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Cribriform plate microenvironment assembles a suppressive myeloid network during EAE-induced neuroinflammation
Collin Laaker1, Martin Hsu2, Andy Madrid1
1Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, United States.
During neuroinflammation, CD11c+CD11b+ myeloid cells accumulate at the cribriform plate, a key cerebrospinal fluid and antigen outflow site in mice. At this site, podoplanin-expressing cells, including lymphatic vessels and meningeal layers, expand to create a distinct drainage microenvironment. In this study, we sought to characterize myeloid cells, which populate this region, using a mouse model of neuroinflammation, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Utilizing a combination of immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and scRNAseq, we report that macrophages and dendritic cells from this region display unique expressional signatures related to tolerance, cell death, and reduced inflammatory profile. Together, this data supports that myeloid retention at the cribriform plate and olfactory bulb meninges promotes a local immunosuppressive environment.
During neuroinflammation, CD11c+CD11b+ myeloid cells accumulate at the cribriform plate, a key cerebrospinal fluid and antigen outflow site in mice. At this site, podoplanin-expressing cells, including lymphatic vessels and meningeal layers, expand to create a distinct drainage microenvironment. In this study, we sought to characterize myeloid cells, which populate this region, using a mouse model of neuroinflammation, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Utilizing a combination of immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and scRNAseq, we report that macrophages and dendritic cells from this region display unique expressional signatures related to tolerance, cell death, and reduced inflammatory profile. Together, this data supports that myeloid retention at the cribriform plate and olfactory bulb meninges promotes a local immunosuppressive environment.
