Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3065611 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Microglia participate in immune responses in the brain. However, little is known about the contact-mediated interaction between microglia and neurons. We report here that the cell-to-cell contacts between microglial processes and dendrites of hippocampal CA1 neurons were dramatically increased in density and area following local injection of kainic acid (KA). A similar KA-induced increase in the degree of intercellular contacts was observed in mice lacking telencephalin (TLCN), a neuronal dendritic adhesion molecule of ICAM family. The results suggest that adhesive contacts independent of TLCN and contact-mediated interactions between microglia and dendrites were promoted by excitotoxic brain injury.
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Authors
Sanae Hasegawa, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Nagao, Masayoshi Mishina, Kensaku Mori,