期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 461, 期 2, 页码 85-89出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.06.004
关键词
IL-6; Methylmercury; Phospholipase A(2)
资金
- NIH [NS047546]
Methylmercury is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe neurological disorders in fetuses and young children. Recent studies indicated that MeHg could alter levels of immune mediators produced by cells of the central nervous system. Results from this study indicated that MeHg could greatly induce IL-6 release from primary mouse glial cultures. This property was not shared by other cytotoxic heavy metals, such as CdCl2 or HgCl2. MeHg was known to induce cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) activation and expression, and this enzyme was required for IL-6 induction in some experimental systems. Further experiments using structurally distinct pharmacological agents were performed to test the hypothesis that MeHg induced PLA2 activation was necessary for MeHg induced IL-6 release. Results indicated that AACOCF(3) (>= 10 mu M), MAFP (>= 0.625 mu M) and BEL (>= 0.625 mu M) significantly reduced MeHg induced IL-6 release in glia. However, these PLA2 inhibitors did not block MeHg induced GSH depletion. These results suggested that PLA(2) activation was required for MeHg to induce glial IL-6 release. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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