CX3CL1 protects neurons against excitotoxicity enhancing GLT-1 activity on astrocytes
CX3CL1 protects neurons against excitotoxicity enhancing GLT-1 activity on astrocytes
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.07.020
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发表时间:
2013-10-15
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Limatola, Cristina
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作者:
Catalano, Myriam;Lauro, Clotilde;Limatola, Cristina
In this paper we show for the first time that: i) astrocytes are required for the neuroprotective activity of CX3CL1 against excitotoxicity; ii) inhibition of the glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) prejudices CX3CL1-mediated neuroprotection; iii) CX3CL1 increases GLT-1 activity on astrocytes. The modulation of GLT-1 activity induced by CX3CL1 on astrocytes requires the presence and the activity of A1 adenosine receptor (A(1)R), being blocked by the specific antagonist DPCPX and absent in A(1)R(-/-) astrocytes. These data introduce the astrocytes as active players in CX3CL1-mediated signaling between microglia and neurons, identifying GLT-1 as a key mediator of the neuroprotective activity of CX3CL1. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.