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Epigenetic regulation of microglia-mediated innate immune memory and neurological diseases

ZHOU Jin-Tao, YU Zhong-Wang, CAO Li^*

Department of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China

Abstract

Microglia have the ability to mediate innate immune memory and can be reprogrammed by primary stimuli to enhance or inhibit the immune response of microglia to secondary stimuli. Inflammatory stimulation is an important factor for microglia to mediate innate immune memory. Single or repeated stimulation can induce microglia to form different phenotypes. Microglia-mediated innate immune response is involved in the regulation of immune memory. Enhancer modification is a key pathway of microglia epigenetic regulation, and the H3K27ac enhancer marker is closely related to immune training. TGF-β1 mediates the interaction between IL-10 and IL-1β, thereby influencing the microglial phenotype. Microglia glycolysis activity is increased after immune training, and oxidative phosphorylation is associated with immune tolerance. Innate immune memory is closely associated with neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, brain damage and psychosis. Further study on the mechanism of microglia-mediated innate immune memory is helpful to understand the occurrence and development of central nervous system diseases and provide new options for the treatment of central nervous system diseases.

Key words: microglia; innate immune memory; epigenetic modification; cytokine; metabolic pathways; central nervous system disease

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Corresponding author: 曹莉　　E-mail: caoli@smmu.edu.cn

Citing This Article：

ZHOU Jin-Tao, YU Zhong-Wang, CAO Li. Epigenetic regulation of microglia-mediated innate immune memory and neurological diseases. Acta Physiol Sin 2022; 74 (6): 1031-1038 (in Chinese with English abstract).