Ex vivo imaging and analysis of ROS generation correlated with microglial activation in rat model with acute neuroinflammation induced by intrastriatal injection of LPS

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Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia, the major important regulators of neuroinflammation, are activated in response to excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from damaged cells and resulting in elevated and sustained damages. However, the relationship between microglia and ROS-regulatory system in the early stages of neuroinflammation prior to the appearance of neuronal damages have not been elucidated in detail. In this study, we analyzed the time-dependent changes in ROS generation during acute neuroinflammation in rats that were given an intrastriatal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We evaluated the effects of minocycline, an anti-inflammatory antibiotic, and N,N'-dimethylthiourea (DMTU), a radical scavenger, to understand the correlation between activated microglia and ROS generation. Ex vivo fluorescence imaging using dihydroethidium (DHE) clearly demonstrated an increased ROS level in the infused side of striatum in the rats treated with LPS. The level of ROS was changed in time-dependent manner, and the highest level of ROS was observed on day 3 after the infusion of LPS. Immunohistochemical studies revealed that time-dependent changes in ROS generation were well correlated to the presence of activated microglia. The inhibition of microglial activation by minocycline remarkably reduced ROS levels in the LPS-injected striatum, which indicated that the increased ROS generation caused by LPS was induced by activated microglia. DMTU decreased ROS generation and resulted in remarkable inhibitory effect on microglial activation. This study demonstrated that ROS generation during acute neuroinflammation induced by LPS was considerably associated with microglial activation, in an intact rat brain. The results provides a basis for understanding the interaction of ROS-regulatory system and activated microglia during neuroinflammation underlying neurodegenerative diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:584

Enthalten in:

Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 584(2021) vom: 20. Dez., Seite 101-106

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shukuri, Miho [VerfasserIn]
Uchino, Miyu [VerfasserIn]
Sakamaki, Takafumi [VerfasserIn]
Onoe, Satoru [VerfasserIn]
Hosoi, Rie [VerfasserIn]
Todoroki, Kenichiro [VerfasserIn]
Arano, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Sakai, Toshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Akizawa, Hiromichi [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Osamu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1,3-dimethylthiourea
104821-25-2
8P30PMD17W
Brain
Dihydroethidium
EN464416SI
Ethidium
FYY3R43WGO
Fluorescence imaging
Fluorescent Dyes
Free Radical Scavengers
GYV9AM2QAG
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharide
Lipopolysaccharides
Microglia
Minocycline
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thiourea

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Date Completed 03.01.2022

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333189477