Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders show sex differences in incidence, age of onset, symptomatology or outcome. Astrocytes, one of the glial cell types of the brain, show sex differences in number, differentiation and fun...
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doaj-008fe52f638e41ce8098495215757f4d2020-11-24T21:55:48ZengBMCBiology of Sex Differences2042-64102011-07-0121710.1186/2042-6410-2-7Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharideSantos-Galindo MaríaAcaz-Fonseca EstefaníaBellini María JGarcia-Segura Luis M<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders show sex differences in incidence, age of onset, symptomatology or outcome. Astrocytes, one of the glial cell types of the brain, show sex differences in number, differentiation and function. Since astrocytes are involved in the response of neural tissue to injury and inflammation, these cells may participate in the generation of sex differences in the response of the brain to pathological insults. To explore this hypothesis, we have examined whether male and female astrocytes show a different response to an inflammatory challenge and whether perinatal testosterone influences this response.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Cortical astrocyte cultures were prepared from postnatal day 1 (one day after birth) male or female CD1 mice pups. In addition, cortical astrocyte cultures were also prepared from female pups that were injected at birth with 100 μg of testosterone propionate or vehicle. Cultures were treated for 5 hours with medium containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or with control medium. The mRNA levels of IL6, interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP10), TNFα, IL1β, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and translocator protein were assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Statistical significance was assessed by unpaired <it>t</it>-test or by one-way analysis of variance followed by the Tukey <it>post hoc </it>test.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mRNA levels of IL6, TNFα and IL1β after LPS treatment were significantly higher in astrocytes derived from male or androgenized females compared to astrocytes derived from control or vehicle-injected females. In contrast, IP10 mRNA levels after LPS treatment were higher in astrocytes derived from control or vehicle-injected females than in those obtained from males or androgenized females. The different response of male and female astrocytes to LPS was due neither to differences in the basal expression of the inflammatory molecules nor to differences in the expression of the LPS receptor TLR4. In contrast, the different inflammatory response was associated with increased mRNA levels of translocator protein, a key steroidogenic regulator, in female astrocytes that were treated with LPS.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Male and female cortical astrocytes respond differentially to an inflammatory challenge and this may be predetermined by perinatal testosterone exposure.</p> http://www.bsd-journal.com/content/2/1/7IFN-inducible protein 10IL1βIL6steroidogenic acute regulatory proteintestosteroneToll-like receptor 4translocator protein 18 kDaTNFα |
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Santos-Galindo María Acaz-Fonseca Estefanía Bellini María J Garcia-Segura Luis M Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide Biology of Sex Differences IFN-inducible protein 10 IL1β IL6 steroidogenic acute regulatory protein testosterone Toll-like receptor 4 translocator protein 18 kDa TNFα |
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Santos-Galindo María Acaz-Fonseca Estefanía Bellini María J Garcia-Segura Luis M |
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Santos-Galindo María |
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Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide |
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Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide |
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Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide |
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Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide |
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Sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide |
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sex differences in the inflammatory response of primary astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide |
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Biology of Sex Differences |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders show sex differences in incidence, age of onset, symptomatology or outcome. Astrocytes, one of the glial cell types of the brain, show sex differences in number, differentiation and function. Since astrocytes are involved in the response of neural tissue to injury and inflammation, these cells may participate in the generation of sex differences in the response of the brain to pathological insults. To explore this hypothesis, we have examined whether male and female astrocytes show a different response to an inflammatory challenge and whether perinatal testosterone influences this response.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Cortical astrocyte cultures were prepared from postnatal day 1 (one day after birth) male or female CD1 mice pups. In addition, cortical astrocyte cultures were also prepared from female pups that were injected at birth with 100 μg of testosterone propionate or vehicle. Cultures were treated for 5 hours with medium containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or with control medium. The mRNA levels of IL6, interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP10), TNFα, IL1β, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and translocator protein were assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Statistical significance was assessed by unpaired <it>t</it>-test or by one-way analysis of variance followed by the Tukey <it>post hoc </it>test.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mRNA levels of IL6, TNFα and IL1β after LPS treatment were significantly higher in astrocytes derived from male or androgenized females compared to astrocytes derived from control or vehicle-injected females. In contrast, IP10 mRNA levels after LPS treatment were higher in astrocytes derived from control or vehicle-injected females than in those obtained from males or androgenized females. The different response of male and female astrocytes to LPS was due neither to differences in the basal expression of the inflammatory molecules nor to differences in the expression of the LPS receptor TLR4. In contrast, the different inflammatory response was associated with increased mRNA levels of translocator protein, a key steroidogenic regulator, in female astrocytes that were treated with LPS.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Male and female cortical astrocytes respond differentially to an inflammatory challenge and this may be predetermined by perinatal testosterone exposure.</p> |
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IFN-inducible protein 10 IL1β IL6 steroidogenic acute regulatory protein testosterone Toll-like receptor 4 translocator protein 18 kDa TNFα |
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