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ArticleNature communications2025

Spatially-restricted inflammation-induced senescent-like glia in multiple sclerosis and patient-derived organoids.

Francesca Fagiani, Edoardo Pedrini, Maria Sofia Martire, Gaia Gastoldi, Colin Vanden Bulcke, Jing-Ping Lin, Dragan Maric, Elena Brambilla, Francesca Ruffini, Carolina Peri and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Francesca Fagiani *Translational Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Edoardo Pedrini *Translational Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Maria Sofia MartireTranslational Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7479-2695
Gaia GastoldiTranslational Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Colin Vanden BulckeLouvain Neuroinflammation Imaging Lab, Institute of NeuroScience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-1625
Jing-Ping LinTranslational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0686-0215
Dragan MaricFlow and Imaging Cytometry Core Facility, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-7921
Elena BrambillaNeuroimmunology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Francesca RuffiniNeuroimmunology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-6366
Carolina PeriNeuroimmunology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Peter A CalabresiDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7776-6472
Pietro MaggiLouvain Neuroinflammation Imaging Lab, Institute of NeuroScience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Paola Panina-BordignonNeuroimmunology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9913-8568
Gianvito MartinoNeuroimmunology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-9131
Daniel S ReichTranslational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-4334
Martina AbsintaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy. martina.absinta@hunimed.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0276-383X

Funding

Imaging Neurodegeneration in Multiple SclerosisR01NS082347 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI PETER A CALABRESI, Shiv Saidha · 2013 to 2026
$7.0M
Fondazione Cariplo (Cariplo Foundation) 2019-1677Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation) 2022/R-Single/026National Multiple Sclerosis Society (National MS Society) RFA-2412-44156NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082347U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Intramural fundingU.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01NS082347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic compartmentalized inflammation is thought to drive relentless clinical deterioration. Here, we investigate the link between unresolved parenchymal inflammation and cellular senescence in MS progression. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human brain tissue reveals an accumulation of senescent-like glial cells in diseased white matter, especially in chronic active lesions, and to a lesser extent in the cortex. Spatial transcriptomics show gradients of senescence-like signatures extending from lesion cores to periplaque regions, alongside rewired cellular networks. Experimental induction of senescence in MS hiPSC-derived neural organoids demonstrates that microglia are especially vulnerable to inflammation-induced senescence, which can be partially rescued by CNS-penetrant anti-inflammatory drugs. At the patient level (n = 466), increased 3T MRI-estimated brain-age is observed, especially in individuals with more than four chronic active lesions. These findings suggest that chronic inflammation might accelerate senescence-like processes, potentially contributing to disease progression, and that its modulation might help limit further propagation.

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Cellular SenescenceInflammationMultiple SclerosisNeurogliaOrganoidsAdultAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBrainDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrogliaAnti-Inflammatory Agents

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PMID41006208
PMCPMC12475462

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