Coupled proliferation and apoptosis maintain the rapid turnover of microglia in the adult brain
Coupled proliferation and apoptosis maintain the rapid turnover of microglia in the adult brain
Summary
Microglia play key roles in brain development, homeostasis, and function, and it is widely assumed that the adult population is long lived and maintained by self-renewal. However, the precise temporal and spatial dynamics of the microglial population are unknown. We show in mice and humans that the turnover of microglia is remarkably fast, allowing the whole population to be renewed several times during a lifetime. The number of microglial cells remains steady from late postnatal stages until aging and is maintained by the spatial and temporal coupling of proliferation and apoptosis, as shown by pulse-chase studies, chronic in vivo imaging of microglia, and the use of mouse models of dysregulated apoptosis. Our results reveal that the microglial population is constantly and rapidly remodeled, expanding our understanding of its role in the maintenance of brain homeostasis.
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Askew, Katharine
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Li, Kaizhen
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Chapman, Mark
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Beccari, Sol
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Molnar, Zoltan
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Cragg, Mark S.
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Garaschuk, Olga
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Gomez-Nicola, Diego
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10 January 2017
Askew, Katharine
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Li, Kaizhen
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Olmos Alonso, Adrian
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Garcia-Moreno, Fernando
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Liang, Yajie
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Richardson, Philippa
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Tipton, Thomas
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Chapman, Mark
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Riecken, Kristoffer
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Beccari, Sol
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Sierra, Amanda
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Molnar, Zoltan
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Cragg, Mark S.
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Garaschuk, Olga
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Perry, Hugh
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Gomez-Nicola, Diego
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Askew, Katharine, Li, Kaizhen, Olmos Alonso, Adrian, Garcia-Moreno, Fernando, Liang, Yajie, Richardson, Philippa, Tipton, Thomas, Chapman, Mark, Riecken, Kristoffer, Beccari, Sol, Sierra, Amanda, Molnar, Zoltan, Cragg, Mark S., Garaschuk, Olga, Perry, Hugh and Gomez-Nicola, Diego
(2017)
Coupled proliferation and apoptosis maintain the rapid turnover of microglia in the adult brain.
Cell Reports, 18 (2), .
(doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.12.041).
Abstract
Summary
Microglia play key roles in brain development, homeostasis, and function, and it is widely assumed that the adult population is long lived and maintained by self-renewal. However, the precise temporal and spatial dynamics of the microglial population are unknown. We show in mice and humans that the turnover of microglia is remarkably fast, allowing the whole population to be renewed several times during a lifetime. The number of microglial cells remains steady from late postnatal stages until aging and is maintained by the spatial and temporal coupling of proliferation and apoptosis, as shown by pulse-chase studies, chronic in vivo imaging of microglia, and the use of mouse models of dysregulated apoptosis. Our results reveal that the microglial population is constantly and rapidly remodeled, expanding our understanding of its role in the maintenance of brain homeostasis.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 December 2016
Published date: 10 January 2017
Organisations:
Cancer Sciences, Biomedicine
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Local EPrints ID: 403985
URI: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403985
ISSN: 2211-1247
PURE UUID: a3159248-6623-464d-b247-4993fcdceb5d
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Last modified: 09 Jan 2018 17:40
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Kaizhen Li
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Adrian Olmos Alonso
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno
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Yajie Liang
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Philippa Richardson
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Thomas Tipton
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Kristoffer Riecken
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Sol Beccari
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Amanda Sierra
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Zoltan Molnar
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Olga Garaschuk
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