Gobernado
- Servicio de Neurobiología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Km. 9.1, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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New neurons continue to be produced in adult mammals, including humans, predominantly in the anterior subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle and the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus. This update focuses on the emerging concept that adult CNS neurogenesis can be regulated by targeting neurotransmitter receptors, which, in turn, drive expression of crucial neurotrophic and growth factors. Such an approach might enable the development of pharmacological treatments that harness the endogenous potential of the CNS to replace lost cells in neurological disorders such as stroke and Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases. This review samples in vivo studies in adult mammals from 2006 to mid-2008. It also provides some considerations for navigating toward translation to human disorders. Among them are the formidable problems of scaling up production of new neurons within the two "niches" of the brain and delivering sufficient numbers to distant degenerating regions for cell replacement. However, an expedition can only succeed if started.
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- Theo Hagg
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Departments of Neurological Surgery and of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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Zheng T, Marshall Ii GP, Chen KA, Laywell ED. Transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells into developing and adult CNS. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 482:185-197. [PMID: 19089357 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-060-7_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Neural transplantation has been a long-standing goal for the treatment of neurological injury and disease. The recent discovery of persistent pools of neural stem cells within the adult mammalian brain has re-ignited interest in transplant therapeutics. Since neural stem cells are self-renewing, it may be possible to culture and expand neural stem cells and their progenitor cell progeny to sufficient numbers for use in autologous, self-repair strategies. Such approaches will require optimized cultivation protocols, as well as extensive testing of candidate donor cells to assess their capacity for engraftment, survival, and integration. In this chapter, we describe the transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells-cultivated as either neurospheres or neurogenic astrocyte monolayers-into the persistently neurogenic olfactory bulb system of the adult mouse forebrain, and into the cerebellum of neonatal mutant mice.
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- Tong Zheng
- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Graber JJ, Dhib-Jalbut S. Protective autoimmunity in the nervous system. Pharmacol Ther 2008; 121:147-59. [PMID: 19000712 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 10/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The immune system can play both detrimental and beneficial roles in the nervous system. Multiple arms of the immune system, including T cells, B cells, NK cells, mast cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, microglia, antibodies, complement and cytokines participate in limiting damage to the nervous system during toxic, ischemic, hemorrhagic, infective, degenerative, metabolic and immune-mediated insults and also assist in the process of repair after injury has occurred. Immune cells have been shown to produce neurotrophic growth factors and interact with neurons and glial cells to preserve them from injury and stimulate growth and repair. The immune system also appears to participate in proliferation of neural progenitor stem cells and their migration to sites of injury. Neural stem cells can also modify the immune response in the central and peripheral nervous system to enhance neuroprotective effects. Evidence for protective and reparative functions of the immune system has been found in diverse neurologic diseases including traumatic injury, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, multiple sclerosis, infection, and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Existing therapies including glatiramer acetate, interferon-beta and immunoglobulin have been shown to augment the protective and regenerative aspects of the immune system in humans, and other experimental interventions such as vaccination, minocycline, antibodies and neural stem cells, have shown promise in animal models of disease. The beneficent aspects of the immune response in the nervous system are beginning to be appreciated and their potential as pharmacologic targets in neurologic disease is being explored.
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- Jerome J Graber
- New York University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, New York, NY, USA
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Non-cell-autonomous effects of presenilin 1 variants on enrichment-mediated hippocampal progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation. Neuron 2008; 59:568-80. [PMID: 18760694 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2007] [Revised: 05/30/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Presenilin 1 (PS1) regulates environmental enrichment (EE)-mediated neural progenitor cell (NPC) proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus. We now report that transgenic mice that ubiquitously express human PS1 variants linked to early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) neither exhibit EE-induced proliferation, nor neuronal lineage commitment of NPCs. Remarkably, the proliferation and differentiation of cultured NPCs from standard-housed mice expressing wild-type PS1 or PS1 variants are indistinguishable. On the other hand, wild-type NPCs cocultured with primary microglia from mice expressing PS1 variants exhibit impaired proliferation and neuronal lineage commitment, phenotypes that are recapitulated with mutant microglia conditioned media in which we detect altered levels of selected soluble signaling factors. These findings lead us to conclude that factors secreted from microglia play a central role in modulating hippocampal neurogenesis, and argue for non-cell-autonomous mechanisms that govern FAD-linked PS1-mediated impairments in adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
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Zhu P, Hata R, Cao F, Gu F, Hanakawa Y, Hashimoto K, Sakanaka M. Ramified microglial cells promote astrogliogenesis and maintenance of neural stem cells through activation of Stat3 function. FASEB J 2008; 22:3866-77. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-105908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Pengxiang Zhu
- Department of Functional HistologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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- Department of Functional HistologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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- Department of Functional HistologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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- Department of Functional HistologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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- Department of DermatologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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- Department of DermatologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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- Department of Functional HistologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawaToonEhimeJapan
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Choi YS, Cho HY, Hoyt KR, Naegele JR, Obrietan K. IGF-1 receptor-mediated ERK/MAPK signaling couples status epilepticus to progenitor cell proliferation in the subgranular layer of the dentate gyrus. Glia 2008; 56:791-800. [PMID: 18338791 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Adult progenitor cell proliferation in the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the dentate gyrus is a dynamic process that is modulated by an array of physiological process, including locomotor activity and novel environmental stimuli. In addition, pathophysiological events, such as ischemia and status epilepticus (SE), have been shown to stimulate neurogenesis. Currently, limited information is available regarding the extracellular stimuli, receptors, and downstream intracellular effectors that couple excitotoxic stimulation to progenitor cell proliferation. Here we show that pilocarpine-induced SE triggers a set of signaling events that impinge upon the p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway to drive progenitor cell proliferation in the SGZ at 2-days post-SE. Increased proliferation was dependent on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which was localized to activated microglia near the SGZ. Using a combination of techniques, we show that IGF-1 is a CREB-regulated gene and that SE triggered CRE-dependent transcription in microglia at 2-days post-SE. Together, these data identify a potential signaling program that couples SE to progenitor cell proliferation. SE triggers CREB-dependent transcription in reactive microglia. As a CREB-target gene, IGF-1 expression is upregulated, and by 2-days post-SE, IGF-1 triggers MAPK pathway activation in progenitor cells and, in turn, an increase in progenitor cell proliferation.
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- Yun-Sik Choi
- Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Chang A, Smith MC, Yin X, Fox RJ, Staugaitis SM, Trapp BD. Neurogenesis in the chronic lesions of multiple sclerosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 131:2366-75. [PMID: 18669500 PMCID: PMC2525445 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Subcortical white matter in the adult human brain contains a population of interneurons that helps regulate cerebral blood flow. We investigated the fate of these neurons following subcortical white matter demyelination. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine neurons in normal-appearing subcortical white matter and seven acute and 59 chronic demyelinated lesions in brains from nine patients with multiple sclerosis and four controls. Seven acute and 44 of 59 chronic multiple sclerosis lesions had marked neuronal loss. Compared to surrounding normal-appearing white matter, the remaining 15 chronic multiple sclerosis lesions contained a 72% increase in mature interneuron density, increased synaptic densities and cells with phenotypic characteristics of immature neurons. Lesion areas with increased neuron densities contained a morphologically distinct population of activated microglia. Subventricular zones contiguous with demyelinated lesions also contained an increase in cells with phenotypes of neuronal precursors. These results support neurogenesis in a subpopulation of demyelinated subcortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis brains.
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- Ansi Chang
- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Brain inflammation and adult neurogenesis: the dual role of microglia. Neuroscience 2008; 158:1021-9. [PMID: 18662748 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 568] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2008] [Revised: 06/18/2008] [Accepted: 06/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In the adult mammalian brain, neurogenesis from neural stem/progenitor cells continues in two regions: the subgranular zone in the dentate gyrus and the subventricular zone lining the lateral ventricles. The generated neuroblasts migrate to their appropriate location and differentiate to mature granule cells and olfactory bulb interneurons, respectively. Following injury such as stroke, neuroblasts generated in the subventricular zone migrate also into areas which are not normally neurogenic, e.g. striatum and cerebral cortex. In the initial studies in rodents, brain inflammation and microglia activation were found to be detrimental for the survival of the new hippocampal neurons early after they had been born. The role of inflammation for adult neurogenesis has, however, turned out to be much more complex. Recent experimental evidence indicates that microglia under certain circumstances can be beneficial and support the different steps in neurogenesis, progenitor proliferation, survival, migration, and differentiation. Here we summarize the current knowledge on the role of inflammation and in particular of microglia in adult neurogenesis in the intact and injured mammalian brain. We conclude that microglia activation, as an indicator of inflammation, is not pro- or antineurogenic per se but the net outcome is dependent on the balance between secreted molecules with pro- and antiinflammatory action.
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Das S, Basu A. Inflammation: a new candidate in modulating adult neurogenesis. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:1199-208. [PMID: 18058947 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Any pathological perturbation to the brain provokes a cascade of molecular and cellular events, which manifests in the form of microglial activation and release of various proinflammatory molecules. This eventually culminates in a profound neuroinflammatory reaction that characterizes the brain's response to stress, injury, or infection. The inflammatory cascade is an attempt by the system to eliminate the challenge imposed on the brain, clear the system of the dead and damaged neurons, and rescue the normal functioning of this vital organ. However, during the process of microglial activation, the proinflammatory mediators released exert certain detrimental effects, and neural stem cells and progenitor cells are likely to be affected. Here we review how the proliferation, maturation, and migration of the neural stem cells are modulated under such an inflammatory condition. The fate of the noncommitted neural stem cells and its differentiation potency are often under strict regulation, and these proinflammatory mediators seem to disrupt this critical balance and finely tune the neurogenesis pattern in the two niches of neurogenesis, the subventricular zone and the subgranular zone of the hippocampus. Moreover, the migration ability of these stem cells, which is important for localization to the proper site, is also affected in a major way by the chemokines released following inflammation.
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- Sulagna Das
- National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Haryana, India.
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de Chevigny A, Cooper O, Vinuela A, Reske-Nielsen C, Lagace DC, Eisch AJ, Isacson O. Fate mapping and lineage analyses demonstrate the production of a large number of striatal neuroblasts after transforming growth factor alpha and noggin striatal infusions into the dopamine-depleted striatum. Stem Cells 2008; 26:2349-60. [PMID: 18556510 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Infusion of transforming growth factor alpha (TGFalpha) into the adult dopamine (DA)-depleted striatum generates a local population of nestin(+)/proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)(+) newborn cells. The precise origin and fate of these new striatal cells are unknown, making it difficult to direct them for neural repair in Parkinson's disease. Experiments in rats using 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) to label neural progenitor cells showed that during TGFalpha infusion in the DA-depleted striatum, newborn striatal cells formed a homogeneous population of precursors, with the majority coexpressing nestin, Mash1, Olig2, and epidermal growth factor receptor, consistent with the phenotype of multipotent C cells. Upon TGFalpha pump withdrawal, the subventricular zone (SVZ) was repopulated by neuroblasts. Strikingly, during this period, numerous clusters of doublecortin(+)/polysialylated neuronal cell adhesion molecule(+) neuroblasts were also produced in the ipsilateral medial striatum. In parallel, striatal BrdU(+)/glial fibrillary acidic protein(+) astrocytes were generated, but no BrdU(+)/O4(+)/CNPase(+) oligodendrocytes were generated. Infusion of the neuralizing bone morphogenetic protein antagonist noggin after TGFalpha pump withdrawal increased the neuroblast-to-astrocyte ratio among new striatal cells by blocking glial differentiation but did not alter striatal neurogenesis. At no time or treatment condition were differentiated neurons generated, including DA neurons. Using 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned nestin-CreER(T2)/R26R-YFP mice that allow genetic fate-mapping of SVZ nestin(+) cells, we show that TGFalpha-generated striatal cells originate from SVZ nestin(+) precursors that confirmed data from the rats on the phenotype and fate of striatal nestin(+)/PCNA(+) cells upon TGFalpha withdrawal. This work demonstrates that a large population of multipotent striatal C-like cells can be generated in the DA-depleted striatum that do not spontaneously differentiate into DA neurons.
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- Antoine de Chevigny
- Udall Parkinson Disease Research Center of Excellence, Center for Neuroregeneration Research, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
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Gold ions bio-released from metallic gold particles reduce inflammation and apoptosis and increase the regenerative responses in focal brain injury. Histochem Cell Biol 2008; 130:681-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-008-0448-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cacci E, Ajmone-Cat MA, Anelli T, Biagioni S, Minghetti L. In vitro neuronal and glial differentiation from embryonic or adult neural precursor cells are differently affected by chronic or acute activation of microglia. Glia 2008; 56:412-25. [PMID: 18186084 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The contribution of microglia to the modulation of neurogenesis under pathological conditions is unclear. Both pro- and anti-neurogenic effects have been reported, likely reflecting the complexity of microglial activation process. We previously demonstrated that prolonged (72 hr) in vitro exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endows microglia with a potentially neuroprotective phenotype, here referred as to "chronic". In the present study we further characterized the chronic phenotype and investigated whether it might differently regulate the properties of embryonic and adult neural precursor cells (NPC) with respect to the "acute" phenotype acquired following a single (24 hr) LPS stimulation. We show that the LPS-dependent induction of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha was strongly reduced after chronic stimulation of microglia, as compared with acute stimulation. Conversely, the synthesis of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and the immunomodulatory prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was still elevated or further increased, after chronic LPS exposure, as revealed by real time PCR and ELISA techniques. Acutely activated microglia, or their conditioned medium, reduced NPC survival, prevented neuronal differentiation and strongly increased glial differentiation, likely through the release of proinflammatory cytokines, whereas chronically activated microglia were permissive to neuronal differentiation and cell survival, and still supported glial differentiation. Our data suggest that, in a chronically altered environment, persistently activated microglia can display protective functions that favor rather than hinder brain repair processes.
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- Emanuele Cacci
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, La Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Schell JB, Crane CA, Smith MF, Roberts MR. Differential ex vivo nitric oxide production by acutely isolated neonatal and adult microglia. J Neuroimmunol 2007; 189:75-87. [PMID: 17698208 PMCID: PMC2040026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Revised: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Microglia are the macrophage population residing in the parenchyma of the central nervous system (CNS), and are thought to play critical roles in CNS development, homeostasis and defense against pathogens. Microglia are capable of rapidly responding to microbial pathogens through engagement of their Toll-like receptors (TLRs). We first compared the efficiency of these responses in primary microglia acutely isolated from adult and neonatal mice. While the cytokine and chemokine responses of adult microglia were generally higher than those of neonatal cells stimulated ex vivo through TLRs, the nitric oxide response of neonatal microglia was markedly enhanced relative to the adult cells. We then went on to identify culture conditions such as exposure to M-SCF or GM-CSF that markedly enhanced the nitric oxide response of microglia, particularly those from the adult CNS. Finally, we demonstrate that the differential nitric oxide response of neonatal and adult microglia is not only limited to the mouse, but also extends to rat microglia.
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- John B Schell
- Departments of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Butovsky O, Bukshpan S, Kunis G, Jung S, Schwartz M. Microglia can be induced by IFN-γ or IL-4 to express neural or dendritic-like markers. Mol Cell Neurosci 2007; 35:490-500. [PMID: 17560122 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2007.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Revised: 04/18/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Microglia are resident cells in the central nervous system (CNS), of hematopoietic origin with a high plasticity. In this study, we examined whether adaptive immune system, involving in CNS maintenance and repair, can induce microglia to express markers of neural cells. We show that long exposure (above 10 days) of microglia to low doses (10 ng/ml) of the 'proinflammatory' T-cell derived cytokine, IFN-gamma, induced them to express neuronal markers including gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD-67). In contrast, exposure of microglia to low doses (10 ng/ml) of the 'anti-inflammatory' T-cell derived cytokine, IL-4, induced the expression of oligodendrocyte markers and dendritic cell (DC) marker, CD11c. The microglial origin of the neural-like cells was confirmed using microglia from transgenic mice expressing GFP under promoter of the chemokine fractalkine receptor CX(3)CR1, and diphtheria toxin receptor, under CD11c promoter. This study emphasizes that microglial plasticity includes their ability to give rise to neural-like cells and shows that cytokines produced by the adaptive immune system are involved in these processes.
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- Oleg Butovsky
- Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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Ninkovic J, Götz M. Signaling in adult neurogenesis: from stem cell niche to neuronal networks. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2007; 17:338-44. [PMID: 17475475 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2007.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The mechanisms that determine why neurogenesis is restricted to few regions of the adult brain in mammals, in contrast to its more widespread nature in other vertebrates such as zebrafish, remain to be fully understood. The local environment must provide key signals that instruct stem cell and neurogenic fate, because non-neurogenic progenitors can be instructed towards neurogenesis in this environment. Here, we discuss the recent progress in understanding key factors in the local stem cell niche of the adult mammalian brain, including surprising sources of new signals such as endothelial cells, complement factors and microglia. Moreover, new insights have been gained into how neuronal diversity is instructed in adult neurogenesis, prompting a new view of stem and progenitor cell heterogeneity in the adult mammalian brain.
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- Jovica Ninkovic
- Institute of Stem Cell Research, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg, Germany
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Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Chaichana K. The human subventricular zone: a source of new cells and a potential source of brain tumors. Exp Neurol 2007; 205:313-24. [PMID: 17459377 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2006] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The mammalian brain has been perceived as a quiescent organ incapable of postnatal neurogenesis for many years. Most recently, several studies have demonstrated that the adult mammalian brain is indeed capable of neurogenesis and that the process is primarily confined to the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the forebrain and the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the hippocampus. Of these regions, the SVZ is the largest niche of neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain. Within this niche resides a subpopulation of astrocytes with stem cell-like features of self-renewal and multipotentiality. Interestingly, there is also a subpopulation of cells within brain tumors that possess these same characteristics. Based on these findings, the emerging hypothesis is that brain tumor stem cells may be derived from neural stem cells and that both of these populations may originate from the SVZ. This possible connection stresses the importance of studying and understanding the role that the human SVZ plays in not only harboring neural and brain tumor stem cells, but how this microenvironment may support both neurogenesis and tumorigenesis. Furthermore, the obvious differences in the SVZ between humans and other animals make it important to understand the human model when studying human disease. Such an understanding may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for both neurodegenerative diseases and currently intractable brain tumors.
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- Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Block ML, Zecca L, Hong JS. Microglia-mediated neurotoxicity: uncovering the molecular mechanisms. Nat Rev Neurosci 2007; 8:57-69. [PMID: 17180163 DOI: 10.1038/nrn2038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2984] [Impact Index Per Article: 175.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mounting evidence indicates that microglial activation contributes to neuronal damage in neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies show that in response to certain environmental toxins and endogenous proteins, microglia can enter an overactivated state and release reactive oxygen species (ROS) that cause neurotoxicity. Pattern recognition receptors expressed on the microglial surface seem to be one of the primary, common pathways by which diverse toxin signals are transduced into ROS production. Overactivated microglia can be detected using imaging techniques and therefore this knowledge offers an opportunity not only for early diagnosis but, importantly, for the development of targeted anti-inflammatory therapies that might slow or halt the progression of neurodegenerative disease.
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- Michelle L Block
- Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
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Liao H, Huang W, Niu R, Sun L, Zhang L. Cross-talk between the epidermal growth factor-like repeats/fibronectin 6–8 repeats domains of Tenascin-R and microglia modulates neural stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation. J Neurosci Res 2007; 86:27-34. [PMID: 17803220 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mounting evidence has demonstrated that the microenvironment of stem/progenitor cells plays an important role in their proliferation and commitment to their fate. However, it remains unclear how all elements, such as astrocytes, microglia, extracellular matrix molecules, soluble factors, and their cross-talk interactions in the microenvironments, affect neural stem/progenitor cell fate. This work explored the influences of cross-talk between Tenascin-R (TN-R) and microglia on neural stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation. Our results show that microglia triggered by TN-R distinct domains EGF-like repeats (EGFL) and fibronectin 6-8 repeats (FN6-8) significantly enhanced the proliferation of neural stem/progenitor cells and also obviously induced the differentiation into neurons but not oligodendrocytes. Neurite processes of neurons generated from neural progenitor cells were promoted by both EGFL and FN6-8 domains-activated microglia. Microglia triggered by EGFL and FN6-8 secreted brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta); interestingly, FN6-8 could activate microglia to secrete nerve growth factor in addition to BDNF and TGF-beta, but EGFL domain could not. All these data implied that the cross-talk between TN-R distinct domains EGFL/FN6-8 and microglia promoted neural stem/progenitor cell proliferation and induced their differentiation into neurons.
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- Hong Liao
- Neurobiology Laboratory, New Drug Screening Centre, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
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