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Aged lipid‐laden microglia display impaired responses to stroke

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Arbaizar‐Rovirosa, Maria, Pedragosa, Jordi, Lozano, Juan J, Casal, Carme, Pol, Albert, Gallizioli, Mattia, Planas, Anna M·2023·EMBO Molecular Medicine

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Microglial cells of the aged brain manifest signs of dysfunction that could contribute to the worse neurological outcome of stroke in the elderly. Treatment with colony‐stimulating factor 1 receptor antagonists enables transient microglia depletion that is followed by microglia repopulation after treatment interruption, causing no known harm to mice. We tested whether this strategy restored microglia function and ameliorated stroke outcome in old mice. Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion induced innate immune responses in microglia highlighted by type I interferon and metabolic changes involving lipid droplet biogenesis. Old microglia accumulated lipids under steady state and displayed exacerbated innate immune responses to stroke. Microglia repopulation in old mice reduced lipid‐laden microglia, and the cells exhibited reduced inflammatory responses to ischemia. Moreover, old mice with renewed microglia showed improved motor function 2 weeks after stroke. We conclude that lipid deposits in aged microglia impair the cellular responses to ischemia and worsen functional recovery in old mice.

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Arbaizar‐Rovirosa, M., Pedragosa, J., Lozano, J. J., Casal, C., Pol, A., Gallizioli, M., & Planas, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
Corresponding author
Planas, Anna M
Venue
EMBO Molecular Medicine
Published
2022-12-21
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
e17175-e17175
ISSN
  • 1757-4676 (ISSN-L)
  • 1757-4684
OpenAlex
W4312066749
Cited by
94
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22
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Language
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  • EMBO Molecular Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
  • EC ¦ European Regional Development Fund
  • MEC ¦ Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2020‐113202RB‐I00, PRE2018‐085737)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
Keywords
stroke, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, microglial depletion, microglial repopulation, innate immune response, type I interferon, lipid droplet formation, neuroinflammation, functional recovery, motor function, aging
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain Ischemia, Ischemia, Lipids, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microglia, Stroke, Mice

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