Stroke subtype-dependent synapse elimination by reactive gliosis in mice

Xiaojing Shi, Longlong Luo, Jixian Wang, Hui Shen, Yongfang Li, Muyassar Mamtilahun, Chang Liu, Rubing Shi, Joon-Hyuk Lee, Hengli Tian, Zhijun Zhang, Yongting Wang, Won-Suk Chung (), Yaohui Tang () and Guo-Yuan Yang ()
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Xiaojing Shi: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Longlong Luo: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jixian Wang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hui Shen: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yongfang Li: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Muyassar Mamtilahun: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chang Liu: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Rubing Shi: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Joon-Hyuk Lee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hengli Tian: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhijun Zhang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yongting Wang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Won-Suk Chung: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yaohui Tang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Guo-Yuan Yang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Abstract The pathological role of reactive gliosis in CNS repair remains controversial. In this study, using murine ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke models, we demonstrated that microglia/macrophages and astrocytes are differentially involved in engulfing synapses in the reactive gliosis region. By specifically deleting MEGF10 and MERTK phagocytic receptors, we determined that inhibiting phagocytosis of microglia/macrophages or astrocytes in ischemic stroke improved neurobehavioral outcomes and attenuated brain damage. In hemorrhagic stroke, inhibiting phagocytosis of microglia/macrophages but not astrocytes improved neurobehavioral outcomes. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed that phagocytosis related biological processes and pathways were downregulated in astrocytes of the hemorrhagic brain compared to the ischemic brain. Together, these findings suggest that reactive microgliosis and astrogliosis play individual roles in mediating synapse engulfment in pathologically distinct murine stroke models and preventing this process could rescue synapse loss.

Date: 2021
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