Regulation of activin A synthesis in microglial cells: pathophysiological implications for bacterial meningitis
Previous studies have shown that activin A, a neuroprotective cytokine and dimeric polypeptide composed of two βA subunits, is elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from bacterial meningitis. In this study, to elucidate further the functional significance and pathophysiological i...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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January 2010
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Journal of neuroscience research
Year: 2010, Volume: 88, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-23 |
| ISSN: | 1097-4547 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jnr.22185 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.22185 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jnr.22185 
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| Author Notes: | Henrik Wilms, Thorsten Schwark, Lars-Ove Brandenburg, Jobst Sievers, Reinhard Dengler, Günther Deuschl, and Ralph Lucius |
| Summary: | Previous studies have shown that activin A, a neuroprotective cytokine and dimeric polypeptide composed of two βA subunits, is elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from bacterial meningitis. In this study, to elucidate further the functional significance and pathophysiological implications of these findings, we demonstrated that microglial cells are not only the source but also the target cells of activin A in the central nervous system: immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR revealed expression of activin subunit βA mRNA as well as activin receptor type I and type II mRNA in rat microglia in vitro. Further studies showed that activin enhances microglial proliferation and decreases the γ-interferon-induced synthesis of nitric oxide, one of several microglial mediators involved in the inflammatory response in microglia activation. Furthermore, quantitative RT-PCR, Western blotting, and ELISA showed an inhibitory effect of activin on inducible nitric oxide synthase, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1β gene and protein levels after lipopolysaccharide treatment. We suggest that the increased synthesis of activin A is directly involved, via influence on microglia cell functions, in the modulation of the inflammatory response in bacterial meningitis. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 26.02.2024 First published: 13 August 2009 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1097-4547 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jnr.22185 |