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Brain macrophage development, diversity and dysregulation in health and disease

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Silvin, Aymeric, Qian, Jiawen, Ginhoux, Florent·2023·Cellular & Molecular Immunology

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Brain macrophages include microglia in the parenchyma, border-associated macrophages in the meningeal-choroid plexus-perivascular space, and monocyte-derived macrophages that infiltrate the brain under various disease conditions. The vast heterogeneity of these cells has been elucidated over the last decade using revolutionary multiomics technologies. As such, we can now start to define these various macrophage populations according to their ontogeny and their diverse functional programs during brain development, homeostasis and disease pathogenesis. In this review, we first outline the critical roles played by brain macrophages during development and healthy aging. We then discuss how brain macrophages might undergo reprogramming and contribute to neurodegenerative disorders, autoimmune diseases, and glioma. Finally, we speculate about the most recent and ongoing discoveries that are prompting translational attempts to leverage brain macrophages as prognostic markers or therapeutic targets for diseases that affect the brain.

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  • With aging or premature death, perivascular macrophages are replaced by monocyte-derived macrophages that appear more prone to induce inflammation.

    “With aging, or premature death, perivascular macrophages are replaced by monocyte-derived macrophages that appear to be more prone to induce inflammation [382,383,384].”

    From Revisiting the Pathogenesis of X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (2025) · cites this paper as [384]

    The ‘Impact of aging on brain macrophage renewal’ section says the monocyte-derived proportion of brain macrophages increases with age and that these cells appear more prone to induce inflammation. It says macrophages that die are sometimes replaced by recruited monocytes, but sometimes by neighboring macrophages; it does not establish that perivascular macrophages specifically are replaced as the claim states. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  1. [84]Schonhoff A Figge D Williams G Jurkuvenaite A Gallups N Childers G Bord-associated macrophages Mediat neuroinflammatory response alpha-synuclein model Parkinson Dis 2022 10.1101/2022.10.12.511960 PMC10293214 37365181 · DOI

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Authors
Silvin, A., Qian, J., & Ginhoux, F.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
Corresponding author
Ginhoux, Florent
Venue
Cellular & Molecular Immunology
Published
2023-06-26
Volume
20
Issue
11
Pages
1277-1289
ISSN
  • 1672-7681 (ISSN-L)
  • 2042-0226
OpenAlex
W4382181798
Cited by
137
References
165
Citations by year
2026: 41 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 6
FWCI
3.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
brain macrophages, microglia, border-associated macrophages, meningeal macrophages, choroid plexus macrophages, perivascular macrophages, monocyte-derived macrophages, macrophage heterogeneity, macrophage ontogeny, brain development, healthy aging, neurodegenerative diseases, glioma, macrophage reprogramming, prognostic factors, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Autoimmune Diseases, Brain, Humans, Macrophages, Meninges, Microglia

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