Amyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)isafatalprogressivedisordercharacterizedbytheselectivedegenerationofmotorneurons(MN).TheimpactofperipheralimmunestatusondiseaseprogressionandMNsurvivalisbecomingincreasinglyrecognizedintheALSresearchfield.Inthisreview,webrieflydiscussfindingsfrommousemodelsofperipheralnerveinjuryandimmunodeficiencytounderstandhowtheimmunesystemregulatesMNsurvival.Weextendtheseobservationstosimilarstudiesinthewidelyusedsuperoxidedismutase1(SOD1)mousemodelofALS.Last,wepresentfuturehypothesestoidentifypotentialcausativefactorsthatleadtoimmunedysregulationinALS.Thelessonsfromprecedingworkinthisareaoffernewexcitingdirectionstobridgethegapinourcurrentunderstandingofimmune-mediatedneuroprotectioninALS.
