Brain perivascular macrophages: current understanding and future prospects

W Wen, J Cheng, Y Tang - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Brain perivascular macrophages are specialized populations of macrophages that reside in
the space around cerebral vessels, such as penetrating arteries and venules. With the help …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptome analyses reveal microglia types associated with proliferative retinopathy

Z Liu, H Shi, J Xu, Q Yang, Q Ma, X Mao, Z Xu, Y Zhou… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pathological angiogenesis is a major cause of irreversible blindness in individuals of all age
groups with proliferative retinopathy (PR). Mononuclear phagocytes (MPs) within …

[HTML][HTML] CD206+ macrophages transventricularly infiltrate the early embryonic cerebral wall to differentiate into microglia

Y Hattori, D Kato, F Murayama, S Koike, H Asai… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
The relationships between tissue-resident microglia and early macrophages, especially their
lineage segregation outside the yolk sac, have been recently explored, providing a model in …

The multifaceted roles of embryonic microglia in the developing brain

Y Hattori - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia
originate from erythromyeloid progenitors in the yolk sac at the early embryonic stage, and …

Microglia cannibalism and efferocytosis leads to shorter lifespans of developmental microglia

H Gordon, ZT Schafer, CJ Smith - PLoS biology, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The overproduction of cells and subsequent production of debris is a universal principle of
neurodevelopment. Here, we show an additional feature of the developing nervous system …

YAP1 silencing attenuated lung injury/fibrosis but worsened diaphragmatic function by regulating oxidative stress and inflammation response in mice

S Li, X Zhou, R Zeng, L Lin, X Zou, Y Yan, Z Lu… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is a crucial mechanism in the pathophysiology of lung injury/fibrosis and
diaphragmatic dysfunction. Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) is a key oxidative stress …

The embryonic zebrafish brain is exclusively colonized by pu.1-dependent and lymphatic-independent population of microglia

T Yu, J Chen, Y Wang, J Xu - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Microglia, the crucial immune cells inhabiting the central nervous system (CNS), perform a
range of vital functions, encompassing immune defense and neuronal regulation. Microglia …

CNS macrophage contributions to myelin health

A Hoffmann, VE Miron - Immunological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Myelin is the membrane surrounding neuronal axons in the central nervous system (CNS),
produced by oligodendrocytes to provide insulation for electrical impulse conduction and …

Fate‐mapping studies in inbred mice: A model for understanding macrophage development and homeostasis?

DA Hume - European Journal of Immunology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) was defined in the early 1970s as a family of
cells including progenitors, monocytes in the circulation, and resident tissue macrophages …

Meningeal lymphatic vessel crosstalk with central nervous system immune cells in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

M Gao, X Wang, S Su, W Feng, Y Lai… - Neural Regeneration …, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Meningeal lymphatic vessels form a relationship between the nervous system and
periphery, which is relevant in both health and disease. Meningeal lymphatic vessels not …