Differential effects of domoic acid and E. coli lipopolysaccharide on tumor necrosis factor-alpha, transforming growth factor-beta1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 release by rat neonatal microglia: evaluation of the direct activation hypothesis |
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| Authors: | Mayer Alejandro M S Guzman Marcio Peksa Renee Hall Mary Fay Michael J Jacobson Peer B Romanic Anne M Gunasekera Sarath P |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA. amayer@midwestern.edu |
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| Abstract: | The excitatory amino acid domoic acid is the causative agent of amnesic shellfish poisoning in humans. The in vitro effects of domoic acid on rat neonatal brain microglia were compared with E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a known activator of microglia mediator release over a 4 to 24 hour observation period. LPS 3 ng/mL] but not domoic acid 1 mM] stimulated a statistically significant increase in TNF-alpha mRNA and protein generation. Furthermore, both LPS and domoic acid did not significantly affect TGF-beta1 gene expression and protein release. Finally, an in vitro exposure of microglia to LPS resulted in statistically significant MMP-9 expression and release, thus extending and confirming our previous observations. However, in contrast, no statistically significant increase in MMP-9 expression and release was observed after domoic acid treatment. Taken together our observations do not support the hypothesis that a short term (4 to 24 hours) in vitro exposure to domoic acid, at a concentration toxic to neuronal cells, activates rat neonatal microglia and the concomitant release of the pro-inflammatory mediators tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9), as well as the anti-inflammatory cytokine transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1). |
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| Keywords: | domoic acid microglia tumor necrosis factor-α TNF-α transforming growth factor β1 TGF-β1 matrix metalloproteinase-9 LPS lipopolysaccharide excitotoxic endotoxin |
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