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ReviewJournal of neuroinflammation2025

Border-associated macrophages: an emerging perspective from physiological basis and multi-disease roles to the mechanism of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia.

Tian Li, Jing Zhang, Hao Song, Ran Zhang, Fan Fan, Zhiwei Huang, Meng-Liu Zeng, Bi-Wen Peng, Junjian Zhang

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Review in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Tian Li *Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No.169 Donghu Street, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2922-4158
Jing Zhang *Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No.169 Donghu Street, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4660-523X
Hao Song *Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No.169 Donghu Street, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-7948
Ran ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, No. 98, Nantong West Rd, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, 225001, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2634-7558
Fan FanDepartment of Neurology, Huanggang Central Hospital, Huanggang, Hubei, 438000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3986-5303
Zhiwei HuangRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 238 Jiefang Rd, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3159-5166
Meng-Liu ZengMedical Science Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No.169 Donghu Street, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. zengmengliu@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6232-9075
Bi-Wen PengDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, No.185, Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. pengbiwen@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-6779
Junjian ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No.169 Donghu Street, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. Zhangjj@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4557-5137

Funding

Key projects of Traditional Chinese Medicine Scientific research in 2023-2024 by Hubei Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine ZY2023Z018Medical Sci-Tech Innovation Platform of Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University PTXM2025032the Natural Science Foundation of China 82501747the Natural Science Foundation of China 82571371the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2025AFC006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain border-associated macrophages (BAMs) are resident immune cells at the border of the central nervous system (CNS), and their physiological functions and roles in neurological diseases have been widely reported. However, the specific mechanisms by which BAMs contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) remain unclear. This article systematically reviews the subsets, origin and differentiation, molecular markers of BAMs, and their research progress in various brain diseases such as hypertension, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and stroke. On this basis, this article deeply analyzes the potential hypotheses of BAMs' involvement in the pathogenesis of VCID, including their regulation of neurovascular unit (NVU) homeostasis, their core role in neuroimmune inflammation, their impact on the lipid metabolism pathways in the CNS, and their involvement in the pathogenesis of vascular risk factor-related cognitive impairment (VRFCI). The mechanistic hypotheses proposed in this article aim to provide new perspectives for understanding the pathophysiology of VCID and may open up new directions for the development of early intervention and targeted treatment strategies.

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BrainCognitive DysfunctionDementia, VascularMacrophagesAnimalsHumansBorder-associated macrophagesBrain diseasesCentral nervous systemSubsetsVascular cognitive impairment and dementia

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