Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk

The relationship between the central nervous system (CNS) and microglia is lifelong. Microglia originate in the embryonic yolk sac during development and populate the CNS before the blood-brain barrier forms. In the CNS, they constitute a self-renewing population. Although they represent up to 10% o...

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Autores principales: Micaël Carrier, Eva Šimončičová, Marie-Kim St-Pierre, Chloe McKee, Marie-Ève Tremblay
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2d93b160c13d4237b548acda9da794ad2021-11-04T06:00:12ZPsychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk1662-509910.3389/fnmol.2021.749737https://doaj.org/article/2d93b160c13d4237b548acda9da794ad2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2021.749737/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1662-5099The relationship between the central nervous system (CNS) and microglia is lifelong. Microglia originate in the embryonic yolk sac during development and populate the CNS before the blood-brain barrier forms. In the CNS, they constitute a self-renewing population. Although they represent up to 10% of all brain cells, we are only beginning to understand how much brain homeostasis relies on their physiological functions. Often compared to a double-edged sword, microglia hold the potential to exert neuroprotective roles that can also exacerbate neurodegeneration once compromised. Microglia can promote synaptic growth in addition to eliminating synapses that are less active. Synaptic loss, which is considered one of the best pathological correlates of cognitive decline, is a distinctive feature of major depressive disorder (MDD) and cognitive aging. Long-term psychological stress accelerates cellular aging and predisposes to various diseases, including MDD, and cognitive decline. Among the underlying mechanisms, stress-induced neuroinflammation alters microglial interactions with the surrounding parenchymal cells and exacerbates oxidative burden and cellular damage, hence inducing changes in microglia and neurons typical of cognitive aging. Focusing on microglial interactions with neurons and their synapses, this review discusses the disrupted communication between these cells, notably involving fractalkine signaling and the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM). Overall, chronic stress emerges as a key player in cellular aging by altering the microglial sensome, notably via fractalkine signaling deficiency. To study cellular aging, novel positron emission tomography radiotracers for TREM and the purinergic family of receptors show interest for human study.Micaël CarrierMicaël CarrierEva ŠimončičováMarie-Kim St-PierreMarie-Kim St-PierreChloe McKeeChloe McKeeMarie-Ève TremblayMarie-Ève TremblayMarie-Ève TremblayMarie-Ève TremblayMarie-Ève TremblayFrontiers Media S.A.articlemicroglianeuronsynapsecognitive agingoxidative stresschronic psychological stressNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Vol 14 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic microglia
neuron
synapse
cognitive aging
oxidative stress
chronic psychological stress
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle microglia
neuron
synapse
cognitive aging
oxidative stress
chronic psychological stress
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Micaël Carrier
Micaël Carrier
Eva Šimončičová
Marie-Kim St-Pierre
Marie-Kim St-Pierre
Chloe McKee
Chloe McKee
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk
description The relationship between the central nervous system (CNS) and microglia is lifelong. Microglia originate in the embryonic yolk sac during development and populate the CNS before the blood-brain barrier forms. In the CNS, they constitute a self-renewing population. Although they represent up to 10% of all brain cells, we are only beginning to understand how much brain homeostasis relies on their physiological functions. Often compared to a double-edged sword, microglia hold the potential to exert neuroprotective roles that can also exacerbate neurodegeneration once compromised. Microglia can promote synaptic growth in addition to eliminating synapses that are less active. Synaptic loss, which is considered one of the best pathological correlates of cognitive decline, is a distinctive feature of major depressive disorder (MDD) and cognitive aging. Long-term psychological stress accelerates cellular aging and predisposes to various diseases, including MDD, and cognitive decline. Among the underlying mechanisms, stress-induced neuroinflammation alters microglial interactions with the surrounding parenchymal cells and exacerbates oxidative burden and cellular damage, hence inducing changes in microglia and neurons typical of cognitive aging. Focusing on microglial interactions with neurons and their synapses, this review discusses the disrupted communication between these cells, notably involving fractalkine signaling and the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM). Overall, chronic stress emerges as a key player in cellular aging by altering the microglial sensome, notably via fractalkine signaling deficiency. To study cellular aging, novel positron emission tomography radiotracers for TREM and the purinergic family of receptors show interest for human study.
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author Micaël Carrier
Micaël Carrier
Eva Šimončičová
Marie-Kim St-Pierre
Marie-Kim St-Pierre
Chloe McKee
Chloe McKee
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
author_facet Micaël Carrier
Micaël Carrier
Eva Šimončičová
Marie-Kim St-Pierre
Marie-Kim St-Pierre
Chloe McKee
Chloe McKee
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay
author_sort Micaël Carrier
title Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk
title_short Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk
title_full Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk
title_fullStr Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk
title_full_unstemmed Psychological Stress as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Cellular Aging and Cognitive Decline: The Involvement of Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk
title_sort psychological stress as a risk factor for accelerated cellular aging and cognitive decline: the involvement of microglia-neuron crosstalk
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2d93b160c13d4237b548acda9da794ad
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