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Microglial modulation through colony‐stimulating factor‐1 receptor inhibition attenuates demyelination
Author(s) -
Wies Mancini Victoria Sofía Berenice,
Pasquini Juana María,
Correale Jorge Daniel,
Pasquini Laura Andrea
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
glia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.954
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1098-1136
pISSN - 0894-1491
DOI - 10.1002/glia.23540
Subject(s) - remyelination , multiple sclerosis , neuroprotection , microglia , neurodegeneration , neuroscience , myelin , neuroinflammation , biology , immunology , medicine , central nervous system , inflammation , disease
Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common causes of progressive disability affecting young people with very few therapeutic options available for its progressive forms. Its pathophysiology involves demyelination and neurodegeneration apparently driven by microglial activation, which is physiologically dependent on colony‐stimulating factor‐1 receptor (CSF‐1R) signaling. In the present work, we used microglial modulation through oral administration of brain‐penetrant CSF‐1R inhibitor BLZ945 in acute and chronic cuprizone (CPZ)‐induced demyelination to evaluate preventive and therapeutic effects on de/remyelination and neurodegeneration. Our results show that BLZ945 induced a significant reduction in the number of microglia. Preventive BLZ945 treatment attenuated demyelination in the acute CPZ model, mainly in cortex and external capsule. In contrast, BLZ945 treatment in the acute CPZ model failed to protect myelin or foster remyelination in myelin‐rich areas, which may respond to a loss in microglial phagocytic capacity and the consequent impairment in oligodendroglial differentiation. Preventive and therapeutic BLZ945 treatment promoted remyelination and neuroprotection in the chronic model. These results could be potentially transferred to the treatment of progressive forms of MS.