• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Intravital 2-photon imaging reveals distinct morphology and infiltrative properties of glioblastoma-associated macrophages
  • Contributor: Chen, Zhihong; Ross, James L.; Hambardzumyan, Dolores
  • Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019
  • Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (2019) 28, Seite 14254-14259
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902366116
  • ISSN: 0027-8424; 1091-6490
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  • Description: Significance Therapeutic strategies targeting glioblastoma (GBM) tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) have shown limited efficacy. One reason for this limited effectiveness is our poor understanding of the fundamental characteristics driving the behavior of these cells. Here we report a combination of immunocompetent lineage tracing mouse models of GBM with an open skull window for in vivo observation of TAM constituents via 2-photon microscopy. We show that TAMs are composed of 2 morphologically and behaviorally distinct cell types: brain-resident microglia and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). After treatment with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor A antibody, we observed significant reductions in BMDM infiltration and morphological responses. These studies provide a platform for monitoring the multidimensional responses of specific cell populations to therapeutic intervention in real time.
  • Access State: Open Access