期刊
NEURON
卷 94, 期 4, 页码 759-+出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.04.043
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- Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation International Research Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury
- Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation
- JPB Foundation
- Novartis Institute of Basic Research, an NIH [R01 DA015043]
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation [DRG-2125-12]
- NIH [5T32MH019938-22, 1K08MH112120]
Microglia, the resident macrophages of the CNS, engage in various CNS-specific functions that are critical for development and health. To better study microglia and the properties that distinguish them from other tissue macrophage populations, we have optimized serum-free culture conditions to permit robust survival of highly ramified adult microglia under defined-medium conditions. We find that astrocyte-derived factors prevent microglial death ex vivo and that this activity results from three primary components, CSF-1/IL-34, TGF-beta 2, and cholesterol. Using microglial cultures that have never been exposed to serum, we demonstrate a dramatic and lasting change in phagocytic capacity after serum exposure. Finally, we find that mature microglia rapidly lose signature gene expression after isolation, and that this loss can be reversed by engrafting cells back into an intact CNS environment. These data indicate that the specialized gene expression profile of mature microglia requires continuous instructive signaling from the intact CNS.
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