Skull and vertebral bone marrow are myeloid cell reservoirs for the meninges and CNS parenchyma

A Cugurra, T Mamuladze, J Rustenhoven, T Dykstra… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Myeloid cells are highly heterogeneous, with distinct ontogenies and
immune functions. The diverse role of myeloid populations, including monocytes …

Direct vascular channels connect skull bone marrow and the brain surface enabling myeloid cell migration

F Herisson, V Frodermann, G Courties, D Rohde… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Innate immune cells recruited to inflammatory sites have short life spans and originate from
the marrow, which is distributed throughout the long and flat bones. While bone marrow …

Cerebrospinal fluid regulates skull bone marrow niches via direct access through dural channels

JA Mazzitelli, LCD Smyth, KA Cross, T Dykstra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
It remains unclear how immune cells from skull bone marrow niches are recruited to the
meninges. Here we report that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accesses skull bone marrow via …

Myeloid cells in the central nervous system

J Herz, AJ Filiano, AT Wiltbank, N Yogev, J Kipnis - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
The central nervous system (CNS) and its meningeal coverings accommodate a diverse
myeloid compartment that includes parenchymal microglia and perivascular macrophages …

Skull bone marrow channels as immune gateways to the central nervous system

JA Mazzitelli, FE Pulous, LCD Smyth, Z Kaya… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Decades of research have characterized diverse immune cells surveilling the CNS. More
recently, the discovery of osseous channels (so-called 'skull channels') connecting the …

Heterogeneity of meningeal B cells reveals a lymphopoietic niche at the CNS borders

S Brioschi, WL Wang, V Peng, M Wang, I Shchukina… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The meninges are a three-layer membrane that covers the central nervous
system (CNS): The outermost layer, the dura mater, is attached onto the skull periosteum; …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct molecular profiles of skull bone marrow in health and neurological disorders

ZI Kolabas, LB Kuemmerle, R Perneczky, B Förstera… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The bone marrow in the skull is important for shaping immune responses in the brain and
meninges, but its molecular makeup among bones and relevance in human diseases …

Cerebrospinal fluid can exit into the skull bone marrow and instruct cranial hematopoiesis in mice with bacterial meningitis

FE Pulous, JC Cruz-Hernández, C Yang, Ζ Kaya… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Interactions between the immune and central nervous systems strongly influence brain
health. Although the blood–brain barrier restricts this crosstalk, we now know that meningeal …

Ontogeny and homeostasis of CNS myeloid cells

M Prinz, D Erny, N Hagemeyer - Nature immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Myeloid cells in the central nervous system (CNS) represent a heterogeneous class of
innate immune cells that contribute to the maintenance of tissue homeostasis differentially …

The role of peripheral immune cells in the CNS in steady state and disease

M Prinz, J Priller - Nature neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
The CNS is protected by the immune system, including cells that reside directly within the
CNS and help to ensure proper neural function, as well as cells that traffic into the CNS with …