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Bone marrow derived elements and resident microglia in brain inflammation

H Lassmann1, M Schmied, K Vass

  • 1Research Unit for Experimental Neuropathology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna.

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|January 1, 1993
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The central nervous system (CNS) has circulating T-lymphocytes and monocytes, with microglia acting as effector cells in brain inflammation models like experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Resident microglia are stable, unlike meningeal and perivascular monocytes.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroimmunology
  • Cell Biology
  • Virology

Background:

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) central nervous system (CNS) infection relies on infected cell migration into the brain.
  • Understanding hematogenous cell dynamics in the CNS is crucial for studying neuroinflammation and HIV pathogenesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the homing and turnover of bone marrow-derived cells within the CNS.
  • To analyze these dynamics under normal conditions and during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a model of brain inflammation.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry.
  • Radiation bone marrow chimeras were used to track cell origins.
  • Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was induced in Lewis rats.

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Main Results:

  • The CNS is patrolled by T-lymphocytes and monocytes; meningeal and perivascular monocyte turnover accelerates during inflammation.
  • Resident microglia form a stable cell pool, rarely replaced by hematogenous cells, even post-inflammation.
  • In chimeric animals, microglia, astrocytes, and ependymal cells did not present antigens, yet EAE inflammatory responses were similar to controls.
  • Resident microglia express the macrophage activation antigen ED1, indicating effector function.

Conclusions:

  • Microglia function as effector cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) lesions.
  • Hematogenous cell turnover in the CNS differs significantly between monocytes and resident microglia.
  • Resident microglia are a distinct and stable cell population within the adult CNS.