Distinct and non-redundant roles of microglia and myeloid subsets in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
Mononuclear phagocytes are important modulators of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the specific functions of resident microglia, bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells, and perivascular macrophages have not been resolved. To elucidate the spatiotemporal roles of mononuclear phagocytes during disea...
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Published in | The Journal of neuroscience Vol. 31; no. 31; pp. 11159 - 11171 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Society for Neuroscience
03.08.2011
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Summary: | Mononuclear phagocytes are important modulators of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the specific functions of resident microglia, bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells, and perivascular macrophages have not been resolved. To elucidate the spatiotemporal roles of mononuclear phagocytes during disease, we targeted myeloid cell subsets from different compartments and examined disease pathogenesis in three different mouse models of AD (APP(swe/PS1), APP(swe), and APP23 mice). We identified chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2)-expressing myeloid cells as the population that was preferentially recruited to β-amyloid (Aβ) deposits. Unexpectedly, AD brains with dysfunctional microglia and devoid of parenchymal bone marrow-derived phagocytes did not show overt changes in plaque pathology and Aβ load. In contrast, restriction of CCR2 deficiency to perivascular myeloid cells drastically impaired β-amyloid clearance and amplified vascular Aβ deposition, while parenchymal plaque deposition remained unaffected. Together, our data advocate selective functions of CCR2-expressing myeloid subsets, which could be targeted specifically to modify disease burden in AD. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 A. Mildner's present address: Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. A.M., B.S., K.K., J.P., and M.P. contributed equally to this work. Author contributions: A.M., W.B., M.T.H., J.P., and M.P. designed research; B.S., K.K., C.B., D.E., M.P.K., M.Q., I.B., and M.P. performed research; M.T.H. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; A.M., B.S., K.K., C.B., D.E., M.P.K., M.Q., I.B., W.B., and M.P. analyzed data; J.P. and M.P. wrote the paper. |
ISSN: | 0270-6474 1529-2401 |
DOI: | 10.1523/jneurosci.6209-10.2011 |