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PLoS Biol ; 20(1): e3001526, 2022 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35085235

RESUMO

The NKCC1 ion transporter contributes to the pathophysiology of common neurological disorders, but its function in microglia, the main inflammatory cells of the brain, has remained unclear to date. Therefore, we generated a novel transgenic mouse line in which microglial NKCC1 was deleted. We show that microglial NKCC1 shapes both baseline and reactive microglia morphology, process recruitment to the site of injury, and adaptation to changes in cellular volume in a cell-autonomous manner via regulating membrane conductance. In addition, microglial NKCC1 deficiency results in NLRP3 inflammasome priming and increased production of interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), rendering microglia prone to exaggerated inflammatory responses. In line with this, central (intracortical) administration of the NKCC1 blocker, bumetanide, potentiated intracortical lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cytokine levels. In contrast, systemic bumetanide application decreased inflammation in the brain. Microglial NKCC1 KO animals exposed to experimental stroke showed significantly increased brain injury, inflammation, cerebral edema and worse neurological outcome. Thus, NKCC1 emerges as an important player in controlling microglial ion homeostasis and inflammatory responses through which microglia modulate brain injury. The contribution of microglia to central NKCC1 actions is likely to be relevant for common neurological disorders.


Assuntos
Edema Encefálico/genética , Lesões Encefálicas/genética , Microglia/metabolismo , Membro 2 da Família 12 de Carreador de Soluto/genética , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/genética , Animais , Edema Encefálico/induzido quimicamente , Edema Encefálico/metabolismo , Edema Encefálico/patologia , Lesões Encefálicas/induzido quimicamente , Lesões Encefálicas/metabolismo , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Bumetanida/farmacologia , Embrião de Mamíferos , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Hipocampo/patologia , Inflamassomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Inflamassomos/metabolismo , Inflamação , Injeções Intraventriculares , Interleucina-1beta/genética , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Lipopolissacarídeos/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Microglia/efeitos dos fármacos , Microglia/patologia , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/genética , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neurais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Neurais/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neurais/patologia , Fenótipo , Membro 2 da Família 12 de Carreador de Soluto/deficiência , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/induzido quimicamente , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/metabolismo , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/patologia
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 116(26): 13067-13076, 2019 06 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31182576

RESUMO

Neuroimmune interactions may contribute to severe pain and regional inflammatory and autonomic signs in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a posttraumatic pain disorder. Here, we investigated peripheral and central immune mechanisms in a translational passive transfer trauma mouse model of CRPS. Small plantar skin-muscle incision was performed in female C57BL/6 mice treated daily with purified serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) from patients with longstanding CRPS or healthy volunteers followed by assessment of paw edema, hyperalgesia, inflammation, and central glial activation. CRPS IgG significantly increased and prolonged swelling and induced stable hyperalgesia of the incised paw compared with IgG from healthy controls. After a short-lasting paw inflammatory response in all groups, CRPS IgG-injected mice displayed sustained, profound microglia and astrocyte activation in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and pain-related brain regions, indicating central sensitization. Genetic deletion of interleukin-1 (IL-1) using IL-1αß knockout (KO) mice and perioperative IL-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1R1) blockade with the drug anakinra, but not treatment with the glucocorticoid prednisolone, prevented these changes. Anakinra treatment also reversed the established sensitization phenotype when initiated 8 days after incision. Furthermore, with the generation of an IL-1ß floxed(fl/fl) mouse line, we demonstrated that CRPS IgG-induced changes are in part mediated by microglia-derived IL-1ß, suggesting that both peripheral and central inflammatory mechanisms contribute to the transferred disease phenotype. These results indicate that persistent CRPS is often contributed to by autoantibodies and highlight a potential therapeutic use for clinically licensed antagonists, such as anakinra, to prevent or treat CRPS via blocking IL-1 actions.


Assuntos
Autoanticorpos/imunologia , Síndromes da Dor Regional Complexa/imunologia , Imunoglobulina G/imunologia , Interleucina-1alfa/imunologia , Interleucina-1beta/imunologia , Adulto , Animais , Autoanticorpos/administração & dosagem , Autoanticorpos/sangue , Síndromes da Dor Regional Complexa/sangue , Síndromes da Dor Regional Complexa/diagnóstico , Síndromes da Dor Regional Complexa/tratamento farmacológico , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/administração & dosagem , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Proteína Antagonista do Receptor de Interleucina 1/administração & dosagem , Interleucina-1alfa/genética , Interleucina-1alfa/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/genética , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Extremidade Inferior/lesões , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Microglia/imunologia , Microglia/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Medição da Dor , Receptores Tipo I de Interleucina-1/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores Tipo I de Interleucina-1/imunologia , Receptores Tipo I de Interleucina-1/metabolismo , Corno Dorsal da Medula Espinal/imunologia , Corno Dorsal da Medula Espinal/patologia
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(16)2022 Aug 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36012321

RESUMO

While the fungal metabolite illudin M (1) is indiscriminately cytotoxic in cancer and non-malignant cells, its retinoate 2 showed a greater selectivity for the former, especially in a cerebral context. Illudin M killed malignant glioma cells as well as primary neurons and astrocytes at similarly low concentrations and destroyed their microtubule and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) networks. In contrast, the ester 2 was distinctly more cytotoxic in highly dedifferentiated U87 glioma cells than in neurons, which were even stimulated to enhanced growth. This was also observed in co-cultures of neurons with U87 cells where conjugate 2 eventually killed them by induction of differentiation based on the activation of nuclear receptors, which bind to retinoid-responsive elements (RARE). Hence, illudin M retinoate 2 appears to be a promising drug candidate.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Encefálicas , Glioma , Astrócitos/metabolismo , Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Citotoxinas , Proteína Glial Fibrilar Ácida/metabolismo , Glioma/metabolismo , Humanos , Sesquiterpenos Policíclicos , Tretinoína/metabolismo
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Br J Cancer ; 120(2): 207-217, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30518816

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Advanced cancer causes necrosis and releases damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Mitochondrial DAMPs activate neutrophils, including generation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are injurious, thrombogenic, and implicated in metastasis. We hypothesised that extracellular mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in ascites from patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) would correlate with worse outcomes. METHODS: Banked ascites supernatants from patients with newly diagnosed advanced EOC were analysed for mtDNA, neutrophil elastase, and activation of healthy donor neutrophils and platelets. TCGA was mined for expression of SELP and ELANE. RESULTS: The highest quartile of ascites mtDNA correlated with reduced progression-free survival (PFS) and a higher likelihood of disease progression within 12-months following primary surgery (n = 68, log-rank, p = 0.0178). NETs were detected in resected tumours. Ascites supernatants chemoattracted neutrophils, induced NETs, and activated platelets. Ascites exposure rendered neutrophils suppressive, based on abrogation of ex vivo stimulated T cell proliferation. Increased SELP mRNA expression correlated with worse overall survival (n = 302, Cox model, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION: In this single-centre retrospective analysis, ascites mtDNA correlated with worse PFS in advanced EOC. Mitochondrial and other DAMPs in ascites may activate neutrophil and platelet responses that facilitate metastasis and obstruct anti-tumour immunity. These pathways are potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.


Assuntos
Alarminas/genética , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/genética , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Armadilhas Extracelulares/genética , Idoso , Ascite/genética , Ascite/patologia , Plaquetas/metabolismo , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/patologia , Armadilhas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Feminino , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/genética , Humanos , Elastase de Leucócito/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Metástase Neoplásica , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Neutrófilos/patologia , Intervalo Livre de Progressão , Microambiente Tumoral/genética
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Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg ; 1859(3): 201-214, 2018 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29273412

RESUMO

Microglia are highly dynamic cells in the brain. Their functional diversity and phenotypic versatility brought microglial energy metabolism into the focus of research. Although it is known that microenvironmental cues shape microglial phenotype, their bioenergetic response to local nutrient availability remains unclear. In the present study effects of energy substrates on the oxidative and glycolytic metabolism of primary - and BV-2 microglial cells were investigated. Cellular oxygen consumption, glycolytic activity, the levels of intracellular ATP/ADP, autophagy, mTOR phosphorylation, apoptosis and cell viability were measured in the absence of nutrients or in the presence of physiological energy substrates: glutamine, glucose, lactate, pyruvate or ketone bodies. All of the oxidative energy metabolites increased the rate of basal and maximal respiration. However, the addition of glucose decreased microglial oxidative metabolism and glycolytic activity was enhanced. Increased ATP/ADP ratio and cell viability, activation of the mTOR and reduction of autophagic activity were observed in glutamine-supplemented media. Moreover, moderate and transient oxidation of ketone bodies was highly enhanced by glutamine, suggesting that anaplerosis of the TCA-cycle could stimulate ketone body oxidation. It is concluded that microglia show high metabolic plasticity and utilize a wide range of substrates. Among them glutamine is the most efficient metabolite. To our knowledge these data provide the first account of microglial direct metabolic response to nutrients under short-term starvation and demonstrate that microglia exhibit versatile metabolic machinery. Our finding that microglia have a distinct bioenergetic profile provides a critical foundation for specifying microglial contributions to brain energy metabolism.


Assuntos
Metabolismo Energético/fisiologia , Glucose/metabolismo , Glutamina/metabolismo , Lactatos/metabolismo , Microglia/metabolismo , Piruvatos/metabolismo , Difosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular , Células Cultivadas , Metabolismo Energético/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Glucose/farmacologia , Glutamina/farmacologia , Glicólise/efeitos dos fármacos , Lactatos/farmacologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Microglia/citologia , Microglia/efeitos dos fármacos , Consumo de Oxigênio/efeitos dos fármacos , Piruvatos/farmacologia
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Acta Neuropathol ; 136(3): 461-482, 2018 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30027450

RESUMO

Neurotropic herpesviruses can establish lifelong infection in humans and contribute to severe diseases including encephalitis and neurodegeneration. However, the mechanisms through which the brain's immune system recognizes and controls viral infections propagating across synaptically linked neuronal circuits have remained unclear. Using a well-established model of alphaherpesvirus infection that reaches the brain exclusively via retrograde transsynaptic spread from the periphery, and in vivo two-photon imaging combined with high resolution microscopy, we show that microglia are recruited to and isolate infected neurons within hours. Selective elimination of microglia results in a marked increase in the spread of infection and egress of viral particles into the brain parenchyma, which are associated with diverse neurological symptoms. Microglia recruitment and clearance of infected cells require cell-autonomous P2Y12 signalling in microglia, triggered by nucleotides released from affected neurons. In turn, we identify microglia as key contributors to monocyte recruitment into the inflamed brain, which process is largely independent of P2Y12. P2Y12-positive microglia are also recruited to infected neurons in the human brain during viral encephalitis and both microglial responses and leukocyte numbers correlate with the severity of infection. Thus, our data identify a key role for microglial P2Y12 in defence against neurotropic viruses, whilst P2Y12-independent actions of microglia may contribute to neuroinflammation by facilitating monocyte recruitment to the sites of infection.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/metabolismo , Infecções por Herpesviridae/metabolismo , Microglia/metabolismo , Monócitos/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y12/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Animais , Encéfalo/virologia , Camundongos , Microglia/virologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/virologia
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 14403, 2024 06 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38909126

RESUMO

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are now commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. GLP-1R signaling in the spinal cord has been suggested to account for the mild tachycardia caused by GLP-1R agonists, and may also be involved in the therapeutic effects of these drugs. However, the neuroanatomy of the GLP-1/GLP-1R system in the spinal cord is still poorly understood. Here we applied in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to characterize this system, and its relation to cholinergic neurons. GLP-1R transcript and protein were expressed in neuronal cell bodies across the gray matter, in matching distribution patterns. GLP-1R-immunolabeling was also robust in dendrites and axons, especially in laminae II-III in the dorsal horn. Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons expressed GLP-1R protein at exceedingly high levels. Only small subpopulations of cholinergic neurons expressed GLP-1R, including a subset of sympathetic preganglionic neurons at the rostral tip of the intermediolateral nucleus. GLP-1 axons innervated all regions where GLP-1R neurons were distributed, except laminae II-III. Scattered preproglucagon (Gcg) mRNA-expressing neurons were identified in the cervical and lumbar enlargements. The results will facilitate further studies on how GLP-1 regulates the sympathetic system and other autonomic and somatic functions via the spinal cord.


Assuntos
Peptídeo 1 Semelhante ao Glucagon , Receptor do Peptídeo Semelhante ao Glucagon 1 , Medula Espinal , Animais , Receptor do Peptídeo Semelhante ao Glucagon 1/metabolismo , Receptor do Peptídeo Semelhante ao Glucagon 1/genética , Masculino , Medula Espinal/metabolismo , Camundongos , Peptídeo 1 Semelhante ao Glucagon/metabolismo , Neurônios Colinérgicos/metabolismo , Proglucagon/metabolismo , Proglucagon/genética , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Axônios/metabolismo
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 5402, 2024 Jun 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38926390

RESUMO

Acute brain slices represent a workhorse model for studying the central nervous system (CNS) from nanoscale events to complex circuits. While slice preparation inherently involves tissue damage, it is unclear how microglia, the main immune cells and damage sensors of the CNS react to this injury and shape neuronal activity ex vivo. To this end, we investigated microglial phenotypes and contribution to network organization and functioning in acute brain slices. We reveal time-dependent microglial phenotype changes influenced by complex extracellular ATP dynamics through P2Y12R and CX3CR1 signalling, which is sustained for hours in ex vivo mouse brain slices. Downregulation of P2Y12R and changes of microglia-neuron interactions occur in line with alterations in the number of excitatory and inhibitory synapses over time. Importantly, functional microglia modulate synapse sprouting, while microglial dysfunction results in markedly impaired ripple activity both ex vivo and in vivo. Collectively, our data suggest that microglia are modulators of complex neuronal networks with important roles to maintain neuronal network integrity and activity. We suggest that slice preparation can be used to model time-dependent changes of microglia-neuron interactions to reveal how microglia shape neuronal circuits in physiological and pathological conditions.


Assuntos
Trifosfato de Adenosina , Encéfalo , Receptor 1 de Quimiocina CX3C , Microglia , Neurônios , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y12 , Sinapses , Animais , Microglia/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Camundongos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Receptor 1 de Quimiocina CX3C/metabolismo , Receptor 1 de Quimiocina CX3C/genética , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y12/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y12/genética , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Sinapses/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fenótipo , Masculino , Transdução de Sinais
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Cell Rep ; 40(12): 111369, 2022 09 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36130488

RESUMO

Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, play important roles during development. Although bi-directional communication between microglia and neuronal progenitors or immature neurons has been demonstrated, the main sites of interaction and the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. By using advanced methods, here we provide evidence that microglial processes form specialized contacts with the cell bodies of developing neurons throughout embryonic, early postnatal, and adult neurogenesis. These early developmental contacts are highly reminiscent of somatic purinergic junctions that are instrumental for microglia-neuron communication in the adult brain. The formation and maintenance of these junctions is regulated by functional microglial P2Y12 receptors, and deletion of P2Y12Rs disturbs proliferation of neuronal precursors and leads to aberrant cortical cytoarchitecture during development and in adulthood. We propose that early developmental formation of somatic purinergic junctions represents an important interface for microglia to monitor the status of immature neurons and control neurodevelopment.


Assuntos
Microglia , Neurogênese , Adulto , Encéfalo , Humanos , Microglia/fisiologia , Neurônios/fisiologia
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Cells ; 11(14)2022 07 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35883701

RESUMO

Altered tryptophan (TRP) metabolism may have an important role in migraine susceptibility through its main metabolites, serotonin and kynurenine (KYN). Both affect pain processing and stress response by interfering with neural and brain hypersensitivity and by interacting with chemokines and cytokines that control vascular and inflammatory processes. The involvement of these pathways in migraine has been widely studied, but acute citalopram neuroendocrine challenge on TRP metabolism and cytokine profile has not been investigated yet. In our study, females with episodic migraine without aura and healthy controls were studied before and after acute citalopram or placebo in a double-blind setting. At baseline, increased TRP/large neutral amino acid (LNAA) ratio and decreased RANTES chemokine concentration were detected in migraine patients compared to controls. The challenge induced a significant increase in TRP, KYN, and TRP/LNAA in healthy controls, but not in migraine patients. Furthermore, migraine attack frequency negatively correlated with KYN/TRP ratio and positively correlated with the neuroendocrine-challenge-induced KYN concentration increase. Our results support a decreased breakdown of TRP via KYN pathway and a failure to modulate TRP-KYN pathway during citalopram-induced acute stress together with an increased vascular sensitivity in migraine. These mechanisms may provide useful drug targets for future drug development.


Assuntos
Transtornos de Enxaqueca , Triptofano , Citalopram/farmacologia , Citalopram/uso terapêutico , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Humanos , Cinurenina/metabolismo , Transtornos de Enxaqueca/tratamento farmacológico , Serotonina , Triptofano/metabolismo
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J Exp Med ; 219(3)2022 03 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35201268

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Microglia, the main immunocompetent cells of the brain, regulate neuronal function, but their contribution to cerebral blood flow (CBF) regulation has remained elusive. Here, we identify microglia as important modulators of CBF both under physiological conditions and during hypoperfusion. Microglia establish direct, dynamic purinergic contacts with cells in the neurovascular unit that shape CBF in both mice and humans. Surprisingly, the absence of microglia or blockade of microglial P2Y12 receptor (P2Y12R) substantially impairs neurovascular coupling in mice, which is reiterated by chemogenetically induced microglial dysfunction associated with impaired ATP sensitivity. Hypercapnia induces rapid microglial calcium changes, P2Y12R-mediated formation of perivascular phylopodia, and microglial adenosine production, while depletion of microglia reduces brain pH and impairs hypercapnia-induced vasodilation. Microglial actions modulate vascular cyclic GMP levels but are partially independent of nitric oxide. Finally, microglial dysfunction markedly impairs P2Y12R-mediated cerebrovascular adaptation to common carotid artery occlusion resulting in hypoperfusion. Thus, our data reveal a previously unrecognized role for microglia in CBF regulation, with broad implications for common neurological diseases.


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Circulação Cerebrovascular/fisiologia , Microglia/fisiologia , Acoplamento Neurovascular/fisiologia , Receptores Purinérgicos/fisiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Animais , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Sinalização do Cálcio/fisiologia , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/fisiopatologia , Potenciais Evocados/fisiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Hipercapnia/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y12/fisiologia , Vasodilatação/fisiologia , Vibrissas/inervação
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Science ; 367(6477): 528-537, 2020 01 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31831638

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Microglia are the main immune cells in the brain and have roles in brain homeostasis and neurological diseases. Mechanisms underlying microglia-neuron communication remain elusive. Here, we identified an interaction site between neuronal cell bodies and microglial processes in mouse and human brain. Somatic microglia-neuron junctions have a specialized nanoarchitecture optimized for purinergic signaling. Activity of neuronal mitochondria was linked with microglial junction formation, which was induced rapidly in response to neuronal activation and blocked by inhibition of P2Y12 receptors. Brain injury-induced changes at somatic junctions triggered P2Y12 receptor-dependent microglial neuroprotection, regulating neuronal calcium load and functional connectivity. Thus, microglial processes at these junctions could potentially monitor and protect neuronal functions.


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Lesões Encefálicas/imunologia , Encéfalo/imunologia , Junções Intercelulares/imunologia , Microglia/imunologia , Neurônios/imunologia , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y12/fisiologia , Animais , Encéfalo/ultraestrutura , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Cálcio , Comunicação Celular/imunologia , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias/imunologia , Canais de Potássio Shab/genética , Canais de Potássio Shab/fisiologia , Transdução de Sinais
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Cell Calcium ; 75: 1-13, 2018 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30098501

RESUMO

The P2X7R protein, a P2 type purinergic receptor functioning as a non-selective cation channel, is expressed in different cell types of the central nervous system in several regions of the brain. The activation of the P2X7R protein by ATP modulates excitatory neurotransmission and contributes to microglial activation, apoptosis and neuron-glia communication. Zinc is an essential micronutrient that is highly concentrated in the synaptic vesicles of glutamatergic hippocampal neurons where free zinc ions released into the synaptic cleft alter glutamatergic signal transmission. Changes in both P2X7R-mediated signaling and brain zinc homeostasis have been implicated in the pathogenesis of mood disorders. Here, we tested the hypothesis that extracellular zinc regulates P2X7R activity in the hippocampus. We observed that P2X7R is expressed in both neurons and glial cells in primary mouse hippocampal neuron-glia culture. Propidium iodide (PI) uptake through large pores formed by pannexins and P2X7R was dose-dependently inhibited by extracellular zinc ions. Calcium influx mediated by P2X7R in glial cells was also reduced by free zinc ions. Interestingly, no calcium influx was detected in response to ATP or 3'-O-(4-Benzoyl) benzoyl ATP (BzATP) in neurons despite the expression of P2X7R at the plasma membrane. Our results show that free zinc ions can modulate hippocampal glial purinergic signaling, and changes in the activity of P2X7R may contribute to the development of depression-like behaviors associated with zinc deficiency.


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Astrócitos/metabolismo , Espaço Extracelular/metabolismo , Hipocampo/citologia , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/metabolismo , Zinco/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/análogos & derivados , Trifosfato de Adenosina/farmacologia , Animais , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Cálcio/metabolismo , Cátions Bivalentes/farmacologia , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Conexinas/metabolismo , Dendritos/efeitos dos fármacos , Dendritos/metabolismo , Potenciais da Membrana/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Sinapses/metabolismo
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Nat Commun ; 9(1): 2848, 2018 07 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30030438

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The basal forebrain cholinergic system is widely assumed to control cortical functions via non-synaptic transmission of a single neurotransmitter. Yet, we find that mouse hippocampal cholinergic terminals invariably establish GABAergic synapses, and their cholinergic vesicles dock at those synapses only. We demonstrate that these synapses do not co-release but co-transmit GABA and acetylcholine via different vesicles, whose release is triggered by distinct calcium channels. This co-transmission evokes composite postsynaptic potentials, which are mutually cross-regulated by presynaptic autoreceptors. Although postsynaptic cholinergic receptor distribution cannot be investigated, their response latencies suggest a focal, intra- and/or peri-synaptic localisation, while GABAA receptors are detected intra-synaptically. The GABAergic component alone effectively suppresses hippocampal sharp wave-ripples and epileptiform activity. Therefore, the differentially regulated GABAergic and cholinergic co-transmission suggests a hitherto unrecognised level of control over cortical states. This novel model of hippocampal cholinergic neurotransmission may lead to alternative pharmacotherapies after cholinergic deinnervation seen in neurodegenerative disorders.


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Acetilcolina/fisiologia , Hipocampo/fisiologia , Receptores de GABA-A/fisiologia , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico/fisiologia , Animais , Cálcio/fisiologia , Dendritos/fisiologia , Feminino , Imageamento Tridimensional , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/fisiopatologia , Neurotransmissores/fisiologia , Perfusão , Sinapses/fisiologia , Potenciais Sinápticos , Transmissão Sináptica , Vesículas Sinápticas/fisiologia
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Front Cell Neurosci ; 11: 401, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29311832

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During neural tissue genesis, neural stem/progenitor cells are exposed to bioelectric stimuli well before synaptogenesis and neural circuit formation. Fluctuations in the electrochemical potential in the vicinity of developing cells influence the genesis, migration and maturation of neuronal precursors. The complexity of the in vivo environment and the coexistence of various progenitor populations hinder the understanding of the significance of ionic/bioelectric stimuli in the early phases of neuronal differentiation. Using optogenetic stimulation, we investigated the in vitro motility responses of radial glia-like neural stem/progenitor populations to ionic stimuli. Radial glia-like neural stem cells were isolated from CAGloxpStoploxpChR2(H134)-eYFP transgenic mouse embryos. After transfection with Cre-recombinase, ChR2(channelrhodopsin-2)-expressing and non-expressing cells were separated by eYFP fluorescence. Expression of light-gated ion channels were checked by patch clamp and fluorescence intensity assays. Neurogenesis by ChR2-expressing and non-expressing cells was induced by withdrawal of EGF from the medium. Cells in different (stem cell, migrating progenitor and maturing precursor) stages of development were illuminated with laser light (λ = 488 nm; 1.3 mW/mm2; 300 ms) in every 5 min for 12 h. The displacement of the cells was analyzed on images taken at the end of each light pulse. Results demonstrated that the migratory activity decreased with the advancement of neuronal differentiation regardless of stimulation. Light-sensitive cells, however, responded on a differentiation-dependent way. In non-differentiated ChR2-expressing stem cell populations, the motility did not change significantly in response to light-stimulation. The displacement activity of migrating progenitors was enhanced, while the motility of differentiating neuronal precursors was markedly reduced by illumination.

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Nat Commun ; 7: 11499, 2016 05 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27139776

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Microglia are the main immune cells of the brain and contribute to common brain diseases. However, it is unclear how microglia influence neuronal activity and survival in the injured brain in vivo. Here we develop a precisely controlled model of brain injury induced by cerebral ischaemia combined with fast in vivo two-photon calcium imaging and selective microglial manipulation. We show that selective elimination of microglia leads to a striking, 60% increase in infarct size, which is reversed by microglial repopulation. Microglia-mediated protection includes reduction of excitotoxic injury, since an absence of microglia leads to dysregulated neuronal calcium responses, calcium overload and increased neuronal death. Furthermore, the incidence of spreading depolarization (SD) is markedly reduced in the absence of microglia. Thus, microglia are involved in changes in neuronal network activity and SD after brain injury in vivo that could have important implications for common brain diseases.


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Lesões Encefálicas/fisiopatologia , Microglia/fisiologia , Rede Nervosa/fisiopatologia , Neurônios/fisiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Animais , Isquemia Encefálica/fisiopatologia , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/genética , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microglia/metabolismo , Microscopia de Fluorescência por Excitação Multifotônica , Neuroproteção/fisiologia , Imagem com Lapso de Tempo/métodos
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Nanoscale ; 7(9): 4199-210, 2015 Mar 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25673096

RESUMO

Because of their capacity of crossing an intact blood-brain barrier and reaching the brain through an injured barrier or via the nasal epithelium, nanoparticles have been considered as vehicles to deliver drugs and as contrast materials for brain imaging. The potential neurotoxicity of nanoparticles, however, is not fully explored. Using particles with a biologically inert polystyrene core material, we investigated the role of the chemical composition of particle surfaces in the in vitro interaction with different neural cell types. PS NPs within a size-range of 45-70 nm influenced the metabolic activity of cells depending on the cell-type, but caused toxicity only at extremely high particle concentrations. Neurons did not internalize particles, while microglial cells ingested a large amount of carboxylated but almost no PEGylated NPs. PEGylation reduced the protein adsorption, toxicity and cellular uptake of NPs. After storage (shelf-life >6 months), the toxicity and cellular uptake of NPs increased. The altered biological activity of "aged" NPs was due to particle aggregation and due to the adsorption of bioactive compounds on NP surfaces. Aggregation by increasing the size and sedimentation velocity of NPs results in increased cell-targeted NP doses. The ready endotoxin adsorption which cannot be prevented by PEG coating, can render the particles toxic. The age-dependent changes in otherwise harmless NPs could be the important sources for variability in the effects of NPs, and could explain the contradictory data obtained with "identical" NPs.


Assuntos
Lipopolissacarídeos/química , Nanopartículas/química , Poliestirenos/química , Adsorção , Animais , Barreira Hematoencefálica/metabolismo , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microscopia Confocal , Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Nanopartículas/ultraestrutura , Células-Tronco Neurais/citologia , Células-Tronco Neurais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Neurais/metabolismo , Tamanho da Partícula , Propriedades de Superfície
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Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys ; 65(4 Pt 1): 041910, 2002 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12005876

RESUMO

We investigated the nanometer scale height fluctuations of 3T3 fibroblast cells with the atomic force microscope under physiological conditions. A correlation between these fluctuations and lateral cellular motility can be observed. Fluctuations measured on leading edges appear to be predominantly related to actin polymerization-depolymerization processes. We found fast (5 Hz) pulsatory behavior with 1-2 nm amplitude on a cell with low motility showing emphasized structure of stress fibers. Myosin driven contractions of stress fibers are thought to induce this pulsation.


Assuntos
Fibroblastos/ultraestrutura , Microscopia de Força Atômica , Células 3T3/fisiologia , Células 3T3/ultraestrutura , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Movimento Celular , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/ultraestrutura , Fibroblastos/fisiologia , Glioma/metabolismo , Glioma/ultraestrutura , Camundongos , Microscopia de Força Atômica/métodos , Ratos , Células Tumorais Cultivadas
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Stem Cells Dev ; 23(21): 2600-12, 2014 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24870815

RESUMO

Mesenchymal stems or stromal cells (MSCs) are rare multipotent cells with potent regenerative and immunomodulatory properties. Microglial cells (MGs) are specialized tissue macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS) that continuously survey their environment with highly motile extensions. Recently, several studies have shown that MSCs are capable of reprogramming microglia into an "M2-like" phenotype characterized by increased phagocytic activity and upregulated expression of anti-inflammatory mediators in vitro. However, the precise polarization states of microglia in the presence of MSCs under physiological or under inflammatory conditions remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that MSCs induce a mixed microglia phenotype defined as Arg1-high, CD86-high, CD206-high, IL-10-high, PGE2-high, MCP-1/CCL2-high, IL-1ß-moderate, NALP-3-low, and TNF-α-low cells. These MSC-elicited MGs have high phagocytic activity and antigen-presenting ability. Lipopolysaccharide is able to shape this microglia phenotype quantitatively, but not qualitatively in the presence of MSCs. This unique polarization state resembles a novel regulatory microglia phenotype, which might contribute to the resolution of inflammation and to tissue repair in the CNS.


Assuntos
Células Apresentadoras de Antígenos/citologia , Macrófagos/citologia , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Microglia/citologia , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Células Apresentadoras de Antígenos/metabolismo , Células da Medula Óssea/citologia , Células da Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Células Cultivadas , Reprogramação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Técnicas de Cocultura , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Citometria de Fluxo , Expressão Gênica , Interleucina-10/genética , Interleucina-10/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/genética , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , Ativação de Macrófagos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microglia/metabolismo , Microscopia Confocal , Fagocitose/fisiologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/citologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/fisiologia , Linfócitos T/citologia , Linfócitos T/metabolismo
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Cell Cycle ; 13(22): 3551-64, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25483092

RESUMO

Phosphorylation by the cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) adjacent to nuclear localization signals (NLSs) is an important mechanism of regulation of nucleocytoplasmic transport. However, no systematic survey has yet been performed in human cells to analyze this regulatory process, and the corresponding cell-cycle dynamics have not yet been investigated. Here, we focused on the human proteome and found that numerous proteins, previously not identified in this context, are associated with Cdk1-dependent phosphorylation sites adjacent to their NLSs. Interestingly, these proteins are involved in key regulatory events of DNA repair, epigenetics, or RNA editing and splicing. This finding indicates that cell-cycle dependent events of genome editing and gene expression profiling may be controlled by nucleocytoplasmic trafficking. For in-depth investigations, we selected a number of these proteins and analyzed how point mutations, expected to modify the phosphorylation ability of the NLS segments, perturb nucleocytoplasmic localization. In each case, we found that mutations mimicking hyper-phosphorylation abolish nuclear import processes. To understand the mechanism underlying these phenomena, we performed a video microscopy-based kinetic analysis to obtain information on cell-cycle dynamics on a model protein, dUTPase. We show that the NLS-adjacent phosphorylation by Cdk1 of human dUTPase, an enzyme essential for genomic integrity, results in dynamic cell cycle-dependent distribution of the protein. Non-phosphorylatable mutants have drastically altered protein re-import characteristics into the nucleus during the G1 phase. Our results suggest a dynamic Cdk1-driven mechanism of regulation of the nuclear proteome composition during the cell cycle.


Assuntos
Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/genética , Reparo do DNA/genética , Sinais de Localização Nuclear/genética , Proteoma , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Proteína Quinase CDC2 , Ciclo Celular/genética , Divisão Celular , Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/metabolismo , Humanos , Fosforilação
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