期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 362-376出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1201-21.2021
关键词
cerebral cortex; developing brain; microglia; neural progenitors; neurovascular unit; pericyte
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [JP18K15003, JP21K15330, JP21H05624]
- Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
- Kanae Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Science
- Uehara Memorial Foundation
- Narishige Neuroscience Research Foundation
This study reveals the important role of pericytes in the distribution and function of microglia in the developing brain. Pericytes promote microglial proliferation and the production of soluble factors, indirectly affecting microglial effects on neural progenitors.
Multifaceted microglial functions in the developing brain, such as promoting the differentiation of neural progenitors and contributing to the positioning and survival of neurons, have been progressively revealed. Although previous studies have noted the relationship between vascular endothelial cells and microglia in the developing brain, little attention has been given to the importance of pericytes, the mural cells surrounding endothelial cells. In this study, we attempted to dissect the role of pericytes in microglial distribution and function in developing mouse brains. Our immunohistochemical analysis showed that approximately half of the microglia attached to capillaries in the cerebral walls. Notably, a magnified observation of the position of microglia, vascular endothelial cells and pericytes demonstrated that microglia were preferentially associated with pericytes that covered 79.8% of the total capillary surface area. Through in vivo pericyte depletion induced by the intraventricular administration of a neutralizing antibody against platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)b (clone APB5), we found that microglial density was markedly decreased compared with that in control antibody-treated brains because of their low proliferative capacity. Moreover, in vitro coculture of isolated CD11b+ microglia and NG2+PDGFRa- cells, which are mostly composed of pericytes, from parenchymal cells indicated that pericytes promote microglial proliferation via the production of soluble factors. Furthermore, pericyte depletion by APB5 treatment resulted in a failure of microglia to promote the differentiation of neural stem cells into intermediate progenitors. Taken together, our findings suggest that pericytes facilitate microglial homeostasis in the developing brains, thereby indirectly supporting microglial effects on neural progenitors.
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