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Microglial states associate with lesion dynamics in multiple sclerosis
Neuroimmunology Research Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8886-8928
BGI Research, Riga, Latvia.
BGI Research, Riga, Latvia.
BGI Research, Riga, Latvia.
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2026 (English)In: Cell Reports, ISSN 2639-1856, E-ISSN 2211-1247, Vol. 45, no 6, article id 117538Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory disease of the CNS characterized by demyelinating lesions. Lesion expansion contributes to disability progression, whereas remyelination may restore neurological function. How these divergent outcomes relate to microglial states remains incompletely understood. Using single-cell-resolution spatial transcriptomics, we compare lesions containing foamy to those containing ramified microglia in postmortem human brain tissue. We find distinct cellular and molecular signatures spatially associated with microglial morphology. Lesions with ramified microglia display gene expression profiles associated with myelin stability and axonal support, consistent with an environment permissive for repair. In contrast, lesions with foamy microglia exhibit immune activation, immunoglobulin production, complement activity, iron dysregulation, immune-oligodendrocytes, and demyelination. These findings show that molecular programs linked to lesion pathology are spatially segregated in association with microglial state, indicating distinct immune-glial niches associated with lesion expansion and repair.

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Elsevier B.V. , 2026. Vol. 45, no 6, article id 117538
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lesion expansion, microglia state, multiple sclerosis, remyelination, spatial transcriptomics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-383826DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117538ISI: 001796568100001PubMedID: 42268720Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105041026738OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-383826DiVA, id: diva2:2081886
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