Review Article

Sweepers in the CNS: Microglial Migration and Phagocytosis in the Alzheimer Disease Pathogenesis

Table 1

Various chemotaxis or phagocytosis-related receptors in microglia and its ligand(s) or interacted factors. Microglia are activated with various stimuli through the specific receptor of each stimuli. For detailed review of chemokines, pathogens, and factors associated with tissue damage recognized by microglia, refer to [1921].

Receptor typeSubtypesLigand(s)/interacted factors

CCR1CCL3 (MIP-1α), CCL5 (RANTES), CCL7 (MCP-3),
CCL9 (MIP-1γ), CCL14 (HCC-1), CCL15 (HCC-2/leukotactin-1),
CCL16 (HCC-4/LEC), CCL23 (MPIF-1)
Chemokine receptorCCR2CCL2 (MCP-1), CCL7 (MCP-3), CCL8 (MCP-2), CCL13 (MCP-4), CCL16 (HCC-4/LEC)
CCR5CCL3 (MIP-1α), CCL4 (MIP-1β), CCL5 (RANTES)
CXCR3CXCL9 (Mig), CXCL10 (IP-10), CXCL11 (I-TAC)
CX3CR1CX3CL1 (Fractalkine)

Purinergic receptorP2X4, P2Y7, P2Y12
P2Y6
ATP, ADP
UDP

TLRTLR1
TLR2
TLR4
TLR6
TLR9
Triacyl lipopeptides
Glycolipids, Hsp70, HMGB1, Aβ
LPS, Hsp
Diacyl lipopeptides
CpG-DNA

Phosphatidylserine (PS) receptorMFG-E8, Tim1, Tim4
RAGE
PS of apoptotic cells
Aβ, AGE, HMGB1 PS of apoptotic cells

Scavenger receptor (SR)SR-AI/II (CD204), SR-BI, CD36Cellular debris, apoptotic cells, Aβ (CD36)

Immunoglobulin (Ig) receptorFcγRI, FcγRIIIIg-opsonized particles

Complement receptor (CR)CR3 (MAC-1; CD11b/CD18)Complement components, opsonized particles

Other phagocytosis-related receptorCD14
CD47
CD200R
TREM2
LPS, Aβ
SIRPα (CD172a)
CD200
Hsp60, DAP12