Dual microglia effects on blood brain barrier permeability induced by systemic inflammation.
Nat Commun
; 10(1): 5816, 2019 12 20.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31862977
ABSTRACT
Microglia survey brain parenchyma, responding to injury and infections. Microglia also respond to systemic disease, but the role of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity in this process remains unclear. Using simultaneous in vivo imaging, we demonstrated that systemic inflammation induces CCR5-dependent migration of brain resident microglia to the cerebral vasculature. Vessel-associated microglia initially maintain BBB integrity via expression of the tight-junction protein Claudin-5 and make physical contact with endothelial cells. During sustained inflammation, microglia phagocytose astrocytic end-feet and impair BBB function. Our results show microglia play a dual role in maintaining BBB integrity with implications for elucidating how systemic immune-activation impacts neural functions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blood-Brain Barrier
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Cerebrovascular Circulation
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Microglia
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Endothelial Cells
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan