CD163+ macrophages monitor enhanced permeability at the blood-dorsal root ganglion barrier

In dorsal root ganglia (DRG), macrophages reside close to sensory neurons and have largely been explored in the context of pain, nerve injury, and repair. However, we discovered that most DRG macrophages interact with and monitor the vasculature by sampling macromolecules from the blood. Characteriz...

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Published in:The Journal of experimental medicine 2024-02, Vol.221 (2)
Main Authors: Lund, Harald, Hunt, Matthew A, Kurtović, Zerina, Sandor, Katalin, Kägy, Paul B, Fereydouni, Noah, Julien, Anais, Göritz, Christian, Vazquez-Liebanas, Elisa, Andaloussi Mäe, Maarja, Jurczak, Alexandra, Han, Jinming, Zhu, Keying, Harris, Robert A, Lampa, Jon, Graversen, Jonas Heilskov, Etzerodt, Anders, Haglund, Lisbet, Yaksh, Tony L, Svensson, Camilla I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Biology
Endothelial Cells
Ganglia, Spinal
Humans
Immunologi inom det medicinska området
Innate immunity and inflammation
Macrophages
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicinsk bioteknologi
Medicinsk bioteknologi (inriktn. mot cellbiologi (inkl. stamcellsbiologi), molekylärbiologi, mikrobiologi, biokemi eller biofarmaci)
Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper
Neuroinflammation
Neurovetenskaper
Pericytes
Permeability
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Summary:In dorsal root ganglia (DRG), macrophages reside close to sensory neurons and have largely been explored in the context of pain, nerve injury, and repair. However, we discovered that most DRG macrophages interact with and monitor the vasculature by sampling macromolecules from the blood. Characterization of the DRG vasculature revealed a specialized endothelial bed that transformed in molecular, structural, and permeability properties along the arteriovenous axis and was covered by macrophage-interacting pericytes and fibroblasts. Macrophage phagocytosis spatially aligned with peak endothelial permeability, a process regulated by enhanced caveolar transcytosis in endothelial cells. Profiling the DRG immune landscape revealed two subsets of perivascular macrophages with distinct transcriptome, turnover, and function. CD163+ macrophages self-maintained locally, specifically participated in vasculature monitoring, displayed distinct responses during peripheral inflammation, and were conserved in mouse and man. Our work provides a molecular explanation for the permeability of the blood-DRG barrier and identifies an unappreciated role of macrophages as integral components of the DRG-neurovascular unit.
ISSN:0022-1007
1540-9538
1540-9538
DOI:10.1084/jem.20230675