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ArticleFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2021

The Selective Loss of Purkinje Cells Induces Specific Peripheral Immune Alterations.

Carlos Del Pilar, Rafael Lebrón-Galán, Ester Pérez-Martín, Laura Pérez-Revuelta, Carmelo Antonio Ávila-Zarza, José Ramón Alonso, Diego Clemente, Eduardo Weruaga, David Díaz

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Article in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlos Del PilarINCyL, Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Rafael Lebrón-GalánGrupo de Neuroinmuno-Reparación, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain.
Ester Pérez-MartínINCyL, Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Laura Pérez-RevueltaINCyL, Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Carmelo Antonio Ávila-ZarzaIBSAL, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
José Ramón AlonsoINCyL, Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Diego ClementeGrupo de Neuroinmuno-Reparación, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain.
Eduardo WeruagaINCyL, Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
David DíazINCyL, Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Universidad de Salamanca · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca · ESServicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha · ESUniversity of Tarapacá · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The progression of neurodegenerative diseases is reciprocally associated with impairments in peripheral immune responses. We investigated different contexts of selective neurodegeneration to identify specific alterations of peripheral immune cells and, at the same time, discover potential biomarkers associated to this pathological condition. Consequently, a model of human cerebellar degeneration and ataxia -the Purkinje Cell Degeneration (PCD) mouse- has been employed, as it allows the study of different processes of selective neuronal death in the same animal, i.e., Purkinje cells in the cerebellum and mitral cells in the olfactory bulb. Infiltrated leukocytes were studied in both brain areas and compared with those from other standardized neuroinflammatory models obtained by administering either gamma radiation or lipopolysaccharide. Moreover, both myeloid and lymphoid splenic populations were analyzed by flow cytometry, focusing on markers of functional maturity and antigen presentation. The severity and type of neural damage and inflammation affected immune cell infiltration. Leukocytes were more numerous in the cerebellum of PCD mice, being located predominantly within those cerebellar layers mostly affected by neurodegeneration, in a completely different manner than the typical models of induced neuroinflammation. Furthermore, the milder degeneration of the olfactory bulb did not foster leukocyte attraction. Concerning the splenic analysis, in PCD mice we found: (1) a decreased percentage of several myeloid cell subsets, and (2) a reduced mean fluorescence intensity in those myeloid markers related to both antigen presentation and functional maturity. In conclusion, the selective degeneration of Purkinje cells triggers a specific effect on peripheral immune cells, fostering both attraction and functional changes. This fact endorses the employment of peripheral immune cell populations as concrete biomarkers for monitoring different neuronal death processes.

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biomarkersbrain infiltrationneuroinflammationperipheral immune alterationsselective neurodegeneration

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