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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
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The term {{gliogenesis}} refers to the development of the many different types of glial cells within the developing and adult nervous system (CNS and PNS) including: radial glia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, and microglia. Within the neural tube stem cells generate the 2 major classes of cells that make the majority of the nervous system: neurons and most CNS glia. Both these classes of cells differentiate into many different types generated with highly specialized functions and shapes.
The term {{gliogenesis}} refers to the development of the many different types of glial cells within the developing and adult central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS) including: radial glia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, and microglia. Within the CNS the neural stem cells generate firstly neutrons and then most of the central gila cells. Note that PNS {{Schwann cell}}s have a different embryonic origin ({{neural crest}}).




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Myelination is the process of close wrapping around a neural axon by a glial cell. This second process occurs as a late feature of glial and nervous system development in both the central and peripheral nervous system and has mainly been studied in relation to demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
Myelination is the process of close wrapping around a neural axon by a glial cell. This second process occurs as a late feature of glial and nervous system development in both the central and peripheral nervous system and has mainly been studied in relation to demyelinating diseases, such as {{multiple sclerosis}}.




'''Glia Types:''' {{radial glia}} | {{astroglia}} | {{oligodendroglia}} | {{microglia}} | {{Schwann cell}} [[#Radial Glia|radial glia]], [[#Astroglia|astroglia]], [[#Oligodendroglia|oligodendroglia]], [[#Microglia|microglia]] and [[#Schwann cell|Schwann cells]].
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* '''Emx2 and Foxg1 inhibit gliogenesis and promote neuronogenesis'''{{#pmid:20506244|PMID20506244}} " Neural stem cells (NSCs) give rise to all cell types forming the cortex: neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. The transition from the former to the latter ones takes place via lineage-restricted progenitors in a highly regulated way."
* '''Convergence between microglia and peripheral macrophages phenotype during development and neuroinflammation'''{{#pmid:31818979|PMID31818979}} "Differently, from other myeloid cells, {{microglia}} derive exclusively from precursors originating within the {{yolk sac}} (YS) and migrating to the central nervous system ({{CNS}}) under development, without any contribution from fetal liver or postnatal hematopoiesis. Consistent with their unique ontology, microglia may express specific physiological markers, which have been partly described in recent years. Here we wondered whether profiles distinguishing microglia from peripheral macrophages vary with age and under pathology. To this goal, we profiled transcriptomes of microglia throughout the lifespan and included a parallel comparison with peripheral macrophages under physiological and neuroinflammatory settings using age and sex-matched wild type and bone marrow chimera mouse models. This comprehensive approach demonstrated that the phenotypic differentiation between microglia and peripheral macrophages is age-dependent and that peripheral macrophages do express some of the most commonly described microglia-specific markers early during development, such as Fcrls, P2ry12, Tmem119, and Trem2. Further, during chronic neuroinflammation CNS-infiltrating macrophages and not peripheral myeloid cells acquire microglial markers, indicating that the CNS niche may instruct peripheral myeloid cells to gain the phenotype and, presumably, the function of the microglia cell. In conclusion, our data provide further evidence about the plasticity of the myeloid cell and suggest caution in the strict definition and application of microglia-specific markers.Significant StatementUnderstanding the respective role of microglia and infiltrating monocytes in neuroinflammatory conditions has recently seemed possible by the identification of a specific microglia signature. Here instead we provide evidence that peripheral macrophages may express some of the most commonly described microglia markers at some developmental stages or pathological conditions, in particular during chronic neuroinflammation. Further, our data support the hypothesis about phenotypic plasticity and convergence among distinct myeloid cells so that they may act as a functional unit rather than as different entities, boosting their mutual functions in different phases of disease."
 
* '''Maternal {{viral infection}} causes global alterations in porcine fetal {{microglia}}'''{{#pmid:31527230|PMID31527230}}} "Maternal infections during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, although the precise mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Previously, we established a maternal immune activation (MIA) model using swine, which results in altered social behaviors of {{pig}}let offspring. These behavioral abnormalities occurred in the absence of microglia priming. Thus, we examined fetal microglial activity during prenatal development in response to maternal infection with live porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Fetuses were obtained by cesarean sections performed 7 and 21 d postinoculation (dpi). MIA fetuses had reduced brain weights at 21 dpi compared to controls. Furthermore, MIA microglia increased expression of major histocompatibility complex class II that was coupled with reduced phagocytic and chemotactic activity compared to controls. High-throughput gene-expression analysis of microglial-enriched genes involved in neurodevelopment, the microglia sensome, and inflammation revealed differential regulation in primary microglia and in whole amygdala tissue. Microglia density was increased in the fetal amygdala at 7 dpi. Our data also reveal widespread sexual dimorphisms in microglial gene expression and demonstrate that the consequences of MIA are sex dependent. Overall, these results indicate that fetal microglia are significantly altered by maternal viral infection, presenting a potential mechanism through which MIA impacts prenatal brain development and function."
 
* '''Strong sonic hedgehog signaling in the mouse ventral spinal cord is not required for oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) generation but is necessary for correct timing of its generation'''{{#pmid:29122585|PMID29122585}} "In the mouse neural tube, {{sonic hedgehog}} (Shh) secreted from the floor plate (FP) and the {{notochord}} (NC) regulates ventral patterning of the neural tube, and later is essential for the generation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). During early development, the NC is adjacent to the neural tube and induces ventral domains in it, including the FP. In the later stage of development, during gliogenesis in the spinal cord, the pMN domain receives strong Shh signaling input. While this is considered to be essential for the generation of OPCs, the actual role of this strong input in OPC generation remains unclear. Here we studied OPC generation in bromi mutant mice which show abnormal ciliary structure. ...The number of OPCs was also significantly decreased in the {{ME12.5}} and {{ME14.5}} bromi mutant spinal cord. In contrast, motor neuron (MN) production, detected by HB9 expression, significantly increased. It is likely that the transition from MN production to OPC generation in the pMN domain is impaired in bromi mutant mice. These results suggest that strong Shh input to the pMN domain is not required for OPC generation but is essential for producing a sufficient number of OPCs."


* '''A common progenitor for retinal astrocytes and oligodendrocytes'''{{#pmid:20371817|PMID20371817}} "Here we use retroviruses to label clones of glial cells in the chick retina. We found that almost every clone had both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. In addition, we discovered a novel glial cell type, with features intermediate between those of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, which we have named the diacyte. Diacytes also share a progenitor cell with both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes."


* '''Neural Stem Cell Differentiation'''{{#pmid:16832065|PMID16832065}} "Upon evaluating distinct growth-permissive substrates in an embryonic stem cell-neurogenesis assay, we found that laminin, fibronectin, and gelatin instruct neural fate and alter the functional specification of neurons when applied at distinct stages of development." (More? [[Stem Cells]] )
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[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Astrocyte+Development ''Astrocyte Development''] | [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Schwann+Cell+Development ''Schwann Cell Development''] | [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Microglia+Development ''Microglia Development'']
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* '''Emx2 and Foxg1 inhibit gliogenesis and promote neuronogenesis'''{{#pmid:20506244|PMID20506244}} " Neural stem cells (NSCs) give rise to all cell types forming the cortex: neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. The transition from the former to the latter ones takes place via lineage-restricted progenitors in a highly regulated way."


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* '''A common progenitor for retinal astrocytes and oligodendrocytes'''{{#pmid:20371817|PMID20371817}} "Here we use retroviruses to label clones of glial cells in the chick retina. We found that almost every clone had both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. In addition, we discovered a novel glial cell type, with features intermediate between those of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, which we have named the diacyte. Diacytes also share a progenitor cell with both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes."


Search term: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Radial+Glia ''Radial Glia'']
* '''Neural Stem Cell Differentiation'''{{#pmid:16832065|PMID16832065}} "Upon evaluating distinct growth-permissive substrates in an embryonic stem cell-neurogenesis assay, we found that laminin, fibronectin, and gelatin instruct neural fate and alter the functional specification of neurons when applied at distinct stages of development." (More? [[Stem Cells]] )
 
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== Radial Glia ==
== Radial Glia ==
[[File:Interneuron-radial glial interactions.jpg‎|thumb|Interneuron-radial glial interactions{{#pmid:17726524|PMID17726524}}]]
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== Microglia ==
== Microglia ==


Glial cells that act within the central nervous system in the same role as macrophages in other body tissues and act as an innate immune system. There other role is as the cellular mediators of neuroinflammatory processes{{#pmid:15285801|PMID15285801}} and cell death{{#pmid:17106878|PMID17106878}}. In the mouse embryo, these cells derive from you sac progenitor cells migrating and then proliferating within the CNS.{{#pmid:10567732|PMID10567732}}{{#pmid:21951310|PMID21951310}}
Glial cells that act within the central nervous system in the same role as macrophages (Mϕ) in other body tissues and act as an innate immune system. There other role is as the cellular mediators of neuroinflammatory processes{{#pmid:15285801|PMID15285801}} and cell death{{#pmid:17106878|PMID17106878}}. Microglia have also been suggested as having a role during brain developmental synaptogenesis.{{#pmid:25823474|PMID25823474}}
 
===Human===
In human development, microglia are present in the extracerebral mesenchyme at 4.5 weeks, invade the parenchyma during week 5, and can then be identified at several different neural locations.{{#pmid:17483694|PMID17483694}}{{#pmid:20557401|PMID20557401}}
 
'''Microglia Developmental Location'''{{#pmid:17029271|PMID17029271}}{{#pmid:17483694|PMID17483694}}
* Dorsal to the {{diencephalon}}–{{telencephalon}} fissure (behind cephalic flexure)
* At the level of the eminentia thalami, near the {{choroid plexus}}
* Edge of the ventricular zone (ganglionic eminence)
* Near or in the optic tract, ventral to the diencephalic–telencephalic fissure
* In the internal capsule
* At the genu of the internal capsule
* At the junction between the anterior limb of the internal capsule and the external capsule
* At the junction between the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the cerebral peduncle
* In the medial septal area
* Along the third ventricle in the [[Endocrine - Hypothalamus Development|hypothalamic area]]
 
===Mouse===
 
In {{mouse}} development, microglia derive only from you sac progenitor cells migrating and then proliferating within the CNS.{{#pmid:10567732|PMID10567732}}{{#pmid:21951310|PMID21951310}}{{#pmid:31818979|PMID31818979}} Microglia differentiation requires The hematopoietic transcription factor [https://www.omim.org/entry/165170 PU.1] and interferon regulatory factor [https://www.omim.org/entry/601565 IRF8] pathways.{{#pmid:23334579|PMID23334579}}


:Search PubMed: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Microglia+Development ''Microglia Development''] | [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Microglia+Differentiation ''Microglia Differentiation'']
== Schwann cells ==
== Schwann cells ==
[[File:Schwann_cell_myelination_and_dedifferentiation.jpg|thumb|Schwann cell myelination and dedifferentiation{{#pmid:18490509|PMID18490509}}]]
[[File:Schwann_cell_myelination_and_dedifferentiation.jpg|thumb|Schwann cell myelination and dedifferentiation{{#pmid:18490509|PMID18490509}}]]
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== Abnormalities==
== Abnormalities==
===Multiple Sclerosis===
===Multiple Sclerosis===
* '''Activation of the subventricular zone in multiple sclerosis: evidence for early glial progenitors.'''{{#pmid:17360586|PMID17360586}}"In multiple sclerosis (MS), oligodendrocyte and myelin destruction lead to demyelination with subsequent axonal loss. Experimental demyelination in rodents has highlighted the activation of the subventricular zone (SVZ) and the involvement of progenitor cells expressing the polysialylated form of neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) in the repair process."
 
Only humans spontaneously develop multiple sclerosis (MS){{#pmid:29492266|PMID29492266}}, a chronic demyelinating immune-mediated disease. This disease has an onset generally coinciding with the end of the long-term myelination process{{#pmid:28817797|PMID28817797}}  and incidence has been recently increasing in female/male (F/M) ratio and occurring in women of childbearing age. {{#pmid:23133550|PMID23133550}}
 
Search Pubmed: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Multiple+Sclerosis ''Multiple Sclerosis'']


===Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis===
===Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis===
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===Historic===
Schwann T (1839) Mikroskopische Untersuchungen über die Uebereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen


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Introduction

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Neural Development

The term gliogenesis refers to the development of the many different types of glial cells within the developing and adult central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS) including: radial glia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, and microglia. Within the CNS the neural stem cells generate firstly neutrons and then most of the central gila cells. Note that PNS Schwann cells have a different embryonic origin (neural crest).


Glia (Greek, glia = "glue") and neurons have the same general embryonic origin, generated from neural tube ventricular layer stem cells and neural crest. The developmental process of glial cell development is described as gliogenesis. Glial cells have important roles in neural development and in the adult nervous system and have come a long way from their original description as "supportive cells".


Myelination is the process of close wrapping around a neural axon by a glial cell. This second process occurs as a late feature of glial and nervous system development in both the central and peripheral nervous system and has mainly been studied in relation to demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.


Glia Links: gliogenesis | radial glia | astroglia | oligodendroglia | microglia | Schwann cell | myelination | Category:Glia
Historic Glia Embryology  
1931 CNS Myelination | 1933 Posterior Longitudinal Bundle Myelination | 1938 Posterior Commissure Myelination


Development of the neural crest and sensory systems (hearing/vision/smell) are only briefly introduced in these notes and are covered in detail in another notes sections. (More? neural crest | sensory).


Neural Links: ectoderm | neural | neural crest | ventricular | sensory | Stage 22 | gliogenesis | neural fetal | Medicine Lecture - Neural | Lecture - Ectoderm | Lecture - Neural Crest | Lab - Early Neural | neural abnormalities | folic acid | iodine deficiency | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | neural postnatal | neural examination | Histology | Historic Neural | Category:Neural

Neural Crest Development | Sensory System Development

Some Recent Findings

  • Convergence between microglia and peripheral macrophages phenotype during development and neuroinflammation[1] "Differently, from other myeloid cells, microglia derive exclusively from precursors originating within the yolk sac (YS) and migrating to the central nervous system (CNS) under development, without any contribution from fetal liver or postnatal hematopoiesis. Consistent with their unique ontology, microglia may express specific physiological markers, which have been partly described in recent years. Here we wondered whether profiles distinguishing microglia from peripheral macrophages vary with age and under pathology. To this goal, we profiled transcriptomes of microglia throughout the lifespan and included a parallel comparison with peripheral macrophages under physiological and neuroinflammatory settings using age and sex-matched wild type and bone marrow chimera mouse models. This comprehensive approach demonstrated that the phenotypic differentiation between microglia and peripheral macrophages is age-dependent and that peripheral macrophages do express some of the most commonly described microglia-specific markers early during development, such as Fcrls, P2ry12, Tmem119, and Trem2. Further, during chronic neuroinflammation CNS-infiltrating macrophages and not peripheral myeloid cells acquire microglial markers, indicating that the CNS niche may instruct peripheral myeloid cells to gain the phenotype and, presumably, the function of the microglia cell. In conclusion, our data provide further evidence about the plasticity of the myeloid cell and suggest caution in the strict definition and application of microglia-specific markers.Significant StatementUnderstanding the respective role of microglia and infiltrating monocytes in neuroinflammatory conditions has recently seemed possible by the identification of a specific microglia signature. Here instead we provide evidence that peripheral macrophages may express some of the most commonly described microglia markers at some developmental stages or pathological conditions, in particular during chronic neuroinflammation. Further, our data support the hypothesis about phenotypic plasticity and convergence among distinct myeloid cells so that they may act as a functional unit rather than as different entities, boosting their mutual functions in different phases of disease."
  • Maternal viral infection causes global alterations in porcine fetal microglia[2]} "Maternal infections during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, although the precise mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Previously, we established a maternal immune activation (MIA) model using swine, which results in altered social behaviors of piglet offspring. These behavioral abnormalities occurred in the absence of microglia priming. Thus, we examined fetal microglial activity during prenatal development in response to maternal infection with live porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Fetuses were obtained by cesarean sections performed 7 and 21 d postinoculation (dpi). MIA fetuses had reduced brain weights at 21 dpi compared to controls. Furthermore, MIA microglia increased expression of major histocompatibility complex class II that was coupled with reduced phagocytic and chemotactic activity compared to controls. High-throughput gene-expression analysis of microglial-enriched genes involved in neurodevelopment, the microglia sensome, and inflammation revealed differential regulation in primary microglia and in whole amygdala tissue. Microglia density was increased in the fetal amygdala at 7 dpi. Our data also reveal widespread sexual dimorphisms in microglial gene expression and demonstrate that the consequences of MIA are sex dependent. Overall, these results indicate that fetal microglia are significantly altered by maternal viral infection, presenting a potential mechanism through which MIA impacts prenatal brain development and function."
  • Strong sonic hedgehog signaling in the mouse ventral spinal cord is not required for oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) generation but is necessary for correct timing of its generation[3] "In the mouse neural tube, sonic hedgehog (Shh) secreted from the floor plate (FP) and the notochord (NC) regulates ventral patterning of the neural tube, and later is essential for the generation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). During early development, the NC is adjacent to the neural tube and induces ventral domains in it, including the FP. In the later stage of development, during gliogenesis in the spinal cord, the pMN domain receives strong Shh signaling input. While this is considered to be essential for the generation of OPCs, the actual role of this strong input in OPC generation remains unclear. Here we studied OPC generation in bromi mutant mice which show abnormal ciliary structure. ...The number of OPCs was also significantly decreased in the E12.5 and E14.5 bromi mutant spinal cord. In contrast, motor neuron (MN) production, detected by HB9 expression, significantly increased. It is likely that the transition from MN production to OPC generation in the pMN domain is impaired in bromi mutant mice. These results suggest that strong Shh input to the pMN domain is not required for OPC generation but is essential for producing a sufficient number of OPCs."


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  • Emx2 and Foxg1 inhibit gliogenesis and promote neuronogenesis[4] " Neural stem cells (NSCs) give rise to all cell types forming the cortex: neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. The transition from the former to the latter ones takes place via lineage-restricted progenitors in a highly regulated way."
  • A common progenitor for retinal astrocytes and oligodendrocytes[5] "Here we use retroviruses to label clones of glial cells in the chick retina. We found that almost every clone had both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. In addition, we discovered a novel glial cell type, with features intermediate between those of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, which we have named the diacyte. Diacytes also share a progenitor cell with both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes."
  • Neural Stem Cell Differentiation[6] "Upon evaluating distinct growth-permissive substrates in an embryonic stem cell-neurogenesis assay, we found that laminin, fibronectin, and gelatin instruct neural fate and alter the functional specification of neurons when applied at distinct stages of development." (More? Stem Cells )

Radial Glia

Interneuron-radial glial interactions[7]

Radial glia were historically identified by Wilhelm His in 1880's studies of the human fetal brain using classical Golgi silver impregnation histology and were postulated to have a role in the developing central nervous system. It was not until Paso Rakic's much later studies in the 1970's[8][9] (see review[10]) that this roel was confirmed. These cells have an important role in nervous system development, guiding newly formed neurons from their birth zone (ventricular layer) outward to their final adult position. Radial glia generate initially neurons then astrocytes after neurogenesis has been completed.[11][12]

At about 19 weeks (GA 21 weeks) neuronal migration ends and the radial glial cells that aided the migration now become transformed into astrocytes and astrocytic precursors.[13]


Links: PubMed - Pasko Rakic

Astroglia

Astrocytes and neonatal hypoxia ischemia.[14]

Astrocytes are glial cells named by their "star-like" branching appearance, and are the most abundant cells in the brain. They form a key component of the blood-brain barrier and the transfer of circulating nutrients to neurons.

Blood-Brain Barrier

Blood-brain barrier cartoon

Blood-brain barrier cartoon[15]

A layer of brain endothelial cells connected by tight junctions forms the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The intimate contact of these specialized endothelial cells with different cell types constitutes the neurovascular unit (NVU).
  • Basement membrane embeds the brain endothelial cells, the pericytes, and astrocytes.
  • Brain endothelial cells and pericytes connect through peg-socket junctions in areas where the basement membrane is absent.
  • Glial astrocytes extend end-feet and establish a close interaction with endothelial cells through transmembrane proteins, such as aquaporins.
  • Astrocytes also connect with pericytes and neurons and together regulate BBB maintenance and function.


Terms

  • aquaporins - transmembrane proteins that form channels for water and small solutes transfer across the membrane.
  • astrocytes - glial cells named by their "star-like" branching appearance, are the most abundant cells in the brain.
  • basement membrane - specialised extracellular matrix that underlies all epithelia.
  • end-feet - specialised cellular club-shaped endings, often associated with neural synapses, but also found in other cell junctions.
  • endothelial cells - squamous epithelial cells that line all blood vessels.
  • pericytes - (Rouget cells) cells located at the abluminal surface of microvessels close to endothelial cells, mainly found associated with CNS vessels and involved in vessel formation, remodeling and stabilization.

See reviews:

  • Steindler DA, Laywell ED.] Astrocytes as stem cells: nomenclature, phenotype, and translation.[16]
  • Scemes E, Giaume C. Astrocyte calcium waves: what they are and what they do. [17]

Oligodendroglia

In the early spinal cord, a ventral ventricular zone region generates oligodendrocyte precursors initially which then migrate both laterally and dorsally.

In the later spinal cord, the dorsal region provides a secondary source of oligodendrocyte precursors.

Oligodendrocyte wars. Richardson WD, Kessaris N, Pringle N. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2006 Jan;7(1):11-8. Review.

Baron W, Colognato H, ffrench-Constant C. Integrin-growth factor interactions as regulators of oligodendroglial development and function. Glia. 2005 Mar;49(4):467-79. Review.

Microglia

Glial cells that act within the central nervous system in the same role as macrophages (Mϕ) in other body tissues and act as an innate immune system. There other role is as the cellular mediators of neuroinflammatory processes[18] and cell death[19]. Microglia have also been suggested as having a role during brain developmental synaptogenesis.[20]

Human

In human development, microglia are present in the extracerebral mesenchyme at 4.5 weeks, invade the parenchyma during week 5, and can then be identified at several different neural locations.[21][22]

Microglia Developmental Location[23][21]

  • Dorsal to the diencephalontelencephalon fissure (behind cephalic flexure)
  • At the level of the eminentia thalami, near the choroid plexus
  • Edge of the ventricular zone (ganglionic eminence)
  • Near or in the optic tract, ventral to the diencephalic–telencephalic fissure
  • In the internal capsule
  • At the genu of the internal capsule
  • At the junction between the anterior limb of the internal capsule and the external capsule
  • At the junction between the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the cerebral peduncle
  • In the medial septal area
  • Along the third ventricle in the hypothalamic area

Mouse

In mouse development, microglia derive only from you sac progenitor cells migrating and then proliferating within the CNS.[24][25][1] Microglia differentiation requires The hematopoietic transcription factor PU.1 and interferon regulatory factor IRF8 pathways.[26]


Search PubMed: Microglia Development | Microglia Differentiation

Schwann cells

Schwann cell myelination and dedifferentiation[27]

These cells are named after Theodor Schwann (1810 - 1882), a German physiologist and histologist, who along with Schleiden were early developers of the "cell theory". Neural crest cells differentiate to form the glial lineage, which in turn generate Schwann cell precursors. (More? Neural Crest Development).

Schwann cells formation is regulated by at least two signals, neuregulin-1 and endothelin. Neuregulins are a family (NRG1, NRG2, NRG3, and NRG4) of EGF-like signaling molecules that bind ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase receptors. Neuregulin-1 type III is expressed on axon surface and has been shown to also regulate Schwann cell membrane growth, adjusting myelin sheath thickness to match axonal calibre.

Mouse-sciatic nerve Schwann cell.jpg

Mouse - sciatic nerve Schwann cell interaction[28]


Links: Neural Crest Development

Development Overview

Human Neuralation - Early Stages

The stages below refer to specific Carneigie stages of development.

  • stage 8 (about 18 postovulatory days) neural groove and folds are first seen
  • stage 9 the three main divisions of the brain, which are not cerebral vesicles, can be distinguished while the neural groove is still completely open.
  • stage 10 (two days later) neural folds begin to fuse near the junction between brain and spinal cord, when neural crest cells are arising mainly from the neural ectoderm
  • stage 11 (about 24 days) the rostral (or cephalic) neuropore closes within a few hours
    • closure is bidirectional
    • it takes place from the dorsal and terminal lips and may occur in several areas simultaneously
    • The two lips, however, behave differently.
  • stage 12 (about 26 days) The caudal neuropore takes a day to close
    • the level of final closure is approximately at future somitic pair 31
    • corresponds to the level of sacral vertebra 2
  • stage 13 (4 weeks) the neural tube is normally completely closed
  • Secondary neurulation begins at stage 12
    • is the differentiation of the caudal part of the neural tube from the caudal eminence (or end-bud) without the intermediate phase of a neural plate.

(Text modified from: Neurulation in the normal human embryo. O'Rahilly R, Muller F Ciba Found Symp 1994;181:70-82)


Spinal Cord Glia

Radial glia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia have been reported in the human spinal cord from the end of the embryonic period (GA week 10).

Table data below from an imnuohistological study of the human fetal spinal cord.[29]

week GA week Staining Location
10 12 vimentin-positive radial glia radial glia present at all three levels of the spinal cord
13 15 vimentin-positive processes radially arranged in the white matter astrocytes (GFAP+) obvious in the anterior and anterolateral funiculi
18 20 gradients of glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin expression difficult to discern microglia more abundant in white matter than grey matter

Fetal - Third Trimester

Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and image-processing algorithms have been used to quantitate between 29-41 weeks volumes of: total brain, cerebral gray matter, unmyelinated white matter, myelinated, and cerebrospinal fluid (grey matter- mainly neuronal cell bodies; white matter- mainly neural processes and glia). A study of 78 premature and mature newborns showed that total brain tissue volume increased linearly over this period at a rate of 22 ml/week. Total grey matter also showed a linear increase in relative intracranial volume of approximately 1.4% or 15 ml/week. The rapid increase in total grey matter is mainly due to a fourfold increase in cortical grey matter. Quantification of extracerebral and intraventricular CSF was found to change only minimally.[30]

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Myelination

The electron micrograph images below are selected neural tissues of adult mouse axon cross-sections surrounded by glial-derived myelin (black rings).

Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=bnchm&part=A244

Postnatal Neural

Neural development continues after birth with substantial growth, death and reorganization occuring during the postnatally. (More? Postnatal Development - Neural) The references below give a sample of some recent findings and research methods.

Cortex Matures Faster in Youth with Highest IQ (More? NIH - Cortex Matures Faster in Youth with Highest IQ)

  • Neural induction: old problem, new findings, yet more questions.[31] "During neural induction, the embryonic neural plate is specified and set aside from other parts of the ectoderm. A popular molecular explanation is the 'default model' of neural induction, which proposes that ectodermal cells give rise to neural plate if they receive no signals at all, while BMP activity directs them to become epidermis. However, neural induction now appears to be more complex than once thought, and can no longer be fully explained by the default model alone. This review summarizes neural induction events in different species and highlights some unanswered questions about this important developmental process."
  • Diffusion tensor imaging of neurodevelopment in children and young adults.[32] "Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) was used to study regional changes in the brain's development from childhood (8-12 years, mean 11.1 +/- 1.3, N = 32) to young adulthood (21-27 years, mean 24.4 +/- 1.8, N = 28). ..... These findings suggest a continuation of the brain's microstructural development through adolescence."

Abnormalities

Multiple Sclerosis

Only humans spontaneously develop multiple sclerosis (MS)[33], a chronic demyelinating immune-mediated disease. This disease has an onset generally coinciding with the end of the long-term myelination process[34] and incidence has been recently increasing in female/male (F/M) ratio and occurring in women of childbearing age. [35]

Search Pubmed: Multiple Sclerosis

Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

(EAE) This is an animal model of autoimmune demyelination, such as in multiple sclerosis (MS).[36]

Nogo (= Reticulon 4, RTN4, Neurite Growth Inhibitor 220) one of several myelin-associated proteins with inhibitory effects for neuronal neurite outgrowth. Nogo exists as 3 splice transcript variants (NOGO-A, NOGO-B and NOGO-C) which are differentially expressed in the developing central nervous system. Also associated with autoimmune demyelination, shown in models of multiple sclerosis (MS) such as experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

Nogo-A myelin-associated protein which can inhibit neurite outgrowth and prevent regeneration in the adult central nervous system. Secreted by oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system, but not by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. (More? OMIM - Reticulon 4)

Glioma

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Developmental Biology (6th ed) Gilbert, Scott F. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Inc.; c2000. Formation of the Neural Tube | Differentiation of the Neural Tube | Tissue Architecture of the Central Nervous System | Neuronal Types | Snapshot Summary: Central Nervous System and Epidermis

Neuroscience Purves, Dale; Augustine, George J.; Fitzpatrick, David; Katz, Lawrence C.; LaMantia, Anthony-Samuel; McNamara, James O.; Williams, S. Mark. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Inc. ; c2001 Early Brain Development | Construction of Neural Circuits | Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience

Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th Edn) Alberts, Bruce; Johnson, Alexander; Lewis, Julian; Raff, Martin; Roberts, Keith; Walter, Peter. New York: Garland Publishing; 2002. The three phases of neural development |

Search NLM Online Textbooks- "glial development" : Developmental Biology | Neuroscience | The Cell- A molecular Approach | Molecular Biology of the Cell | Endocrinology

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