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King'uyu DN, Nti-Kyemereh L, Bonin JL, Feustel PJ, Tram M, MacNamara KC, Kopec AM. The effect of morphine on rat microglial phagocytic activity: An in vitro study of brain region-, plating density-, sex-, morphine concentration-, and receptor-dependency. J Neuroimmunol 2023; 384:578204. [PMID: 37774553 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2023.578204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Opioids have long been used for clinical pain management, but also have addictive properties that have contributed to the ongoing opioid epidemic. While opioid activation of opioid receptors is well known to contribute to reward and reinforcement, data now also suggest that opioid activation of immune signaling via toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) may also play a role in addiction-like processes. TLR4 expression is enriched in immune cells, and in the nervous system is primarily expressed in microglia. Microglial phagocytosis is important for developmental, homeostatic, and pathological processes. To examine how morphine impacts microglial phagocytosis, we isolated microglia from adult male and female rat cortex and striatum and plated them in vitro at 10,000 (10K) or 50,000 cells/well densities. Microglia were incubated with neutral fluorescent microbeads to stimulate phagocytosis in the presence of one of four morphine concentrations. We found that the brain region from which microglia are isolated and plating density, but not morphine concentration, impacts cell survival in vitro. We found that 10-12 M morphine, but not higher concentrations, increases phagocytosis in striatal microglia in vitro independent of sex and plating density, while 10-12 M morphine increased phagocytosis in cortical microglia in vitro independent of sex, but contingent on a plating density. Finally, we demonstrate that the effect of 10-12 M morphine in striatal microglia plated at 10 K density is mediated via TLR4, and not μORs. Overall, our data suggest that in rats, a morphine-TLR4 signaling pathway increases phagocytic activity in microglia independent of sex. This may is useful information for better understanding the possible neural outcomes associated with morphine exposures.
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- David N King'uyu
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America.
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America; Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America
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- Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America
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Tu D, Velagapudi R, Gao Y, Hong JS, Zhou H, Gao HM. Activation of neuronal NADPH oxidase NOX2 promotes inflammatory neurodegeneration. Free Radic Biol Med 2023; 200:47-58. [PMID: 36870375 PMCID: PMC10164140 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Strong evidence indicates critical roles of NADPH oxidase (a key superoxide-producing enzyme complex during inflammation) in activated microglia for mediating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. However, little is known about roles of neuronal NADPH oxidase in neurodegenerative diseases. This study aimed to investigate expression patterns, regulatory mechanisms and pathological roles of neuronal NADPH oxidase in inflammation-associated neurodegeneration. The results showed persistent upregulation of NOX2 (gp91phox; the catalytic subunit of NADPH oxidase) in both microglia and neurons in a chronic mouse model of Parkinson's disease (PD) with intraperitoneal LPS injection and LPS-treated midbrain neuron-glia cultures (a cellular model of PD). Notably, NOX2 was found for the first time to exhibit a progressive and persistent upregulation in neurons during chronic neuroinflammation. While primary neurons and N27 neuronal cells displayed basal expression of NOX1, NOX2 and NOX4, significant upregulation only occurred in NOX2 but not NOX1 or NOX4 under inflammatory conditions. Persistent NOX2 upregulation was associated with functional outcomes of oxidative stress including increased ROS production and lipid peroxidation. Neuronal NOX2 activation displayed membrane translocation of cytosolic p47phox subunit and was inhibited by apocynin and diphenyleneiodonium chloride (two widely-used NADPH oxidase inhibitors). Importantly, neuronal ROS production, mitochondrial dysfunction and degeneration induced by inflammatory mediators in microglia-derived conditional medium were blocked by pharmacological inhibition of neuronal NOX2. Furthermore, specific deletion of neuronal NOX2 prevented LPS-elicited dopaminergic neurodegeneration in neuron-microglia co-cultures separately grown in the transwell system. The attenuation of inflammation-elicited upregulation of NOX2 in neuron-enriched and neuron-glia cultures by ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine indicated a positive feedback mechanism between excessive ROS production and NOX2 upregulation. Collectively, our findings uncovered crucial contribution of neuronal NOX2 upregulation and activation to chronic neuroinflammation and inflammation-related neurodegeneration. This study reinforced the importance of developing NADPH oxidase-targeting therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Dezhen Tu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Institute for Brain Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210061, China; Neurobiology Laboratory, Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Institute for Brain Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210061, China; Neurobiology Laboratory, Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Institute for Brain Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210061, China.
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Marrazzo P, Mandrone M, Chiocchio I, Zambonin L, Barbalace MC, Zalambani C, Angeloni C, Malaguti M, Prata C, Poli F, Fiorentini D, Hrelia S. By-Product Extracts from Castanea sativa Counteract Hallmarks of Neuroinflammation in a Microglial Model. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12040808. [PMID: 37107183 PMCID: PMC10135167 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12040808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Castanea sativa is very common in Italy, and the large amount of waste material generated during chestnut processing has a high environmental impact. Several studies demonstrated that chestnut by-products are a good source of bioactive compounds, mainly endowed with antioxidant properties. This study further investigates the anti-neuroinflammatory effect of chestnut leaf and spiny bur extracts, together with the deepest phytochemical characterisation (by NMR and MS) of active biomolecules contained in leaf extracts, which resulted in being more effective than spiny bur ones. BV-2 microglial cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were used as a model of neuroinflammation. In BV-2 cells pre-treated with chestnut extracts, LPS signalling is partially blocked via the reduced expression of TLR4 and CD14 as well as the expression of LPS-induced inflammatory markers. Leaf extract fractions revealed the presence of specific flavonoids, such as isorhamnetin glucoside, astragalin, myricitrin, kaempferol 3-rhamnosyl (1-6)(2″-trans-p-coumaroyl)hexoside, tiliroside and unsaturated fatty acids, all of which could be responsible for the observed anti-neuroinflammatory effects. Interestingly, the kaempferol derivative has been identified in chestnut for the first time. In conclusion, the exploitation of chestnut by-products is suitable for the achievement of two goals: satisfaction of consumers’ demand for new, natural bio-active compounds and valorisation of by-products.
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- Pasquale Marrazzo
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro, 8, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Irnerio, 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Irnerio, 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Corso D’Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Corso D’Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Corso D’Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Corso D’Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Irnerio, 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Corso D’Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy
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Prokosch V, Li P, Shi X. Glaucoma as a Neurodegenerative and Inflammatory Disease. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2023; 240:125-129. [PMID: 36265500 DOI: 10.1055/a-1965-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to irreversible loss of vision through degeneration of the retinal ganglia cells (RGCs). Glaucoma is one of the most frequent causes of blindness in the world. Intraocular pressure is the main risk factor for the occurrence and development of this disease. Treatment is largely based on reducing internal optical pressure. However, some patients may deteriorate or become blind, despite normal or reduced internal optical pressure. The pathophysiological details are still unclear. Neuroinflammatory processes are also apparently an additional cause. In principle, innate or local responses of the adaptive immune system can be distinguished. The reaction of the innate immune system, particularly the local microglial cells, has long been studied. The macroglia with the astrocytes and Müller cells and their homeostatic effects have also long been known. On the other hand, it has long been thought that the retina with its RGZs was inert to adaptive immunological reactions - due to the function of the blood brain barrier. However, this system may be disturbed by antigen presentation, leading to a reaction of the adaptive immune system, with B cell and T cell responses. In this context, the key proteins are presumably heat shock proteins. We now know that neuroinflammation is important in glaucoma, as in other neurodegenerative diseases. It is important to increase our understanding of these phenomena. In this review article, we present our current knowledge of the role of the micro- and macroglia, the adaptive immune system, and the heat shock proteins.
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- Verena Prokosch
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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Characterization of IMG Microglial Cell Line as a Valuable In Vitro Tool for NLRP3 Inflammasome Studies. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2022:10.1007/s10571-022-01285-6. [PMID: 36163404 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Microglial cells constantly surveil the cerebral microenvironment and become activated following injury and disease to mediate inflammatory responses. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-, leucine-rich repeat-, and pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, which is abundantly expressed in microglial cells, plays a key role in these responses as well as in the development of many neurological disorders. Microglial cell lines are a valuable tool to study the causes and possible treatments for neurological diseases which are linked to inflammation. Here, we investigated whether the mouse microglial cell line IMG is suitable to study NLRP3 inflammasome by incubating cells with different concentrations of NLRP3 inflammasome priming and activating agents lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and ATP, respectively, and applying short (4 h) or long (24 h) LPS incubation times. After short LPS incubation, the mRNA levels of most pro-inflammatory and NLRP3 inflammasome-associated genes were more upregulated than after long incubation. Moreover, the combination of higher LPS and ATP concentrations with short incubation time resulted in greater levels of active forms of caspase-1 and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) proteins than low LPS and ATP concentrations or long incubation time. We also demonstrated that treatment with NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor glibenclamide suppressed NLRP3 inflammasome activation in IMG cells, as illustrated by the downregulation of gasdermin D N-fragment and mature caspase-1 and IL-1β protein levels. In addition, we conducted similar experiments with primary microglial cells and BV-2 cell line to determine the similarities and differences in their responses. Overall, our results indicate that IMG cell line could be a valuable tool for NLRP3 inflammasome studies. In IMG cells, 4-h incubation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces a stronger upregulation of NLRP3 inflammasome-associated pro-inflammatory genes compared to 24-h incubation. NLRP3 inflammasome is robustly activated only after the addition of 3 mM of ATP following short LPS incubation time.
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Gao X, Cao Z, Tan H, Li P, Su W, Wan T, Guo W. LncRNA, an Emerging Approach for Neurological Diseases Treatment by Regulating Microglia Polarization. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:903472. [PMID: 35860297 PMCID: PMC9289270 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.903472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurological disorders cause untold human disability and death each year. For most neurological disorders, the efficacy of their primary treatment strategies remains suboptimal. Microglia are associated with the development and progression of multiple neurological disorders. Targeting the regulation of microglia polarization has emerged as an important therapeutic strategy for neurological disorders. Their pro-inflammatory (M1)/anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotype microglia are closely associated with neuronal apoptosis, synaptic plasticity, blood-brain barrier integrity, resistance to iron death, and astrocyte regulation. LncRNA, a recently extensively studied non-coding transcript of over 200 nucleotides, has shown great value to intervene in microglia polarization. It can often participate in gene regulation of microglia by directly regulating transcription or sponging downstream miRNAs, for example. Through proper regulation, microglia can exert neuroprotective effects, reduce neurological damage and improve the prognosis of many neurological diseases. This paper reviews the progress of research linking lncRNAs to microglia polarization and neurological diseases.
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- Xiaoyu Gao
- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Sports Medicine Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
- Teng Wan,
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- Sports Medicine Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Weiming Guo,
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Uddin MS, Lim LW. Glial cells in Alzheimer's disease: From neuropathological changes to therapeutic implications. Ageing Res Rev 2022; 78:101622. [PMID: 35427810 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that usually develops slowly and progressively worsens over time. Although there has been increasing research interest in AD, its pathogenesis is still not well understood. Although most studies primarily focus on neurons, recent research findings suggest that glial cells (especially microglia and astrocytes) are associated with AD pathogenesis and might provide various possible therapeutic targets. Growing evidence suggests that microglia can provide protection against AD pathogenesis, as microglia with weakened functions and impaired responses to Aβ proteins are linked with elevated AD risk. Interestingly, numerous findings also suggest that microglial activation can be detrimental to neurons. Indeed, microglia can induce synapse loss via the engulfment of synapses, possibly through a complement-dependent process. Furthermore, they can worsen tau pathology and release inflammatory factors that cause neuronal damage directly or through the activation of neurotoxic astrocytes. Astrocytes play a significant role in various cerebral activities. Their impairment can mediate neurodegeneration and ultimately the retraction of synapses, resulting in AD-related cognitive deficits. Deposition of Aβ can result in astrocyte reactivity, which can further lead to neurotoxic effects and elevated secretion of inflammatory mediators and cytokines. Moreover, glial-induced inflammation in AD can exert both beneficial and harmful effects. Understanding the activities of astrocytes and microglia in the regulation of AD pathogenesis would facilitate the development of novel therapies. In this article, we address the implications of microglia and astrocytes in AD pathogenesis. We also discuss the mechanisms of therapeutic agents that exhibit anti-inflammatory effects against AD.
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- Md Sahab Uddin
- Neuromodulation Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Neuromodulation Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Haidar MA, Ibeh S, Shakkour Z, Reslan MA, Nwaiwu J, Moqidem YA, Sader G, Nickles RG, Babale I, Jaffa AA, Salama M, Shaito A, Kobeissy F. Crosstalk between Microglia and Neurons in Neurotrauma: An Overview of the Underlying Mechanisms. Curr Neuropharmacol 2022; 20:2050-2065. [PMID: 34856905 PMCID: PMC9886840 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x19666211202123322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Microglia are the resident immune cells of the brain and play a crucial role in housekeeping and maintaining homeostasis of the brain microenvironment. Upon injury or disease, microglial cells become activated, at least partly, via signals initiated by injured neurons. Activated microglia, thereby, contribute to both neuroprotection and neuroinflammation. However, sustained microglial activation initiates a chronic neuroinflammatory response which can disturb neuronal health and disrupt communications between neurons and microglia. Thus, microglia-neuron crosstalk is critical in a healthy brain as well as during states of injury or disease. As most studies focus on how neurons and microglia act in isolation during neurotrauma, there is a need to understand the interplay between these cells in brain pathophysiology. This review highlights how neurons and microglia reciprocally communicate under physiological conditions and during brain injury and disease. Furthermore, the modes of microglia-neuron communication are exposed, focusing on cell-contact dependent signaling and communication by the secretion of soluble factors like cytokines and growth factors. In addition, it has been discussed that how microglia-neuron interactions could exert either beneficial neurotrophic effects or pathologic proinflammatory responses. We further explore how aberrations in microglia-neuron crosstalk may be involved in central nervous system (CNS) anomalies, namely traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurodegeneration, and ischemic stroke. A clear understanding of how the microglia-neuron crosstalk contributes to the pathogenesis of brain pathologies may offer novel therapeutic avenues of brain trauma treatment.
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- Muhammad Ali Haidar
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Biotechnology Program, School of Science and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Balamand, Lebanon
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- Program for Neurotrauma, Neuroproteomics & Biomarkers Research, Departments of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology (I-GHHE), The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Ahn JH, Lee HJ, Lee K, Lim J, Hwang JK, Kim CR, Kim HA, Kim HS, Park HK. Effects of Lipopolysaccharide on Oligodendrocyte Differentiation at Different Developmental Stages: an In Vitro Study. J Korean Med Sci 2021; 36:e332. [PMID: 34931496 PMCID: PMC8688345 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exerts cytotoxic effects on brain cells, especially on those belonging to the oligodendrocyte lineage, in preterm infants. The susceptibility of oligodendrocyte lineage cells to LPS-induced inflammation is dependent on the developmental stage. This study aimed to investigate the effect of LPS on oligodendrocyte lineage cells at different developmental stages in a microglial cell and oligodendrocyte co-culture model. METHODS The primary cultures of oligodendrocytes and microglia cells were prepared from the forebrains of 2-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats. The oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) co-cultured with microglial cells were treated with 0 (control), 0.01, 0.1, and 1 µg/mL LPS at the D3 stage to determine the dose of LPS that impairs oligodendrocyte differentiation. The co-culture was treated with 0.01 µg/mL LPS, which was the lowest dose that did not impair oligodendrocyte differentiation, at the developmental stages D1 (early LPS group), D3 (late LPS group), or D1 and D3 (double LPS group). On day 7 of differentiation, oligodendrocytes were subjected to neural glial antigen 2 (NG2) and myelin basic protein (MBP) immunostaining to examine the number of OPCs and mature oligodendrocytes, respectively. RESULTS LPS dose-dependently decreased the proportion of mature oligodendrocytes (MBP+ cells) relative to the total number of cells. The number of MBP+ cells in the early LPS group was significantly lower than that in the late LPS group. Compared with those in the control group, the MBP+ cell numbers were significantly lower and the NG2+ cell numbers were significantly higher in the double LPS group, which exhibited impaired oligodendrocyte lineage cell development, on day 7 of differentiation. CONCLUSION Repetitive LPS stimulation during development significantly inhibited brain cell development by impairing oligodendrocyte differentiation. In contrast, brain cell development was not affected in the late LPS group. These findings suggest that inflammation at the early developmental stage of oligodendrocytes increases the susceptibility of the preterm brain to inflammation-induced injury.
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- Ja-Hye Ahn
- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Kangwon National University College of Veterinary Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
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- Department of Child Psychotherapy, Hanyang University Graduate School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Carroll JA, Race B, Williams K, Striebel JF, Chesebro B. Innate immune responses after stimulation with Toll-like receptor agonists in ex vivo microglial cultures and an in vivo model using mice with reduced microglia. J Neuroinflammation 2021; 18:194. [PMID: 34488805 PMCID: PMC8419892 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02240-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Past experiments studying innate immunity in the central nervous system (CNS) utilized microglia obtained from neonatal mouse brain, which differ developmentally from adult microglia. These differences might impact our current understanding of the role of microglia in CNS development, function, and disease. Methods Cytokine protein secretion was compared in ex vivo P3 and adult microglial cultures after exposure to agonists for three different toll-like receptors (TLR4, lipopolysaccharide [LPS]; TLR7, imiquimod [IMQ]; and TLR9, CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide [CpG-ODN] 1585). In addition, changes in inflammatory gene expression in ex vivo adult microglia in response to the TLR agonists was assessed. Furthermore, in vivo experiments evaluated changes in gene expression associated with inflammation and TLR signaling in brains of mice with or without treatment with PLX5622 to reduce microglia. Results Ex vivo adult and P3 microglia increased cytokine secretion when exposed to TLR4 agonist LPS and to TLR7 agonist IMQ. However, adult microglia decreased expression of numerous genes after exposure to TLR 9 agonist CpG-ODN 1585. In contrast, in vivo studies indicated a core group of inflammatory and TLR signaling genes increased when each of the TLR agonists was introduced into the CNS. Reducing microglia in the brain led to decreased expression of various inflammatory and TLR signaling genes. Mice with reduced microglia showed extreme impairment in upregulation of genes after exposure to TLR7 agonist IMQ. Conclusions Cultured adult microglia were more reactive than P3 microglia to LPS or IMQ exposure. In vivo results indicated microglial influences on neuroinflammation were agonist specific, with responses to TLR7 agonist IMQ more dysregulated in mice with reduced microglia. Thus, TLR7-mediated innate immune responses in the CNS appeared more dependent on the presence of microglia. Furthermore, partial responses to TLR4 and TLR9 agonists in mice with reduced microglia suggested other cell types in the CNS can compensate for their absence. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12974-021-02240-w.
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- James A Carroll
- Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 South Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, USA.
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- Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 South Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, USA
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- Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 South Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, USA
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- Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 South Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, USA
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- Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 South Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, USA
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Schober J, Polina J, Walters F, Scott N, Lodholz E, Crider A, Sandoval K, Witt K. NNC 26-9100 increases Aβ1-42 phagocytosis, inhibits nitric oxide production and decreases calcium in BV2 microglia cells. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254242. [PMID: 34237100 PMCID: PMC8266108 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microglia are the resident immune cell of the brain involved in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Modulation of microglia activity represents a potential mechanism for treating AD. Herein, the compound NNC 26-9100 (NNC) was evaluated in toxicity, nitric oxide release, Aβ1-42 uptake and cytosolic calcium assays during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated conditions using mouse BV2 microglia cells. After 24 hours, LPS increased cell toxicity in the alamar blue and lactate dehydrogenase assays, increased nitrite release, and increase cytoplasmic calcium. Addition of NNC decreased the LPS-induce lactate dehydrogenase release, had no effect in the alamar blue assay, decreased nitrite release and decreased cytosolic calcium. In the absence of LPS, NNC increased uptake of FITC-tagged Aβ1-42. These data demonstrate that NNC treatment decreases nitrosative stress and microglia cell damage during LPS-induced activation and enhances phagocytosis of Aβ1-42 during non-inflammatory conditions. Thus, NNC 26-9100 may have beneficial effects in AD and in inflammatory diseases of the brain through enhancement of microglial Aβ clearance, and cell protective effects through prevention of elevated cytosolic calcium and inhibition of nitric oxide release.
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- Joseph Schober
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States of America
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Neuroprotective Effect of Taurine against Cell Death, Glial Changes, and Neuronal Loss in the Cerebellum of Rats Exposed to Chronic-Recurrent Neuroinflammation Induced by LPS. J Immunol Res 2021; 2021:7497185. [PMID: 34327244 PMCID: PMC8277510 DOI: 10.1155/2021/7497185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the neuroprotective effect of taurine against the deleterious effects of chronic-recurrent neuroinflammation induced by LPS in the cerebellum of rats. Adult male Wistar rats were treated with taurine for 28 days. Taurine was administered at a dose of 30 or 100 mg/kg, by gavage. On days 7, 14, 21, and 28, the animals received LPS (250 μg/kg) intraperitoneally. The vehicle used was saline. The animals were divided into six groups: vehicle, taurine 30 mg/kg, taurine 100 mg/kg, LPS, LPS plus taurine 30 mg/kg, and LPS plus taurine 100 mg/kg. On day 29, the animals were euthanized, and the cerebellum was removed and prepared for immunofluorescence analysis using antibodies of GFAP, NeuN, CD11b, and cleaved caspase-3. LPS group showed a reduction in the immunoreactivity of GFAP in the arbor vitae and medullary center and of NeuN in the granular layer of the cerebellar cortex. LPS increased the immunoreactivity of CD11b in the arbor vitae and in the medullary center. Taurine protected against these effects induced by LPS in immunoreactivity of GFAP, NeuN, and CD11b, with the 100 mg/kg dose being the most effective. LPS induced an increase in the number of positive cleaved caspase-3 cells in the Purkinje cell layers, granular layer, arbor vitae, and medullary center. Taurine showed its antiapoptotic activity by reducing the cleaved caspase-3 cells in relation to the LPS group. Here, a potential neuroprotective role of taurine can be seen since this amino acid was effective in protecting the cerebellum of rats against cell death and changes in glial and neuronal cells in the face of chronic-recurrent neuroinflammation.
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Microglial Extracellular Vesicles as Vehicles for Neurodegeneration Spreading. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11060770. [PMID: 34063832 PMCID: PMC8224033 DOI: 10.3390/biom11060770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Microglial cells are the neuroimmune competent cells of the central nervous system. In the adult, microglia are responsible for screening the neuronal parenchyma searching for alterations in homeostasis. Chronic neuroinflammation plays a role in neurodegenerative disease. Indeed, microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is involved in the onset and progression of several disorders in the brain and retina. Microglial cell reactivity occurs in an orchestrated manner and propagates across the neural parenchyma spreading the neuroinflammatory signal from cell to cell. Extracellular vesicles are important vehicles of intercellular communication and act as message carriers across boundaries. Extracellular vesicles can be subdivided in several categories according to their cellular origin (apoptotic bodies, microvesicles and exosomes), each presenting, different but sometimes overlapping functions in cell communication. Mounting evidence suggests a role for extracellular vesicles in regulating microglial cell action. Herein, we explore the role of microglial extracellular vesicles as vehicles for cell communication and the mechanisms that trigger their release. In this review we covered the role of microglial extracellular vesicles, focusing on apoptotic bodies, microvesicles and exosomes, in the context of neurodegeneration and the impact of these vesicles derived from other cells in microglial cell reactivity.
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O'Regan GC, Farag SH, Casey CS, Wood-Kaczmar A, Pocock JM, Tabrizi SJ, Andre R. Human Huntington's disease pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia develop normally but are abnormally hyper-reactive and release elevated levels of reactive oxygen species. J Neuroinflammation 2021; 18:94. [PMID: 33874957 PMCID: PMC8054367 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02147-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Neuroinflammation may contribute to the pathogenesis of Huntington’s disease, given evidence of activated microglia and elevated levels of inflammatory molecules in disease gene carriers, even those many years from symptom onset. We have shown previously that monocytes from Huntington’s disease patients are hyper-reactive to stimulation in a manner dependent on their autonomous expression of the disease-causing mutant HTT protein. To date, however, whether human microglia are similarly hyper-responsive in a cell-autonomous manner has not been determined. Methods Microglial-like cells were derived from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) expressing mutant HTT containing varying polyglutamine lengths. These included lines that are otherwise isogenic, such that any observed differences can be attributed with certainty to the disease mutation itself. Analyses by quantitative PCR and immunofluorescence microscopy respectively of key genes and protein markers were undertaken to determine whether Huntington’s disease PSCs differentiated normally to a microglial fate. The resultant cultures and their supernatants were then assessed by various biochemical assays and multiplex ELISAs for viability and responses to stimulation, including the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species. Conditioned media were applied to PSC-derived striatal neurons, and vice versa, to determine the effects that the secretomes of each cell type might have on the other. Results Human PSCs generated microglia successfully irrespective of the expression of mutant HTT. These cells, however, were hyper-reactive to stimulation in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNFα. They also released elevated levels of reactive oxygen species that have neurotoxic potential. Accompanying such phenotypes, human Huntington’s disease PSC-derived microglia showed increased levels of apoptosis and were more susceptible to exogenous stress. Such stress appeared to be induced by supernatants from human PSC-derived striatal neurons expressing mutant HTT with a long polyglutamine tract. Conclusions These studies show, for the first time, that human Huntington’s disease PSC-derived microglia are hyper-reactive due to their autonomous expression of mutant HTT. This provides a cellular basis for the contribution that neuroinflammation might make to Huntington’s disease pathogenesis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12974-021-02147-6.
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- Grace C O'Regan
- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 1PJ, London, UK
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG, London, UK.
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG, London, UK.
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Streit WJ, Khoshbouei H, Bechmann I. The Role of Microglia in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 79:961-968. [PMID: 33361603 DOI: 10.3233/jad-201248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Microglia constitute the brain's immune system and their involvement in Alzheimer's disease has been discussed. Commonly, and in line with the amyloid/neuroinflammation cascade hypothesis, microglia have been portrayed as potentially dangerous immune effector cells thought to be overactivated by amyloid and producing neurotoxic inflammatory mediators that lead to neurofibrillary degeneration. We disagree with this theory and offer as an alternative the microglial dysfunction theory stating that microglia become impaired in their normally neuroprotective roles because of aging, i.e., they become senescent and aging neurons degenerate because they lack the needed microglial support for their survival. Thus, while the amyloid cascade theory relies primarily on genetic data, the dysfunction theory incorporates aging as a critical etiological factor. Aging is the greatest risk factor for the sporadic (late-onset) and most common form of Alzheimer's disease, where fully penetrant genetic mutations are absent. In this review, we lay out and discuss the human evidence that supports senescent microglial dysfunction and conflicts with the amyloid/neuroinflammation idea.
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- Wolfgang J Streit
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Anatomical Institute, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Wu PS, Jeng J, Yang JJ, Kao V, Yen JH, Wu MJ. Vernonia patula (Dryand.) Merr. and Leucas chinensis (Retz.) R. Brown exert anti-inflammatory activities and relieve oxidative stress via Nrf2 activation. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 262:113155. [PMID: 32736054 PMCID: PMC7385944 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Vernonia patula (Dryand.) Merr. and Leucas chinensis (Retz.) R. Brown have anti-inflammatory properties and are popularly used as complementary and alternative medicine in Asia. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism and active chemicals in the ethanol extracts of V. patula (VP) and L. chinensis (LC). MATERIALS AND METHODS The inhibitory activities of VP and LC on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) production were investigated in RAW264.7 macrophages and BV2 microglia. Downregulation of pro-inflammatory genes and upregulation of Nrf2 (NF-E2 p45-related factor 2)-ARE (antioxidant response element) pathway were investigated using RT-Q-PCR and Western blotting. Direct antioxidant capacities were measured using free radical scavenging and Folin-Ciocalteu assays. The flavonoids and triterpenes in VP and LC were identified by HPLC-ESI-MS. RESULTS VP and LC inhibited NO and IL-6 production and suppressed iNOS, IL-6, IL-1β and CCL2 gene expression. VP and LC were potent direct antioxidants and effective indirect antioxidants assayed by Nrf2 activation and induction of heme oxygenase (HO)-1, glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit (GCLM) and NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). Three flavonoids including apigenin (1), luteolin (2) and chryseriol (3), and one triterpene betulinic acid (4) were found in VP; while compounds 1-4 and oleanolic acid (5) were in LC. CONCLUSION Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of VP and LC may be in great part attributed to the identified Nrf2 activating compounds, which induce expression of Phase II enzymes and attenuate the upregulation of pro-inflammatory genes.
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- Pei-Shan Wu
- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan
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- Bachelor Program in Cosmeceutical and Biotech Industry, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan
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- Bachelor Program in Pharmaceutical Botanicals & Health Applications, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan
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- Bachelor Program in Cosmeceutical and Biotech Industry, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, 970, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 717, Taiwan.
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Lee DG, Nam BR, Huh JW, Lee DS. Isoliquiritigenin Reduces LPS-Induced Inflammation by Preventing Mitochondrial Fission in BV-2 Microglial Cells. Inflammation 2020; 44:714-724. [PMID: 33150538 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-020-01370-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Excessive microglial cell activation in the brain can lead to the production of various neurotoxic factors (e.g., pro-inflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide) which can, in turn, initiate neurodegenerative processes. Recent research has been reported that mitochondrial dynamics regulate the inflammatory response of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Isoliquiritigenin (ISL) is a compound found in Glycyrrhizae radix with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this study, we investigated the function of ISL on the LPS-induced pro-inflammatory response in BV-2 microglial cells. We showed that ISL reduced the LPS-induced increase in pro-inflammatory mediators (e.g., nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory cytokines) via the inhibition of ERK/p38/NF-κB activation and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, ISL inhibited the excessive mitochondrial fission induced by LPS, regulating mitochondrial ROS generation and pro-inflammatory response by suppressing the calcium/calcineurin pathway to dephosphorylate Drp1 at the serine 637 residue. Interestingly, the ISL pretreatment reduced the number of apoptotic cells and levels of cleaved caspase3/PARP, compared to LPS-treated cells. Our findings suggested that ISL ameliorated the pro-inflammatory response of microglia by inhibiting dephosphorylation of Drp1 (Ser637)-dependent mitochondrial fission. This study provides the first evidence for the effects of ISL against LPS-induced inflammatory response related and its link to mitochondrial fission and the calcium/calcineurin pathway. Consequently, we also identified the protective effects of ISL against LPS-induced microglial apoptosis, highlighting the pharmacological role of ISL in microglial inflammation-mediated neurodegeneration.
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- Dong Gil Lee
- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Du Preez A, Law T, Onorato D, Lim YM, Eiben P, Musaelyan K, Egeland M, Hye A, Zunszain PA, Thuret S, Pariante CM, Fernandes C. The type of stress matters: repeated injection and permanent social isolation stress in male mice have a differential effect on anxiety- and depressive-like behaviours, and associated biological alterations. Transl Psychiatry 2020; 10:325. [PMID: 32958745 PMCID: PMC7505042 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-01000-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Chronic stress can alter the immune system, adult hippocampal neurogenesis and induce anxiety- and depressive-like behaviour in rodents. However, previous studies have not discriminated between the effect(s) of different types of stress on these behavioural and biological outcomes. We investigated the effect(s) of repeated injection vs. permanent social isolation on behaviour, stress responsivity, immune system functioning and hippocampal neurogenesis, in young adult male mice, and found that the type of stress exposure does indeed matter. Exposure to 6 weeks of repeated injection resulted in an anxiety-like phenotype, decreased systemic inflammation (i.e., reduced plasma levels of TNFα and IL4), increased corticosterone reactivity, increased microglial activation and decreased neuronal differentiation in the dentate gyrus (DG). In contrast, exposure to 6 weeks of permanent social isolation resulted in a depressive-like phenotype, increased plasma levels of TNFα, decreased plasma levels of IL10 and VEGF, decreased corticosterone reactivity, decreased microglial cell density and increased cell density for radial glia, s100β-positive cells and mature neuroblasts-all in the DG. Interestingly, combining the two distinct stress paradigms did not have an additive effect on behavioural and biological outcomes, but resulted in yet a different phenotype, characterized by increased anxiety-like behaviour, decreased plasma levels of IL1β, IL4 and VEGF, and decreased hippocampal neuronal differentiation, without altered neuroinflammation or corticosterone reactivity. These findings demonstrate that different forms of chronic stress can differentially alter both behavioural and biological outcomes in young adult male mice, and that combining multiple stressors may not necessarily cause more severe pathological outcomes.
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- Andrea Du Preez
- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
- MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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Yao Y, Fu KY. Serum-deprivation leads to activation-like changes in primary microglia and BV-2 cells but not astrocytes. Biomed Rep 2020; 13:51. [PMID: 32974017 DOI: 10.3892/br.2020.1358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of serum deprivation on primary microglia, BV-2 cells and primary astrocytes. Cell morphology combined with the expression of phospho-(p-)38 and p-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were assessed. Serum deprivation resulted in various alterations in the three cell cultures. Primary microglia and BV-2 cells exhibited alterations indicative of activation under serum treatment, as well as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. However, astrocytes did not react as fast. Regarding morphology, the processes present on the primary microglia and BV-2 cells became shorter and the cell bodies became larger, and more transparent vesicles were observed within the cell bodies, which indicated their increased phagocytic ability. At the protein level, p-p38 expression increased quickly within 1 h in the primary microglia culture in response to LPS treatment. Furthermore, the expression levels of p-p38 and p-ERK were elevated in both primary microglia and BV-2 cells under serum deprivation, as well as under LPS treatment, which was not observed in the primary astrocytes. These results suggest that serum deprivation may result in similar changes to cell morphology and the expression levels of p-p38 and p-ERK as LPS treatment in primary microglia and BV-2 cells. These observations suggest that primary microglia and BV-2 cells may become activated under serum deprivation, at least to a certain degree.
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- Yao Yao
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Beijing Stomatological Hospital and School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Center for TMD and Orofacial Pain, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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Ambrose N, Rodriguez M, Waters KA, Machaalani R. Microglia in the human infant brain and factors that affect expression. Brain Behav Immun Health 2020; 7:100117. [PMID: 34589874 PMCID: PMC8474518 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The present study reports on the microglial populations present in 34 regions of the human infant brain (1-11 months), and whether developmental parameters or extrinsic factors such as cigarette smoke exposure, prone sleeping and an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) influence their expression. Further, we compare microglia populations amongst three sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) sub-groups: explained SUDI (eSUDI, n = 7), sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) I (n = 8) and SIDS II (n = 13). Ionised calcium binding adaptor molecule-1 (Iba1) was used to determine the morphology and area covered by microglia in a given brain region. Activation was explored using cluster-of-differentiation factor 68 (CD68) and human leukocyte antigen-DP,DQ,DR (HLA). We found regional heterogeneity in the area covered and activation status of microglia across the infant brain. The hippocampus, basal ganglia, white matter and dentate nucleus of the cerebellum showed larger areas of Iba1, while the brainstem had the smallest. Microglia in regions of the basal ganglia and cortex demonstrated positive correlations with infant developmental parameters, while in nuclei of the rostral medulla, negative correlations between microglia parameters were seen. URTI and cigarette smoke exposure were associated with a reduced microglial area in regions of the hippocampus and cortex (parietal and occipital), respectively. In the context of SIDS, a reduced microglial area was seen in SIDS II and fewer SIDS I infants demonstrated activated phenotypes in the hippocampus. Overall, we identify the distribution of microglia in the infant brain to be heterogenous, and influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and that the SIDS I group is a useful control group for future research into other infant CNS pathologies.
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- Natalie Ambrose
- Discipline of Medicine, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Mizobuchi H, Yamamoto K, Tsutsui S, Yamashita M, Nakata Y, Inagawa H, Kohchi C, Soma GI. A unique hybrid characteristic having both pro- and anti-inflammatory phenotype transformed by repetitive low-dose lipopolysaccharide in C8-B4 microglia. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8945. [PMID: 32488176 PMCID: PMC7265460 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65998-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Although lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is regarded as an inducer of inflammation, previous studies have suggested that repetitive low-dose LPS has neuroprotective effects via immunomodulation of microglia, resident macrophages of brain. However, microglia transformed by the stimulus of repetitive low-dose LPS (REPELL-microglia) are not well characterized, whereas microglia transformed by repetitive high-dose LPS are well studied as an endotoxin tolerance model in which the induction of pro-inflammatory molecules is suppressed. In this study, to characterize REPELL-microglia, the gene expression and phagocytic activity of REPELL-microglia were analyzed with the murine C8-B4 microglia cell line. The REPELL-microglia were characterized by a high expression of pro-inflammatory molecules (Nos2, Ccl1, IL-12B, and CD86), anti-inflammatory molecules (IL-10, Arg1, Il13ra2, and Mrc1), and neuroprotective molecules (Ntf5, Ccl7, and Gipr). In addition, the phagocytic activity of REPELL-microglia was promoted as high as that of microglia transformed by single low-dose LPS. These results suggest the potential of REPELL-microglia for inflammatory regulation, neuroprotection, and phagocytic clearance. Moreover, this study revealed that gene expression of REPELL-microglia was distinct from that of microglia transformed by repetitive high-dose LPS treatment, suggesting the diversity of microglia transformation by different doses of LPS.
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- Haruka Mizobuchi
- Control of Innate Immunity, Technology Research Association, Kagawa, Japan
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- Control of Innate Immunity, Technology Research Association, Kagawa, Japan
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- Control of Innate Immunity, Technology Research Association, Kagawa, Japan
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- Control of Innate Immunity, Technology Research Association, Kagawa, Japan.,Macrophi Inc., Kagawa, Japan.,Research Institute for Healthy Living, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Control of Innate Immunity, Technology Research Association, Kagawa, Japan. .,Macrophi Inc., Kagawa, Japan. .,Research Institute for Healthy Living, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
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Ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide and Paracetamol, a New Association to Relieve Hyperalgesia and Pain in a Sciatic Nerve Injury Model in Rat. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103509. [PMID: 32429243 PMCID: PMC7278943 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Inflammation is known to be an essential trigger of the pathological changes that have a critical impact on nerve repair and regeneration; moreover, damage to peripheral nerves can cause a loss of sensory function and produces persistent neuropathic pain. To date, various potential approaches for neuropathic pain have focused on controlling neuroinflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of a new association of ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide (PEAum), an Autacoid Local Injury Antagonist Amide (ALIAmide) with analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, with Paracetamol, a common analgesic, in a rat model of sciatic nerve injury (SNI). The association of PEAum-Paracetamol, in a low dose (5 mg/kg + 30 mg/kg), was given by oral gavage daily for 14 days after SNI. PEAum-Paracetamol association was able to reduce hyperalgesia, mast cell activation, c-Fos and nerve growth factor (NGF) expression, neural histological damage, cytokine release, and apoptosis. Furthermore, the analgesic action of PEAum-Paracetamol could act in a synergistic manner through the inhibition of the NF-κB pathway, which leads to a decrease of cyclooxygenase 2-dependent prostaglandin E2 (COX-2/PGE2) release. In conclusion, we demonstrated that PEAum associated with Paracetamol was able to relieve pain and neuroinflammation after SNI in a synergistic manner, and this therapeutic approach could be relevant to decrease the demand of analgesic drugs.
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Zhang X, Wang D, Zhang B, Zhu J, Zhou Z, Cui L. Regulation of microglia by glutamate and its signal pathway in neurodegenerative diseases. Drug Discov Today 2020; 25:1074-1085. [PMID: 32320851 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2020.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Microglia are an essential component of the central nervous system (CNS) and are involved in the primary response to microorganisms, neuroinflammation, homeostasis, and tissue regeneration, as well as contributing to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Research has shown that microglial diversity, multifunctionality, and their relationship with glutamate are crucial to determining their roles in these diseases. In this review, we focus on recent progress in determining microglial characteristics and the role of glutamate and its receptors in microglia regulation, which could be a novel therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Xinyue Zhang
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China; Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China; Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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Deep proteome profiling reveals novel pathways associated with pro-inflammatory and alcohol-induced microglial activation phenotypes. J Proteomics 2020; 220:103753. [PMID: 32200115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, can exhibit a broad range of activation phenotypes, many of which have been implicated in several diseases and disorders of the central nervous system including those related to alcohol abuse. Given the complexity of global-scale molecular changes that define microglial activation, accurate phenotypic classification in the context of alcohol exposure is still lacking. We employed an optimized method for deep, quantitative proteome profiling of primary microglia in order to characterize their response to acute exposure to alcohol (ethanol) as well as the pro-inflammatory driver and TLR4 agonist, LPS. From this analysis, 5,062 total proteins were identified where 4,857 and 4,928 of those proteins were quantifiable by label-free quantitation in ethanol and LPS treatment groups, respectively. This study highlights the subtle, yet significant proteomic changes that occur in ethanol-treated microglia, which do not align with the robust pro-inflammatory phenotype induced by TLR4 activation. Specifically, our results indicate inhibition of several upstream regulators associated with inflammation, opposing effects on pathways such as phagocytosis upon comparison to TLR4-mediated pro-inflammatory phenotype, and a potential metabolic shift associated with increased expression of proteins related to OXPHOS and lipid homeostasis. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD14466. SIGNIFICANCE: Alcohol abuse has a significant impact on the central nervous system, which includes the pathophysiological mechanisms resulting from glial cell activation. Microglia, in particular, are the resident immune cells of the brain and exhibit a broad range of activation phenotypes. The molecular changes that drive microglial activation phenotype are complex and have yet to be fully characterized in the context of alcohol exposure. Our study highlights the first and most comprehensive characterization of alcohol-induced proteomic changes in primary microglia to date and has shed light on novel immune-related and metabolic pathways that are altered due to alcohol exposure. The results from this study provide an important foundation for future work aimed to understand the complexity of alcohol-induced microglial activation in vivo and other translational models of acute and chronic alcohol exposure.
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Pin Y, Paix A, Todeschi J, Antoni D, Proust F, Noël G. Brain metastasis formation and irradiation by stereotactic radiation therapy combined with immunotherapy: A systematic review. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2020; 149:102923. [PMID: 32199131 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.102923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Brain metastasis (BM) is a complex process that implies immune cells and microglia. Stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) and immunotherapy (IT) are established to increase the immune response; but their association has never been prospectively studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two reviewers performed a systematic review in original papers published up to September 2019. We analysed OS, local (mLRF) and regional (mBRF) median disease-free survival in patients with BMs after SRT with and without IT. RESULTS Upon 14 studies, eleven concerned melanoma, three concerned lung cancers. SRT-IT showed better OS, mLRF and mBRF than SRT. mBRF was better if SRT was performed with short delay from IT. No higher rates of radionecrosis and haemorrhage were found among groups. CONCLUSION This review suggests SRT combined to IT in melanoma is safe and could provide better BRF, suggesting a lymphocytic immune reaction in brain. No improvement trend was found in lung cancer BM.
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- Yvan Pin
- Institut Privé de Radiothérapie de Metz (IPRM), Hôpital-Clinique Claude Bernard, 97 Rue Claude Bernard, 57070 Metz, France.
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- Institut de Radiothérapie des Hautes Energies, Rue Lautréamont, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), 17 Rue Albert Calmette, 67200 Strasbourg, France; Strasbourg University, Radiobiology Laboratory, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Centre Paul Strauss, UNICANCER, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), 17 Rue Albert Calmette, 67200 Strasbourg, France; Strasbourg University, Radiobiology Laboratory, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Centre Paul Strauss, UNICANCER, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Obuchowicz E, Bielecka-Wajdman A, Zieliński M, Machnik G, Gołyszny M, Ludyga T. Imipramine and Venlafaxine Differentially Affect Primary Glial Cultures of Prenatally Stressed Rats. Front Pharmacol 2020; 10:1687. [PMID: 32076407 PMCID: PMC7006619 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Here, we examine the effects of prenatal administration of two antidepressants—imipramine (IMI) and venlafaxine (VEN)—on morphology and activity of a primary glial culture. Microglia are targeted by antidepressants used for antenatal depression and are important regulators of central nervous system development. In this study, female Wistar rats were assigned to one of four groups: a control group that received water ad libitum (1), and groups that received additionally once daily either water (2), IMI (10 mg/kg) (3), or VEN (20 mg/kg) (4) by oral gavage from gestation day 7 to 22. Oral gavage administration induced prenatal stress. Cell cultures were obtained from the brains of 1-day-old pups. Prenatal stress caused a disturbance of sensorimotor function in pups. Prenatal stress also produced alterations in the glial cultures, specifically, an increased percentage of microglia in the mixed glial cultures and an increased percentage of dead cells. Moreover, increased levels of IL1-β, TNF-α, NO, and an increased expression of CX3CR1 mRNA were found in microglia. However, the ratio of Bax/Bcl2 mRNA was reduced. Prenatal stress increased the vulnerability of microglia to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The mixed glial culture derived from pups exposed to IMI showed greater morphological changes and the highest percentage of microglia. Microglia were characterized by the largest increase in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and NO, and the greatest reduction in the expression of CX3CR1 mRNA. Exposure to IMI reduced the effects of LPS on IL-1β production and Bax/Bcl2 mRNA, and exacerbated the effects of LPS on CX3CR1 mRNA expression. Prenatal administration of VEN induced protective effects on microglia, as measured by all studied parameters. Taken together, our data suggest that, by disturbing microglia function, exposure to even mild forms of chronic prenatal stress may predispose individuals to psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders. These data also indicate that chronic mild stress sensitizes microglia to immune challenges, which may lead to enhanced neuronal damage in the embryonic brain. The observed detrimental effects of IMI on microglial activity under conditions of prenatal stress may help to explain the teratogenic effects of IMI reported in the literature.
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- Ewa Obuchowicz
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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Yi-Zhen L, Run-Pei M, Tian-Yuan Y, Wan-Zhu B, Jing-Jing C, Meng-Qian L, Yi S, Yu-Ting L, Shuai S, Yu-Mo Z, Yan-Jun M, Tao-Tao L, Guo-Yong C. Mild Mechanic Stimulate on Acupoints Regulation of CGRP-Positive Cells and Microglia Morphology in Spinal Cord of Sciatic Nerve Injured Rats. Front Integr Neurosci 2019; 13:58. [PMID: 31803029 PMCID: PMC6869816 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2019.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objective The objective of this study is to observe the effects of mild mechanical stimulation on acupuncture points of spinal motor neurons and active substances of sciatic nerve injury in rats, and to explore the morphological basis for the recovery of motor function in rats with sciatic nerve injury, using mild acupuncture. Acupuncture in the local area of injury may cause further damage to the peripheral nerve injury. We believe that mild mechanical stimulation on the surface, using some specific acupuncture points can also have a positive effect on nerve repair. This method, called Chinese tuina, has existed for more than 2,000 years in China. Methods This study establishes a rat model using sciatic nerve crush injury. Rats received Chinese tuina in accordance with the principle of the three methods and three points, once a day, for 20 days. The rats’ status of hindlimb recovery was detected by a sciatic functional index. The labeled neuronal cell body was used to evaluate the fiber recovery after the rats’ sciatic nerve injury, using a neural tracing technique. Our team studied motor neuronal cell bodies, CGRP-positive cells, and the microglia of damaged sciatic nerves which were stained with fluorescent triple staining, adopting a confocal multi-layer scanning technique, and then the changes in neuronal activity distribution and expression, and changes of time and treatment were described, using the method of morphological description. Results Sciatic nerve injury decreased the survival rate of motor neurons, affected CGRP-positive cells, and activated microglia in the ventral horn of the spinal cord. Compared with the model group, the survival of spinal ventral horn motor neurons was increased through tuina intervention. The swelling of CGRP-positive cells was alleviated, and the degree of microglia activation was less than that of the model group. Conclusion This study used visual morphological findings to assess changes in neurons and active substances with time after injury of the peripheral nerve, and demonstrated that peripheral mild acupuncture intervention improved the capacity of neurofibrillary axoplasmic transport, regulated microglia activation, and significantly promoted the recovery of sciatic nerve injury.
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- Li Yi-Zhen
- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Effect of sevoflurane treatment on microglia activation, NF-kB and MAPK activities. Immunobiology 2019; 224:638-644. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A caffeic acid-ferulic acid hybrid compound attenuates lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammation in BV2 and RAW264.7 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 515:565-571. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Kaur D, Sharma V, Deshmukh R. Activation of microglia and astrocytes: a roadway to neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease. Inflammopharmacology 2019; 27:663-677. [PMID: 30874945 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-019-00580-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is of high importance to the neuroscience world, yet the complex pathogenicity is not fully understood. Inflammation is usually observed in AD and could implicate both beneficial or detrimental effects depending on the severity of the disease. During initial AD pathology, microglia and astrocyte activation is beneficial since they are involved in amyloid-beta clearance. However, with the progression of the disease, activated microglia elicit detrimental effects by the overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) bringing forth neurodegeneration in the surrounding brain regions. This results in decline in Aβ clearance by microglia; Aβ accumulation thus increases in the brain resulting in neuroinflammation. Thus, Aβ accumulation is the effect of increased release of pro-inflammatory molecules. Reactive astrocytes acquire gain of toxic function and exhibits neurotoxic effects with loss of neurotrophic functions. Astrocyte dysfunctioning results in increased release of cytokines and inflammatory mediators, neurodegeneration, decreased glutamate uptake, loss of neuronal synapses, and ultimately cognitive deficits in AD. We discuss the role of intracellular signaling pathways in the inflammatory responses produced by astrocytes and microglial activation, including the glycogen synthase kinase-3β, nuclear factor kappa B cascade, mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways and c-Jun N-terminal kinase. In this review, we describe the role of neuroinflammation in the chronicity of AD pathogenesis and an overview of the recent research towards the development of new therapies to treat this disorder.
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- Darshpreet Kaur
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, 151001, India
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- Government College of Pharmacy, Rohru, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 171207, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, 151001, India.
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Inhibitors of NF-κB and P2X7/NLRP3/Caspase 1 pathway in microglia: Novel therapeutic opportunities in neuroinflammation induced early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. J Neuroimmunol 2019; 326:62-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2018.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Role of NADPH oxidase in cooperative reactive oxygen species generation in dopaminergic neurons induced by combined treatment with dieldrin and lindane. Toxicol Lett 2018; 299:47-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bakoyiannis I, Daskalopoulou A, Pergialiotis V, Perrea D. Phytochemicals and cognitive health: Are flavonoids doing the trick? Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 109:1488-1497. [PMID: 30551400 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Flavonoids constitute a large group of polyphenolic compounds with numerous effects on behaviour and cognition. These effects vary from learning and memory enhancement to an improvement of general cognition. Furthermore, flavonoids have been implicated in a) neuronal proliferation and survival, by acting on a variety of cellular signalling cascades, including the ERK/CREB/BDNF and PI3K/Akt pathway, b) oxidative stress reduction and c) relief from Alzheimer's disease-type symptoms. From an electrophysiological aspect, they promote long term potentiation in the hippocampus, supporting the hypothesis of synaptic plasticity mediation. Together, these actions reveal a neuroprotective effect of flavonoid compounds in the brain. Therefore, flavonoid intake could be a potential clinical direction for prevention and/or attenuation of cognitive decline deterioration which accompanies various brain disorders. The purpose of the current review paper was to summarise all these effects on cognition, describe the possible pathways via which they may act on a cellular level and provide a better picture for future research towards this direction.
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- Ioannis Bakoyiannis
- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research N.S. Christeas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research N.S. Christeas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research N.S. Christeas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research N.S. Christeas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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Chen M, Du D, Zheng W, Liao M, Zhang L, Liang G, Gong M. Small hepatitis delta antigen selectively binds to target mRNA in hepatic cells: a potential mechanism by which hepatitis D virus downregulates glutathione S-transferase P1 and induces liver injury and hepatocarcinogenesis. Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 97:130-139. [PMID: 30153423 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Liver coinfection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) can result in a severe form of hepatocellular carcinoma with poor prognosis. Coinfection with HDV and HBV causes more deleterious effects than infection with HBV alone. Clinical research has shown that glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1), a tumor suppressor gene, is typically downregulated in liver samples from hepatitis-infected patients. In the present study, our data indicated that small HDV antigen (s-HDAg) could specifically bind to GSTP1 mRNA and significantly downregulate GSTP1 protein expression. For the human fetal hepatocyte cell line L-02, cells transfected with s-HDAg, along with decreased GSTP1 expression, there was a significant accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increased apoptotic ratios. Restoring GSTP1 expression through silencing s-HDAg via RNAi or overexpressing exogenous GSTP1 could largely recover the abnormal cell status. Our results revealed a novel potential mechanism of HDV-induced liver injury and hepatocarcinogenesis: s-HDAg can inhibit GSTP1 expression by directly binding to GSTP1 mRNA, which leads to accumulation of cellular ROS, resulting in high cellular apoptotic ratios and increased selective pressure for malignant transformation. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine s-HDAg-specific pathogenic mechanisms through potential protein-RNA interactions.
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- Mianzhi Chen
- a Huaxi-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- a Huaxi-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- a Huaxi-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- b Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- a Huaxi-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- a Huaxi-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- a Huaxi-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Pretorius E, Bester J, Page MJ, Kell DB. The Potential of LPS-Binding Protein to Reverse Amyloid Formation in Plasma Fibrin of Individuals With Alzheimer-Type Dementia. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:257. [PMID: 30186156 PMCID: PMC6113936 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Many studies indicate that there is a (mainly dormant) microbial component in the progressive development of Alzheimer-type dementias (ADs); and that in the case of Gram-negative organisms, a chief culprit might be the shedding of the highly inflammagenic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from their cell walls. We have recently shown that a highly sensitive assay for the presence of free LPS [added to platelet poor plasma (PPP)] lies in its ability (in healthy individuals) to induce blood to clot into an amyloid form. This may be observed in a SEM or in a confocal microscope when suitable amyloid stains (such as thioflavin T) are added. This process could be inhibited by human lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP). In the current paper, we show using scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy with amyloid markers, that PPP taken from individuals with AD exhibits considerable amyloid structure when clotting is initiated with thrombin but without added LPS. Furthermore, we could show that this amyloid structure may be reversed by the addition of very small amounts of LBP. This provides further evidence for a role of microbes and their inflammagenic cell wall products and that these products may be involved in pathological clotting in individuals with AD.
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- Etheresia Pretorius
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.,School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Preferential and Increased Uptake of Hydroxyl-Terminated PAMAM Dendrimers by Activated Microglia in Rabbit Brain Mixed Glial Culture. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23051025. [PMID: 29702566 PMCID: PMC6102539 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23051025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers are multifunctional nanoparticles with tunable physicochemical features, making them promising candidates for targeted drug delivery in the central nervous system (CNS). Systemically administered dendrimers have been shown to localize in activated glial cells, which mediate neuroinflammation in the CNS. These dendrimers delivered drugs specifically to activated microglia, producing significant neurological improvements in multiple brain injury models, including in a neonatal rabbit model of cerebral palsy. To gain further insight into the mechanism of dendrimer cell uptake, we utilized an in vitro model of primary glial cells isolated from newborn rabbits to assess the differences in hydroxyl-terminated generation 4 PAMAM dendrimer (D4-OH) uptake by activated and non-activated glial cells. We used fluorescently-labelled D4-OH (D-Cy5) as a tool for investigating the mechanism of dendrimer uptake. D4-OH PAMAM dendrimer uptake was determined by fluorescence quantification using confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. Our results indicate that although microglial cells in the mixed cell population demonstrate early uptake of dendrimers in this in vitro system, activated microglia take up more dendrimer compared to resting microglia. Astrocytes showed delayed and limited uptake. We also illustrated the differences in mechanism of uptake between resting and activated microglia using different pathway inhibitors. Both resting and activated microglia primarily employed endocytotic pathways, which are enhanced in activated microglial cells. Additionally, we demonstrated that hydroxyl terminated dendrimers are taken up by primary microglia using other mechanisms including pinocytosis, caveolae, and aquaporin channels for dendrimer uptake.
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Sharma K, Sharma D, Sharma M, Sharma N, Bidve P, Prajapati N, Kalia K, Tiwari V. Astaxanthin ameliorates behavioral and biochemical alterations in in-vitro and in-vivo model of neuropathic pain. Neurosci Lett 2018; 674:162-170. [PMID: 29559419 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Despite considerable advances in understanding mechanisms involved in chronic pain, effective treatment remains limited. Astaxanthin, a marine natural drug, having potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities is known to possess neuroprotective effects. However, effects of astaxanthin against nerve injury induce chronic pain remains unknown. Overactivity of glutamatergic NMDARs results in excitotoxicity which may participate in astrocytic and microglial activation during pathology which further contribute to the development of neuropathic pain. In this study, we investigate the effects of astaxanthin on oxido-inflammatory and NMDA receptor down-regulation pathway by using in-silico, in-vitro and in-vivo models of neuropathic pain. In-silico molecular docking study ascertained the binding affinity of astaxanthin to NMDA receptors and showed antagonistic effects. Data from in-vitro studies suggest that astaxanthin significantly reduces the oxidative stress induced by the lipopolysaccharides in C6 glial cells. In male Sprague dawley rats, a significant attenuation of neuropathic pain behavior was observed in Hargreaves test and von Frey hair test after astaxanthin treatment. Findings from the current study suggest that astaxanthin can be used as potential alternative in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain. However, more detailed investigations are required to further probe the in-depth mechanism of action of astaxanthin.
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- Kuhu Sharma
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar 382355, Gujarat, India; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Combination treatment of celecoxib and ciprofloxacin attenuates live S. aureus induced oxidative damage and inflammation in murine microglia via regulation of cytokine balance. J Neuroimmunol 2018; 316:23-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Falck M, Osredkar D, Wood TR, Maes E, Flatebø T, Sabir H, Thoresen M. Neonatal Systemic Inflammation Induces Inflammatory Reactions and Brain Apoptosis in a Pathogen-Specific Manner. Neonatology 2018; 113:212-220. [PMID: 29275405 DOI: 10.1159/000481980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND After neonatal asphyxia, therapeutic hypothermia (HT) is the only proven treatment option. Although established as a neuroprotective therapy, benefit from HT has been questioned when infection is a comorbidity to hypoxic-ischaemic (HI) brain injury. Gram-negative and gram-positive species activate the immune system through different pathogen recognition receptors and subsequent immunological systems. In rodent models, gram-negative (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) and gram-positive (PAM3CSK4 [PAM]) inflammation similarly increase neuronal vulnerability to HI. Interestingly, while LPS pre-sensitisation negates the neuroprotective effect of HT, HT is highly beneficial after PAM-sensitised HI brain injury. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine whether systemic gram-positive or gram-negative inflammatory sensitisation affects juvenile rat pups per se, without an HI insult. METHODS Neonatal 7-day-old rats (n = 215) received intraperitoneal injections of vehicle (0.9% NaCl), LPS (0.1 mg/kg), or PAM (1 mg/kg). Core temperature and weight gain were monitored. Brain cytokine expression (IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-10, via PCR), apoptosis (cleaved caspase 3, via Western blots), and microglial activation (Iba1, via immunohistochemistry) were examined. RESULTS LPS induced an immediate drop in core temperature followed by poor weight gain, none of which were seen after PAM. Furthermore, LPS induced brain apoptosis, while PAM did not. The magnitude and temporal profile of brain cytokine expression differed between LPS- and PAM-injected animals. CONCLUSION These findings reveal sepsis-like conditions and neuroinflammation specific to the inflammatory stimulus (gram-positive vs. gram-negative) in the neonatal rat. They emphasise the importance of pre-clinical models being pathogen dependent, and should always be carefully tailored to their clinical scenario.
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- Mari Falck
- Division of Physiology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Chen Q, Wu H, Tao J, Liu C, Deng Z, Liu Y, Chen G, Liu B, Xu C. Effect of naringin on gp120-induced injury mediated by P2X7 receptors in rat primary cultured microglia. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183688. [PMID: 28832643 PMCID: PMC5568276 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein 120 has been shown to activate microglia, causing release of inflammatory and toxic factors. The P2X7 receptor, primarily expressed on microglia, is closely associated with inflammation. Naringin, a plant bioflavonoid, has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. We hypothesized that P2X7 receptor mediated gp120-induced injury in primary cultured microglia, and that naringin would have a protective effect. We showed that HIV-1 gp120 peptide (V3 loop, fragment 308–331) appeared to induce apoptosis of primary cultured microglia. However, there was a decrease of microglia apoptosis in gp120+naringin group compared with gp120 group. Using qPCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence, we showed that gp120 stimulated expression of P2X7 mRNA and receptor protein, and this stimulation was inhibited by naringin. Treatment with gp120 increased concentrations of eATP, TNFα and IL-1β, and these effects were inhibited by naringin. Taken together, these results suggested that gp120 contributed to microglial cell injury and neurotoxic activity by up-regulating expression of P2X7, in a naringin-protective manner.
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- Qiang Chen
- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Yu LE, Lai CL, Lee CT, Wang JY. Highly electronegative low-density lipoprotein L5 evokes microglial activation and creates a neuroinflammatory stress via Toll-like receptor 4 signaling. J Neurochem 2017; 142:231-245. [PMID: 28444734 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Atherogenic risk factors, such as hypercholesterolemia, are associated with increased risk of neurodegeneration, especially Alzheimer's dementia. Human plasma electronegative low-density lipoprotein [LDL(-)], especially L5, may serve as an important contributing factor. L5 promoting an inflammatory action in atherosclerosis has been extensively studied. However, the role of L5 in inducing neuroinflammation remains unknown. Here, we examined the impact of L5 on immune activation and cell viability in cultured BV-2 microglia. BV-2 cells treated with lipopolysaccharide or human LDLs (L1, L5, or oxLDL) were subjected to molecular/biochemical assays for measuring microglial activation, levels of inflammatory factors, and cell survival. A transwell BV-2/N2a co-culture was used to assess N2a cell viability following BV-2 cell exposure to L5. We found that L5 enables the activation of microglia and elicits an inflammatory response, as evidenced by increased oxygen/nitrogen free radicals (nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, and peroxides), elevated tumor necrosis factor-α levels, decreased basal interleukin-10 levels, and augmented production of pro-inflammatory proteins (inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2). L5 also triggered BV-2 cell death primarily via apoptosis. These effects were markedly disrupted by the application of signaling pathway inhibitors, thus demonstrating that L5 interacts with Toll-like receptor 4 to modulate multiple pathways, including MAPKs, PI3K/Akt, and NF-κB. Decreased N2a cell viability in a transwell co-culture was mainly ascribed to L5-induced BV-2 cell activation. Together, our data suggest that L5 creates a neuroinflammatory stress via microglial Toll-like receptor 4, thereby leading to the death of BV-2 microglia and coexistent N2a cells. Atherogenic L5 possibly contributes to neuroinflammation-related neurodegeneration.
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- Liang-En Yu
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Hsin-Sheng College of Medical Care and Management, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Spielman LJ, Gibson DL, Klegeris A. Incretin hormones regulate microglia oxidative stress, survival and expression of trophic factors. Eur J Cell Biol 2017; 96:240-253. [PMID: 28336086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) are primarily known for their metabolic function in the periphery. GLP-1 and GIP are secreted by intestinal endocrine cells in response to ingested nutrients. Both GLP-1 and GIP stimulate the production and release of insulin from pancreatic β cells as well as exhibit several growth-regulating effects on peripheral tissues. GLP-1 and GIP are also present in the brain, where they provide modulatory and anti-apoptotic signals to neurons. However, very limited information is available regarding the effects of these hormones on glia, the immune and supporting cells of the brain. Therefore, we set out to resolve whether primary human microglia and astrocytes, two subtypes of glial cells, express the GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) and GIP receptor (GIPR), which are necessary to detect and respond to GLP-1 and GIP, respectively. We further tested whether these hormones, similar to their effects on neuronal cells, have growth-regulating, antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects on microglia. We show for the first time expression of the GLP-1R and the GIPR by primary human microglia and astrocytes. We demonstrate that GLP-1 and GIP reduce apoptotic death of murine BV-2 microglia through the binding and activation of the GLP-1R and GIPR, respectively, with subsequent activation of the protein kinase A (PKA) pathway. Moreover, we reveal that incretins upregulate BV-2 microglia expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) in a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)- and PKA-dependent manner. We also show that incretins reduce oxidative stress in BV-2 microglia by inhibiting the accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and release of nitric oxide (NO), as well as by increasing the expression of the antioxidant glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). We confirm these results by demonstrating that GLP-1 and GIP also inhibit apoptosis of primary murine microglia, and upregulate expression of BDNF by primary murine microglia. These results indicate that GLP-1 and GIP affect several critical homeostatic functions of microglia, and could therefore be tested as a novel therapeutic treatment option for brain disorders that are characterized by increased oxidative stress and microglial degeneration.
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- Lindsay Joy Spielman
- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
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Shen H, Liu C, Zhang D, Yao X, Zhang K, Li H, Chen G. Role for RIP1 in mediating necroptosis in experimental intracerebral hemorrhage model both in vivo and in vitro. Cell Death Dis 2017; 8:e2641. [PMID: 28252651 PMCID: PMC5386555 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2017.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cell death is a hallmark of second brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH); however, the mechanism still has not been fully illustrated. In this study, we explored whether necroptosis, a type of regulated necrosis, has an essential role in brain injury after ICH. We found that inhibiting receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1) – a core element of the necroptotic pathway – by a specific chemical inhibitor or genetic knockdown attenuated brain injury in a rat model of ICH. Furthermore, necroptosis of cultured neurons could be induced by conditioned medium from microglia stimulated with oxygen hemoglobin, and this effect could be inhibited by TNF-α inhibitor, indicating that TNF-α secreted from activated microglia is an important factor in inducing necroptosis of neurons. Undoubtedly, overexpression of RIP1 increased conditioned medium-induced necroptosis in vitro, but this effect was partially diminished in mutation of serine kinase phosphorylation site of RIP1, showing that phosphorylation of RIP1 is the essential molecular mechanism of necroptosis, which was activated in the in vitro model of ICH. Collectively, our investigation identified that necroptosis is an important mechanism of cell death in brain injury after ICH, and inhibition of necroptosis may be a potential therapeutic intervention of ICH.
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- Haitao Shen
- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Takizawa T, Shibata M, Kayama Y, Shimizu T, Toriumi H, Ebine T, Unekawa M, Koh A, Yoshimura A, Suzuki N. High-mobility group box 1 is an important mediator of microglial activation induced by cortical spreading depression. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:890-901. [PMID: 27142867 PMCID: PMC5363469 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16647398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Single episodes of cortical spreading depression (CSD) are believed to cause typical migraine aura, whereas clusters of spreading depolarizations have been observed in cerebral ischemia and subarachnoid hemorrhage. We recently demonstrated that the release of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) from cortical neurons after CSD in a rodent model is dependent on the number of CSD episodes, such that only multiple CSD episodes can induce significant HMGB1 release. Here, we report that only multiple CSD inductions caused microglial hypertrophy (activation) accompanied by a greater impact on the transcription activity of the HMGB1 receptor genes, TLR2 and TLR4, while the total number of cortical microglia was not affected. Both an HMGB1-neurtalizing antibody and the HMGB1 inhibitor glycyrrhizin abrogated multiple CSD-induced microglial hypertrophy. Moreover, multiple CSD inductions failed to induce microglial hypertrophy in TLR2/4 double knockout mice. These results strongly implicate the HMGB1-TLR2/4 axis in the activation of microglia following multiple CSD inductions. Increased expression of the lysosomal acid hydrolase cathepsin D was detected in activated microglia by immunostaining, suggesting that lysosomal phagocytic activity may be enhanced in multiple CSD-activated microglia.
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- Tsubasa Takizawa
- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Protective Effect of Cactus Cladode Extracts on Peroxisomal Functions in Microglial BV-2 Cells Activated by Different Lipopolysaccharides. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22010102. [PMID: 28067864 PMCID: PMC6155690 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22010102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Opuntia ficus-indica cactus cladode extracts in microglia BV-2 cells. Inflammation associated with microglia activation in neuronal injury can be achieved by LPS exposure. Using four different structurally and biologically well-characterized LPS serotypes, we revealed a structure-related differential effect of LPS on fatty acid β-oxidation and antioxidant enzymes in peroxisomes: Escherichia coli-LPS decreased ACOX1 activity while Salmonella minnesota-LPS reduced only catalase activity. Different cactus cladode extracts showed an antioxidant effect through microglial catalase activity activation and an anti-inflammatory effect by reducing nitric oxide (NO) LPS-dependent production. These results suggest that cactus extracts may possess a neuroprotective activity through the induction of peroxisomal antioxidant activity and the inhibition of NO production by activated microglial cells.
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Park E, Chun HS. Melatonin Attenuates Manganese and Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Activation of BV2 Microglia. Neurochem Res 2016; 42:656-666. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-2122-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Arsenic trioxide mediates HAPI microglia inflammatory response and the secretion of inflammatory cytokine IL-6 via Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 81:480-488. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Peasura N, Laohakunjit N, Kerdchoechuen O, Vongsawasdi P, Chao LK. Assessment of biochemical and immunomodulatory activity of sulphated polysaccharides from Ulva intestinalis. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 91:269-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ding HY, Wu PS, Wu MJ. Cleome rutidosperma and Euphorbia thymifolia Suppress Inflammatory Response via Upregulation of Phase II Enzymes and Modulation of NF-κB and JNK Activation in LPS-Stimulated BV2 Microglia. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17091420. [PMID: 27618898 PMCID: PMC5037699 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17091420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Cleome rutidosperma DC. and Euphorbia thymifolia L. are herbal medicines used in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine to treat various illnesses. Reports document that they have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities; nonetheless, the molecular mechanisms involved in their anti-inflammatory actions have not yet been elucidated. The anti-neuroinflammatory activities and underlying mechanisms of ethanol extracts of Cleome rutidosperma (CR) and Euphorbia thymifolia (ET) were studied using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated microglial cell line BV2. The morphology changes and production of pro-inflammatory mediators were assayed. Gene expression of inflammatory genes such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, interleukin (IL)-1β, and CC chemokine ligand (CCL)-2, as well as phase II enzymes such as heme oxygenase (HO)-1, the modifier subunit of glutamate cysteine ligase (GCLM) and NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1), were further investigated using reverse transcription quantitative-PCR (RT-Q-PCR) and Western blotting. The effects of CR and ET on mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathways were examined using Western blotting and specific inhibitors. CR and ET suppressed BV2 activation, down-regulated iNOS and COX-2 expression and inhibited nitric oxide (NO) overproduction without affecting cell viability. They reduced LPS-mediated tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and IL-6 production, attenuated IL-1β and CCL2 expression, but upregulated HO-1, GCLM and NQO1 expression. They also inhibited p65 NF-κB phosphorylation and modulated Jun-N terminal kinase (JNK) activation in BV2 cells. SP600125, the JNK inhibitor, significantly augmented the anti-IL-6 activity of ET. NF-κB inhibitor, Bay 11-7082, enhanced the anti-IL-6 effects of both CR and ET. Znpp, a competitive inhibitor of HO-1, attenuated the anti-NO effects of CR and ET. Our results show that CR and ET exhibit anti-neuroinflammatory activities by inhibiting pro-inflammatory mediator expression and production, upregulating HO-1, GCLM and NQO1, blocking NF-κB and modulating JNK signaling pathways. They may offer therapeutic potential for suppressing overactivated microglia and alleviating neurodegeneration.
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- Hsiou-Yu Ding
- Department of Cosmetic Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 717, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 717, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 717, Taiwan.
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Khan MS, Ali T, Kim MW, Jo MH, Jo MG, Badshah H, Kim MO. Anthocyanins protect against LPS-induced oxidative stress-mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the adult mouse cortex. Neurochem Int 2016; 100:1-10. [PMID: 27522965 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Several studies provide evidence that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key mediators of various neurological disorders. Anthocyanins are polyphenolic compounds and are well known for their anti-oxidant and neuroprotective effects. In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of anthocyanins (extracted from black soybean) against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ROS-mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the adult mouse cortex. Intraperitoneal injection of LPS (250 μg/kg) for 7 days triggers elevated ROS and oxidative stress, which induces neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the adult mouse cortex. Treatment with 24 mg/kg/day of anthocyanins for 14 days in LPS-injected mice (7 days before and 7 days co-treated with LPS) attenuated elevated ROS and oxidative stress compared to mice that received LPS-injection alone. The immunoblotting results showed that anthocyanins reduced the level of the oxidative stress kinase phospho-c-Jun N-terminal Kinase 1 (p-JNK). The immunoblotting and morphological results showed that anthocyanins treatment significantly reduced LPS-induced-ROS-mediated neuroinflammation through inhibition of various inflammatory mediators, such as IL-1β, TNF-α and the transcription factor NF-kB. Anthocyanins treatment also reduced activated astrocytes and microglia in the cortex of LPS-injected mice, as indicated by reductions in GFAP and Iba-1, respectively. Anthocyanins also prevent overexpression of various apoptotic markers, i.e., Bax, cytosolic cytochrome C, cleaved caspase-3 and PARP-1. Immunohistochemical fluoro-jade B (FJB) and Nissl staining indicated that anthocyanins prevent LPS-induced neurodegeneration in the mouse cortex. Our results suggest that dietary flavonoids, such as anthocyanins, have antioxidant and neuroprotective activities that could be beneficial to various neurological disorders.
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- Muhammad Sohail Khan
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea.
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