BAM! Pathogen control at the brain border

Sebastian A Stifter; Melanie Greter

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2022.10.013

BAM! Pathogen control at the brain border

Immunity. 2022 Nov 8;55(11):1969-1971. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.10.013.

Authors

Sebastian A Stifter¹, Melanie Greter²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
² Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: greter@immunology.uzh.ch.

PMID: 36351369
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.10.013

Abstract

Border-associated macrophages (BAMs) reside at the interface between the brain and the periphery, including the meninges and choroid plexus. In this issue of Immunity, two studies report the dynamics, diversity, and fate of murine BAMs during infection, assigning these cells a neuroprotective role.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Animals
Brain
Choroid Plexus
Macrophages*
Meninges*
Mice