Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
Volume 210, Issue 1-2, Pages 3-12Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.02.003
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Microglia; Signature genes; Phagocytosis; Alternative activation; Notch; A beta
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- National Research Fund of Luxembourg [FNR03/04/04, FNR06/04/01]
- University of Luxembourg
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M1 and M2 are the extremes of the differentiation spectrum of activated macrophages. Since microglia are members of the same cell lineage, we have characterized their transcription profile and their phagocytic activity under different conditions. LIPS or IFN-gamma induce a M1-like phenotype, while IL-10 or IL-4 differentiate microglia towards a M2-deactivated or M2-alternatively-activated phenotype respectively. These differentiation processes also affect the Notch pathway. In order to study the polarization induced by A beta, microglia was stimulated with different forms of the peptide. The oligomeric A beta is a stronger M1-inductor than the fibrillar form. Moreover, a cytokine-induced anti-inflammatory environment reduces the microglial reactivity towards oligomeric A beta. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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