Abstract
This study examines the transcriptional profiles of human adult brain-derived microglia in response to in vitro activating conditions previously used to polarize systemic myeloid cells into M1 and M2 phenotypes. A comparative study is done with monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs), a myeloid cell type that also participates in disease relevant tissue injury and repair processes in the CNS. Current markers used to distinguish microglia and MDMs have been defined under homeostatic conditions. We observe that gene expression profiles of M1 microglia and MDMs overlap with an overrepresentation of immune-related pathways. M2 microglia and MDMs have distinct transcriptional signatures. Upregulated genes in M2 microglia favor neural-related pathways whereas upregulated genes in M2 MDMs are mostly involved in antigen presentation. Our microarray screen identifies candidate molecules that can potentially distinguish microglia and MDMs under all activation conditions. To be determined is how our observations made using conventional in vitro polarization translate into cellular responses to the complex combination of signals encountered in neurologic disease states.
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