ArticleNature communications2023
PD-L1 positive astrocytes attenuate inflammatory functions of PD-1 positive microglia in models of autoimmune neuroinflammation.
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- Potential beneficial effects of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical and clinical studies.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- CRISPR and Myelin regeneration: a systematic review of applications in demyelinating CNS Disorders, with a focus on MS.Regenerative medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Bibliometric analysis of global research on PD-L1/PD-1 pathway and neurodegenerative diseases over the last two decades (2004-2023).Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Targeting glial PD-1/PD-L1 restores microglial homeostasis and reduces neuronal hyperactivity in an Alzheimer's disease model.Science advances · 2026Article
- The Neuroimmune Duality of CD4⁺ T Cells: Drivers of Damage and Repair in the Brain.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Immune niches in brain tumors: glial-immune cell interactions and spatial microdomains.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2026Review
- Astrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis: Getting to the Core.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Microglia and neuroinflammation: function, heterogeneity, and crosstalk.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2026Review
- T Cell-Independent Role of PD-L1 in Kidney Repair: Mitigation of Tubular DNA Damage via PD-L1/BRCA1 Interaction Following AKI.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Regulation of PD-1PD-L1 Immune Checkpoints by Gut Microbiota Metabolites and Their Clinical Translational Research: A Review.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026Review
- Reprogramming Neuroinflammation: Mitochondrial Targets and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Alzheimer's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Glial cells in chronic inflammation: diversity, dysfunction and therapeutic targeting.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026Review
- Neuromodulatory role and therapeutic potential of N 6 -methyladenosine RNA methylation in neurodegenerative diseases.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Immune receptor LAG3 regulates microglia function during Alzheimer's disease.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Astrocyte Functional Heterogeneity in Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2026Review
- Astrocyte-driven immunosuppression in the brain tumor microenvironment.Nature immunology · 2026Review
- SV2A expression in blood cells as a possible biomarker candidate for levetiracetam treatment response.Epilepsia · 2026Article
- The Roles of Macrophage Lineage Cells (MLCs) in Brain Aging.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Review
- Astrocytes in neuroinflammation and brain cancer.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- Neurotoxicity of Immunotherapy: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Encephalitis vs. Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome.World journal of oncology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). Current therapies mainly target inflammatory processes during acute stages, but effective treatments for progressive MS are limited. In this context, astrocytes have gained increasing attention as they have the capacity to drive, but also suppress tissue-degeneration. Here we show that astrocytes upregulate the immunomodulatory checkpoint molecule PD-L1 during acute autoimmune CNS inflammation in response to aryl hydrocarbon receptor and interferon signaling. Using CRISPR-Cas9 genetic perturbation in combination with small-molecule and antibody-mediated inhibition of PD-L1 and PD-1 both in vivo and in vitro, we demonstrate that astrocytic PD-L1 and its interaction with microglial PD-1 is required for the attenuation of autoimmune CNS inflammation in acute and progressive stages in a mouse model of MS. Our findings suggest the glial PD-L1/PD-1 axis as a potential therapeutic target for both acute and progressive MS stages.
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