Perivascular macrophages (pvM) are closely associated with cerebral vasculature and play an essential role in drainage of the brain and regulation of the immune response. Here, using reporter mouse models and immunofluorescence on sections and whole brain, flow cytometry and single cell sequencing, we identify a Lyve1+ brain perivascular population lacking classical macrophage markers such as CD45 and Cx3cr1. We named the new non-conventional CD45 negative perivascular macrophages pvM2. These cells have a similar location, morphology and phagocytic function as conventional pvM. The pvM2 are not derived from hematopoietic stem cells, as they are negative in the VavtdT lineage tracing model. They increase in number after photothrombotic induced stroke established by flow cytometry and 3D immunofluorescence analysis. Since CD45 negative cells were typically excluded from macrophage studies, the presence of pvM2 has been previously missed and their role is of importance to assess in the brain disease models.
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Supplementary Figure 1-6
3D reconstruction of Lyve1 cells within the mouse brain.
3D reconstruction of confocal imaging of pvM2 near the blood vessel
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Posted 19 May, 2021
Posted 19 May, 2021
Perivascular macrophages (pvM) are closely associated with cerebral vasculature and play an essential role in drainage of the brain and regulation of the immune response. Here, using reporter mouse models and immunofluorescence on sections and whole brain, flow cytometry and single cell sequencing, we identify a Lyve1+ brain perivascular population lacking classical macrophage markers such as CD45 and Cx3cr1. We named the new non-conventional CD45 negative perivascular macrophages pvM2. These cells have a similar location, morphology and phagocytic function as conventional pvM. The pvM2 are not derived from hematopoietic stem cells, as they are negative in the VavtdT lineage tracing model. They increase in number after photothrombotic induced stroke established by flow cytometry and 3D immunofluorescence analysis. Since CD45 negative cells were typically excluded from macrophage studies, the presence of pvM2 has been previously missed and their role is of importance to assess in the brain disease models.
The full text of this article is available to read as a PDF.
There is NO Competing Interest.
This is a list of supplementary files associated with this preprint. Click to download.
Supplementary Figure 1-6
3D reconstruction of Lyve1 cells within the mouse brain.
3D reconstruction of confocal imaging of pvM2 near the blood vessel
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