Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Capillary-associated microglia regulate vascular structure and function through PANX1-P2RY12 coupling in mice

  • Kanchan Bisht,
  • Kenneth A. Okojie,
  • Kaushik Sharma,
  • Dennis H. Lentferink,
  • Yu-Yo Sun,
  • Hong-Ru Chen,
  • Joseph O. Uweru,
  • Saipranusha Amancherla,
  • Zainab Calcuttawala,
  • Antony Brayan Campos-Salazar,
  • Bruce Corliss,
  • Lara Jabbour,
  • Jordan Benderoth,
  • Bria Friestad,
  • William A. Mills,
  • Brant E. Isakson,
  • Marie-Ève Tremblay,
  • Chia-Yi Kuan,
  • Ukpong B. Eyo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25590-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Microglia are involved in debris clearance and synaptic pruning, among other processes. However, their direct interaction with the brain vasculature is less clear. Here, the authors show that capillary-associated microglia (CAMs) regulate vascular tone via PANX1-P2RY12 signalling.