NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates
Boghdadi AG, Spurrier J, Teo L, Li M, Skarica M, Cao B, Kwan WC, Merson TD, Nilsson SK, Sestan N, Strittmatter SM, Bourne JA. NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6906. PMID: 34824275, PMCID: PMC8617297, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27245-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain injuryPeripheral macrophage infiltrationIschemic brain injuryAnti-inflammatory responseMajority of astrocytesNeurite outgrowth inhibitory proteinIschemic strokePeripheral macrophagesReactive astrocytesMacrophage infiltrationStroke recoveryAstrocyte clustersMarmoset monkeysVisual cortexAstrocytesNogoASingle-nucleus transcriptomicsInhibitory proteinInjuryStrokeHuman brainInfiltrationCritical rolePrecise functionOligodendrocytes