RRC ID 88440
著者 Takahashi M, Misaki M, Shibata S, Iga T, Shindo T, Tai-Nagara I, Hirata A, Ogawa M, Miyamoto T, Nakagawa T, Ema M, Ichiyama Y, Shima DT, Hozumi K, Nishimura S, Kubota Y.
タイトル Macrophages fine-tune pupil shape during development.
ジャーナル Dev Biol
Abstract Tissue macrophages, which are ubiquitously present innate immune cells, play versatile roles in development and organogenesis. During development, macrophages prune transient or unnecessary synapses in neuronal development, and prune blood vessels in vascular development, facilitating appropriate tissue remodeling. In the present study, we identified that macrophages contributed to the development of pupillary morphology. Csf1op/op mutant mice, in which ocular macrophages are nearly absent, exhibited abnormal pupillary edges, with abnormal protrusions of excess iris tissue into the pupillary space. Macrophages located near the pupillary edge engulfed pigmented debris, which likely consisted of unnecessary iris protrusions that emerge during smoothening of the pupillary edge. Indeed, pupillary edge macrophages phenotypically possessed some features of M2 macrophages, consistent with robust tissue engulfment and remodeling activities. Interestingly, protruding irises in Csf1op/op mice were only detected in gaps between regressing blood vessels. Taken together, our findings uncovered a new role for ocular macrophages, demonstrating that this cell population is important for iris pruning during development.
巻・号 464(2)
ページ 137-144
公開日 2020-8-15
DOI 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.06.004
PII S0012-1606(20)30179-2
PMID 32565279
MeSH Animals Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / genetics Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / metabolism Macrophages / cytology Macrophages / metabolism* Mice Mice, Mutant Strains Pupil*
IF 2.896
リソース情報
実験動物マウス RBRC05564