Cytokines participate in neuronal death induced by trimethyltin in the rat hippocampus via type II glucocorticoid receptors
Cytokines participate in neuronal death induced by trimethyltin in the rat hippocampus via type II glucocorticoid receptors
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neures.2004.06.019
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发表时间:
2004-10-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Kato, N
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作者:
Liu, Y;Imai, H;Kato, N
We investigated the role of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta expressed in the reactive gliosis following hippocampal damage induced by trimethyltin (TMT). IL-1alpha immunoreactivity was expressed earlier in small glial cells on day 4 post-TMT, while IL-1beta expression was obvious in large swollen glial cells on day 14 post-TMT. Both IL-1alpha and IL-1beta immunoreactivities were double-labeled with astrocyte marker, vimentin, but not with a microglia marker, OX-42. The expression of both IL-1alpha/beta was enhanced by adrenalectomy (ADX) prior to TMT administration. Corticosterone (CORT) or dexamethasone (DEX) supplementation not only cancelled effects of ADX, but also partially reversed TMT-induced enhancement of IL-1alpha/beta expressions. These changes coincided with TMT-induced neuronal death in CA3 pyramidal cells of the hippocampus. It is suggested that IL-1alpha/beta expressed in reactive astrocytes participate in TMT neurotoxicity via type II glucocorticoid receptors. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.