Phagocytic astrocytes: Emerging from the shadows of microglia.
Phagocytic astrocytes: Emerging from the shadows of microglia.
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Elimination of dead or live cells take place in both a healthy and diseased central nervous system (CNS). Dying or dead cells are quickly cleared by phagocytosis for the maintenance of a healthy CNS or for recovery after injury. Live cells or parts thereof, such as the synapses and myelin, are appropriately eliminated by phagocytosis to maintain or refine neural networks during development and adulthood. Microglia, the specific population of resident macrophages in the CNS, are classically considered as primary phagocytes; however, astrocytes have also been highlighted as phagocytes in the last decade. Phagocytic targets and receptors are reported to be mostly common between astrocytes and microglia, which raises the question of how astrocytic phagocytosis differs from microglial phagocytosis, and how these two phagocytic systems cooperate. In this review, we address the consequences of astrocytic phagocytosis, particularly focusing on these elusive points. Phagocytic targets are mostly common between astrocytes and microglia. Various factors determine whether either of the glial cell types phagocytose the targets. Interaction of astrocytes and microglia may provide microglia with a phagocytic advantage.
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影响因子:
9.2
作者:
Bernardinelli, Yann;Randall, Jerome;Muller, Dominique
通讯作者:
Muller, Dominique
影响因子:
16.2
作者:
Armand EJ;Li J;Xie F;Luo C;Mukamel EA
通讯作者:
Mukamel EA
影响因子:
12.7
作者:
Cignarella, Francesca;Filipello, Fabia;Piccio, Laura
通讯作者:
Piccio, Laura
影响因子:
9.8
作者:
Abiega O;Beccari S;Diaz-Aparicio I;Nadjar A;Layé S;Leyrolle Q;Gómez-Nicola D;Domercq M;Pérez-Samartín A;Sánchez-Zafra V;Paris I;Valero J;Savage JC;Hui CW;Tremblay MÈ;Deudero JJ;Brewster AL;Anderson AE;Zaldumbide L;Galbarriatu L;Marinas A;Vivanco Md;Matute C;Maletic-Savatic M;Encinas JM;Sierra A
通讯作者:
Sierra A
影响因子:
17.1
作者:
Alawieh A;Langley EF;Tomlinson S
通讯作者:
Tomlinson S