Central nervous system regeneration is driven by microglia necroptosis and repopulation

AF Lloyd, CL Davies, RK Holloway, Y Labrak… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
AF Lloyd, CL Davies, RK Holloway, Y Labrak, G Ireland, D Carradori, A Dillenburg, E Borger…
Nature neuroscience, 2019nature.com
Failed regeneration of CNS myelin contributes to clinical decline in neuroinflammatory and
neurodegenerative diseases, for which there is an unmet therapeutic need. Here we reveal
that efficient remyelination requires death of proinflammatory microglia followed by
repopulation to a pro-regenerative state. We propose that impaired microglia death and/or
repopulation may underpin dysregulated microglia activation in neurological diseases, and
we reveal therapeutic targets to promote white matter regeneration.
Abstract
Failed regeneration of CNS myelin contributes to clinical decline in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, for which there is an unmet therapeutic need. Here we reveal that efficient remyelination requires death of proinflammatory microglia followed by repopulation to a pro-regenerative state. We propose that impaired microglia death and/or repopulation may underpin dysregulated microglia activation in neurological diseases, and we reveal therapeutic targets to promote white matter regeneration.
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