Lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia/ischemia induced IL-2 expression by microglia in neonatal brain
Lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia/ischemia induced IL-2 expression by microglia in neonatal brain
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DOI:
10.1097/wnr.0b013e3283036e88
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发表时间:
2008-07-02
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影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Sebire, Guillaume
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作者:
Girard, Sylvie;Larouche, Annie;Sebire, Guillaume
Using a model of perinatal brain lesions induced by lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia/ischemia, we hypothesized that interleukin-2 (IL-2), a neurotoxic cytokine, was enhanced within injured brains. We showed that lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia/ischemia enhanced both intracerebral IL-2 mRNA and protein levels, with a maximum increase upon lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia/ischemia. The lack of detectable T lymphocytes suggested the synthesis of IL-2 by neural cells. Lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia triggered IL-2 synthesis by cultured microglia with a peak after exposure to lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia. Double-labeling showed, in vivo and in vitro, that IL-2 immunoreactivity was colocalized with a microglia/macrophage marker. These results disclosed the ability of microglia to produce IL-2 and also suggest the implication of IL-2 in neural cell death triggered by perinatal lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia/ischemia exposures.