腦小膠質(zhì)細胞*來源于卵黃囊巨噬細胞；因此，在穩(wěn)定狀態(tài)下，它們的功能可以直接歸因于這個譜系。出生后，小膠質(zhì)細胞數(shù)量的大量擴增*是通過 M-CSF 和 CX3CR1 配體 IL-34 的原位增殖驅(qū)動的，而無需單核細胞輸入 [1-4]。常駐小膠質(zhì)細胞在調(diào)節(jié)突觸發(fā)育方面具有關(guān)鍵的穩(wěn)態(tài)功能。與胚胎一樣，小膠質(zhì)細胞在出生后保留其改變神經(jīng)元回路的能力，除了吞噬凋亡神經(jīng)元 [5] 外，它們通過吞噬神經(jīng)元突觸對突觸修剪至關(guān)重要 - 這些活動對于大腦健康發(fā)育是必需的.重要的是，小膠質(zhì)細胞通過小膠質(zhì)細胞過程的擴展與突觸前和突觸后部位的神經(jīng)元動態(tài)相互作用，其中長時間接觸會導致神經(jīng)元消除[6]。 CX3CR1 的表達對于控制小膠質(zhì)細胞數(shù)量、突觸修剪和功能性大腦連接至關(guān)重要，這由 Cx3cr1 缺陷小鼠研究確定 [7]。
如何研究腦小膠質(zhì)細胞的功能？一個強有力的工具就是清除腦小膠質(zhì)巨噬細胞。靶點科技庫存大量LIPOSOMA的ClodronateLiposomes氯膦酸二鈉脂質(zhì)體。作為授權(quán)的中國Exclusive Distributor，無論從產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量還是技術(shù)支持，都能給予從理論到實踐的賦能。
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