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The role of inflammatory cytokines as key modulators of neurogenesis

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Borsini, Alessandra, Zunszain, Patricia A., Thuret, Sandrine, Pariante, Carmine M.·2015·Trends in Neurosciences

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Neurogenesis is an important process in the regulation of brain function and behaviour, highly active in early development and continuing throughout life. Recent studies have shown that neurogenesis is modulated by inflammatory cytokines in response to an activated immune system. To disentangle the effects of the different cytokines on neurogenesis, here we summarise and discuss in vitro studies on individual cytokines. We show that inflammatory cytokines have both a positive and negative role on proliferation and neuronal differentiation. Hence, this strengthens the notion that inflammation is involved in molecular and cellular mechanisms associated with complex cognitive processes and, therefore, that alterations in brain-immune communication are relevant to the development of neuropsychiatric disorders.

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  • In response to damage and disease, microglia transition to a proinflammatory state where they release cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α, which can impair new neuron production and cell survival.

    “In response to damage and disease, microglia transition to a proinflammatory state where they release cytokines, such as IL-1β, 1L-6, and TNF-α, which can impair new neuron production and cell survival (reviewed in Borsini et al., 2015) (Figure 2A).”

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  • Microglia participate in stem cell proliferation and survival through their release of trophic factors and anti-inflammatory cytokines.

    “Microglia participate in stem cell proliferation and survival through their release of important trophic factors and anti-inflammatory cytokines (Battista et al., 2006; Borsini et al., 2015).”

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Authors
Borsini, A., Zunszain, P. A., Thuret, S., & Pariante, C. M.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-03
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
145-157
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2055823139
Cited by
381
References
116
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 18 · 2012: 1
FWCI
4.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (MR/J002739/1)
  • Psychiatry Research Trust
  • Alzheimer's Society
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (MR/J002739/1)
  • King's College London
  • Medical Research Council (MR/J002739/1)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
neurogenesis, inflammatory cytokines, brain-immune communication, neuronal proliferation, neuronal differentiation, neuroinflammation, neuropsychiatric disorders, cognitive processes
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Cytokines, Cell Proliferation, Neurogenesis

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