PMID- 26432480 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190124 LR - 20190124 IS - 0006-3002 (Print) IS - 0006-3002 (Linking) VI - 1862 IP - 3 DP - 2016 Mar TI - Bone marrow-derived macrophages and the CNS: An update on the use of experimental chimeric mouse models and bone marrow transplantation in neurological disorders. PG - 310-22 LID - S0925-4439(15)00289-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.09.017 [doi] AB - The central nervous system (CNS) is a very unique system with multiple features that differentiate it from systemic tissues. One of the most captivating aspects of its distinctive nature is the presence of the blood brain barrier (BBB), which seals it from the periphery. Therefore, to preserve tissue homeostasis, the CNS has to rely heavily on resident cells such as microglia. These pivotal cells of the mononuclear lineage have important and dichotomous roles according to various neurological disorders. However, certain insults can overwhelm microglia as well as compromising the integrity of the BBB, thus allowing the infiltration of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). The use of myeloablation and bone marrow transplantation allowed the generation of chimeric mice to study resident microglia and infiltrated BMDM separately. This breakthrough completely revolutionized the way we captured these 2 types of mononuclear phagocytic cells. We now realize that microglia and BMDM exhibit distinct features and appear to perform different tasks. Since these cells are central in several pathologies, it is crucial to use chimeric mice to analyze their functions and mechanisms to possibly harness them for therapeutic purpose. This review will shed light on the advent of this methodology and how it allowed deciphering the ontology of microglia and its maintenance during adulthood. We will also compare the different strategies used to perform myeloablation. Finally, we will discuss the landmark studies that used chimeric mice to characterize the roles of microglia and BMDM in several neurological disorders. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Neuro Inflammation edited by Helga E. de Vries and Markus Schwaninger. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Larochelle, Antoine AU - Larochelle A AD - Neuroscience Laboratory, CHU de Quebec Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Blvd., Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada. FAU - Bellavance, Marc-Andre AU - Bellavance MA AD - Neuroscience Laboratory, CHU de Quebec Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Blvd., Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada. FAU - Michaud, Jean-Philippe AU - Michaud JP AD - Neuroscience Laboratory, CHU de Quebec Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Blvd., Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada. FAU - Rivest, Serge AU - Rivest S AD - Neuroscience Laboratory, CHU de Quebec Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Blvd., Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada. Electronic address: Serge.Rivest@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20151008 PL - Netherlands TA - Biochim Biophys Acta JT - Biochimica et biophysica acta JID - 0217513 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Bone Marrow Transplantation/methods MH - Brain/metabolism/pathology MH - Central Nervous System/metabolism/*pathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Humans MH - Macrophages/metabolism/*pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Microglia/metabolism/pathology MH - Nervous System Diseases/genetics/*pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - Bone marrow OT - Chimeric mice OT - Multiple sclerosis OT - Myeloid cells OT - Stroke EDAT- 2015/10/04 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/25 06:00 CRDT- 2015/10/04 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/09/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/25 06:00 [medline] AID - S0925-4439(15)00289-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.09.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Mar;1862(3):310-22. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.09.017. Epub 2015 Oct 8.