A central nervous system macrophage that is part of a choroid plexus, a meninx and a perivascular space. A border associated macrophage interacts with various components of the CNS vasculature and meninges, it participates in immune surveillance and in the regulation of the blood brain barrier. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37626977 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37232741 ]
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In humans, a border associate macrophage expresses CD45 and CD11B. This cell is also known to have the following molecular signature: CD206, CD38, LYVE1, CD163, CD169.