Neuronal integrity and complement control synaptic material clearance by microglia after CNS injury.
J Exp Med
; 215(7): 1789-1801, 2018 07 02.
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| ID: mdl-29941548
ABSTRACT
Phagocytosis of synaptic material by microglia is critical for central nervous system development. Less well understood is this microglial function in the injured adult brain. Assay of microglial phagocytosis is challenging, because peripheral myeloid cells engraft the site of injury, which could obscure interpretation of microglial roles. The model used here, optic nerve crush injury, results in degeneration of synapses in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN), which stimulates rapid activation and engulfment of synaptic material by resident microglia without myeloid cell engraftment. Pharmacological depletion of microglia causes postinjury accumulation of synaptic debris, suggesting that microglia are the dominant postinjury phagocytes. Genetic or pharmacological manipulations revealed that neuronal activity does not trigger microglia phagocytosis after injury. RNA sequencing reveals C1q and CD11b/CR3 involvement in clearance of debris by dLGN-resident microglia. Indeed, C1qa-/- and Itgam-/- mice exhibit impaired postinjury debris clearance. Our results show how neurodegenerative debris is cleared by microglia and offers a model for studying its mechanisms and physiological roles.
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Assunto principal:
Sinapses
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Proteínas do Sistema Complemento
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Sistema Nervoso Central
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Microglia
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Neurônios
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Animals
Idioma:
En
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J Exp Med
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
Vaticano