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Macrophages at CNS interfaces: Ontogeny and function in health and disease

Kierdorf, Katrin, Masuda, Takahiro, Jordão, Marta Joana Costa, Prinz, Marco·2019·Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Abstract

The segregation and limited regenerative capacity of the CNS necessitate a specialized and tightly regulated resident immune system that continuously guards the CNS against invading pathogens and injury. Immunity in the CNS has generally been attributed to neuron-associated microglia in the parenchyma, whose origin and functions have recently been elucidated. However, there are several other specialized macrophage populations at the CNS borders, including dural, leptomeningeal, perivascular and choroid plexus macrophages (collectively known as CNS-associated macrophages (CAMs)), whose origins and roles in health and disease have remained largely uncharted. CAMs are thought to be involved in regulating the fine balance between the proper segregation of the CNS, on the one hand, and the essential exchange between the CNS parenchyma and the periphery, on the other. Recent studies that have been empowered by major technological advances have shed new light on these cells and suggest central roles for CAMs in CNS physiology and in the pathogenesis of diseases.

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  • Perivascular macrophages belong to CNS border-associated macrophages (CAMs).

    “They belong to CNS border-associated macrophages (CAMs) [367,368].”

    From Revisiting the Pathogenesis of X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (2025) · cites this paper as [367]

  • Single-cell profiling suggested that CAMs share functions with microglia and astrocytes in maintaining CNS homeostasis and regulating barrier functions.

    “Single-cell profiling suggested functions shared with microglia and astrocytes in maintaining CNS homeostasis [372] and regulating barrier functions [367,378,379,380].”

    From Revisiting the Pathogenesis of X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (2025) · cites this paper as [367]

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Authors
Kierdorf, K., Masuda, T., Jordão, M. J. C., & Prinz, M.
Affiliations
University of Freiburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Prinz, Marco
Venue
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Published
2019-07-29
Volume
20
Issue
9
Pages
547-562
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W2965570118
Cited by
416
References
196
Citations by year
2026: 54 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 8 · 2012: 1
FWCI
4.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
Keywords
perivascular macrophages, choroid plexus macrophages, macrophage ontogeny, meninges, blood-brain barrier, neuroinflammation, neurodegenerative diseases
MeSH terms
Animals, Central Nervous System, Humans, Macrophages, Neurons, Inflammation Mediators, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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