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Objective: The goal of this study is to determine if phagocytosis of cellular debris is compromised in HD striatal astrocytes. Methods: Primary adult astrocytes were derived from two HD mouse models; the fast-progressing R6\/2 and slower progressing Q175. With the use of laser nanosurgery, a single astrocyte was lysed within an astrocyte network. The phagocytic response of astrocytes was observed with phase contrast and by fluorescence microscopy for GFP-LC3 transiently transfected cells. Results: Astrocyte phagocytosis was significantly diminished in primary astrocytes, consistent with the progression of HD in R6\/2 and Q175 mouse models. This was defined by the number of astrocytes responding via phagocytosis and by the average number of vesicles formed per cell. GFP-LC3 was found to increasingly localize to phagocytic vesicles over a 20-min imaging period, but not in HD mice, suggesting the involvement of LC3 in astrocyte phagocytosis. 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