Tumor necrosis factor α triggers proliferation of adult neural stem cells via IKK/NF-κB signaling

Background Brain inflammation has been recognized as a complex phenomenon with numerous related aspects. In addition to the very well-described neurodegenerative effect of inflammation, several studies suggest that inflammatory signals exert a potentially positive influence on neural stem cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is one of the best-characterized mediators of inflammation. To date, conclusions about the action of TNF on neural stem or progenitor cells (NSCs, NPCs) have been conflicting. TNF seems to activate NSC proliferation and to inhibit their differentiation into NPCs. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the molecular signal transduction mechanisms induced by TNF and resulting in NSC proliferation. Results Here we describe for the first time the TNF-mediated signal transduction cascade in neural stem cells (NSCs) that results in increased proliferation. Moreover, we demonstrate IKK-α/β-dependent proliferation and markedly up-regulated cyclin D1 expression after TNF treatment. The significant increase in proliferation in TNF-treated cells was indicated by increased neurosphere volume, increased bromodeoxyuridin (BrdU) incorporation and a higher total cell number. Furthermore, TNF strongly activated nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) as measured by reporter gene assays and by an activity-specific antibody. Proliferation of control and TNF-treated NSCs was strongly inhibited by expression of the NF-κB super-repressor IκB-AA1. Pharmacological blockade of IκB ubiquitin ligase activity led to comparable decreases in NF-κB activity and proliferation. In addition, IKK-β gene product knock-down via siRNA led to diminished NF-κB activity, attenuated cyclin D1 expression and finally decreased proliferation. In contrast, TGFβ-activated kinase 1 (TAK-1) is partially dispensable for TNF-mediated and endogenous proliferation. Understanding stem cell proliferation is crucial for future regenerative and anti-tumor medicine. Conclusion TNF-mediated activation of IKK-β resulted in activation of NF-κB and was followed by up-regulation of the bona-fide target gene cyclin D1. Activation of the canonical NF-κB pathway resulted in strongly increased proliferation of NSCs..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

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2006

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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BMC neuroscience - 7(2006), 1 vom: 20. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Widera, Darius [VerfasserIn]
Mikenberg, Ilja [VerfasserIn]
Elvers, Margitta [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Barbara [VerfasserIn]

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Adult Neural Stem Cell
Neural Stem Cell
Neural Stem Cell Proliferation
Subventricular Zone
Tumor Necrosis Factor

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© Widera et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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10.1186/1471-2202-7-64

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OLC210120195X

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