期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 34, 期 10, 页码 2310-2321出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.03.022
关键词
Aging; Microglia; Retina; Microarray; Gene expression; Complement; Activation; Angiogenesis; Neurotrophic factors; Senescence
资金
- NEI Intramural
- National Eye Institute Intramural Research Program
- American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
- program of the American Health Assistance Foundation
Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative disorders. It has been hypothesized that microglia undergo age-related changes in gene expression patterns that give rise to pathogenic phenotypes. We compared the gene expression profiles in microglia isolated ex vivo from the retinas of mice ranging from early adulthood to late senescence. We discovered that microglial gene expression demonstrated progressive change with increasing age, and involved genes that regulate microglial supportive functions and immune activation. Molecular pathways involving immune function and regulation, angiogenesis, and neurotrophin signaling demonstrated age-related change. In particular, expression levels of complement genes, C3 and CFB, previously associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), increased with aging, suggesting that senescent microglia may contribute to complement dysregulation during disease pathogenesis. Taken together, senescent microglia demonstrate age-related gene expression changes capable of altering their constitutive support functions and regulation of their activation status in ways relating to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the CNS. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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