Microglial/macrophage accumulation during cuprizone-induced demyelination in C57BL/6 mice - PubMed (original) (raw)

Microglial/macrophage accumulation during cuprizone-induced demyelination in C57BL/6 mice

M M Hiremath et al. J Neuroimmunol. 1998.

Abstract

To study microglial/macrophage infiltration, a cuprizone-induced model for demyelination in C57BL/6 mice was established. Cuprizone is known to cause demyelination in Swiss mice, however, cuprizone-induced demyelination in C57BL/6 mice has not been previously described. Induction of demyelination in C57BL/6 mice enables examination of the function of microglia/macrophage through comparative analyses of syngeneic mice with various targeted genetic mutations. In this report, cuprizone-induced demyelination is easily inducible, localized, and predictable. Concurrent with the initiation of demyelination, we noted microglial/macrophage accumulation and changes in astrocyte morphology. Astrogliosis promptly followed microglia/macrophage recruitment. These observations suggested that microglia/macrophage actively contribute to the demyelination process.

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