Effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on the immunological properties of microglia
| Autor: | Anke Witting, Valentina Reimer, Annette I Ferger, Irma Merdian, Katharina N Muth, Albert C. Ludolph, Loretta Campanelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Lipopolysaccharides
medicine.medical_specialty Programmed cell death Neurology Uncoupling Agents Blotting Western Neurotoxins Immunology Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Mitochondrion Biology lcsh:RC346-429 Mice Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience chemistry.chemical_compound Rotenone medicine Animals Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Cells Cultured lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Analysis of Variance Cell Death Dose-Response Relationship Drug Microglia Research General Neuroscience Nitro Compounds Immunohistochemistry Mitochondria Blot medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Cytokines Propionates |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neuroinflammation, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 45 (2010) Journal of Neuroinflammation |
| ISSN: | 1742-2094 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1742-2094-7-45 |
| Popis: | Background Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by both mitochondrial dysfunction and activation of microglia, the macrophages of the brain. Here, we investigate the effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on the activation profile of microglial cells. Methods We incubated primary mouse microglia with the mitochondrial toxins 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) or rotenone. These mitochondrial toxins are known to induce neurodegeneration in humans and in experimental animals. We characterized lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced microglial activation and the alternative, interleukin-4- (IL-4-) induced microglial activation in these mitochondrial toxin-treated microglial cells. Results We found that, while mitochondrial toxins did not affect LPS-induced activation, as measured by release of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), they did inhibit part of the IL-4-induced alternative activation, as measured by arginase activity and expression, induction of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and the counteraction of the LPS induced cytokine release. Conclusions Mitochondrial dysfunction in microglial cells inhibits part of the IL-4-induced alternative response. Because this alternative activation is considered to be associated with wound healing and an attenuation of inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction in microglial cells might contribute to the detrimental effects of neuroinflammation seen in neurodegenerative diseases. |
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