期刊
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
卷 24, 期 2, 页码 201-209出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.06.152
关键词
Neuroinflammation; Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; Lipopolysaccharide; c-Jun-N-terminal kinase; Primary microglia
资金
- NIH [AG029573, MH079829, MH71349]
Inflammation-induced activation of the tryptophan catabolizing enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) causes depressive-like behavior in mice following acute activation of the innate immune system by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Here we investigated the mechanism of IDO expression induced by LPS in primary cultures of microglia derived from neonatal C57BL/6J mice. LPS (10 ng/ml) induced IDO transcripts that peaked at 8 h and enzymatic activity at 24 h, resulting in an increase in extracellular kynurenine, the catabolic product of IDO-induced tryptophan catabolism. This IDO induction by LPS was accompanied by synthesis and secretion of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF alpha and IL-6, but without detectable IFN gamma expression. To explore the mechanism of LPS-induced IDO expression, microglia were pretreated with the c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor SP600125 for 30 min before LPS treatment. We found that SP600125 blocked JNK phosphorylation and significantly decreased IDO expression induced by LPS, which was accompanied by a reduction of LPS-induced expression of TNF alpha and IL-6. Collectively, these data extend to microglia the property that LPS induces IDO expression via an IFN gamma-independent mechanism that depends upon activation of JNK. Inhibition of the JNK pathway may provide a new therapy for inflammatory depression. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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