Radiotherapy induces persistent innate immune reprogramming of microglia into a primed state
Daniëlle C. Voshart, Takuya Oshima, Yuting Jiang, Gideon P. van der Linden, Anna P. Ainslie, Luiza Reali Nazario, Fleur van Buuren-Broek, Ayla C. Scholma, Hilmar R. J. van Weering, Nieske Brouwer, Jeffrey Sewdihal, Uilke Brouwer, Robert Paul Coppes, Inge R. Holtman, Bart J. L. Eggen, , Lara Barazzuol
This study shows that radiotherapy primes microglia in rats to have a heightened immune response to future inflammation, and this effect is observed in human brain tissue.
Cell Reports · Feb 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience