High-Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1), an Endogenous Ligand of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4, Induces Astroglial Inflammation via NF-ҡβ Pathway
2015; Via Medica; Linguagem: Inglês
10.5603/fm.a2018.0068
ISSN1644-3284
AutoresEbtisam A. Al-ofi, Badrah S. Alghamdi,
Tópico(s)Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
ResumoBackground: Neuroinflammation has a definitive role in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. In addition to its pathoge- nic ligands, toll-like receptors (TLRs) can be activated by damaged endogenous molecules that induce inflammatory signalling pathways such as high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1). Materials and methods: Using an ex-vivo rat optic nerve (RON) model, we sought to determine the effects of lipopolysaccharides (LPS; TLR4 agonist), zymosan (TLR2 agonist) or HMGB1 — with or without TLR2/4 antagonists, on the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF- ҡ β) for signalling pathway and astrocyte reactivity, using double immunohistochemistry; as well as on the modulation of the neurotoxicity. HMGB1-treated RON had significantly higher expression and co-localisation of GFAP and NF- ҡ β as compared to the un- treated control, which was a similar result to those treated with LPS and zymosan. Results: Moreover, the HMGB1-induced inflammation was blocked by TLR2/4 antagonists (p = 0.05). However, the HMGB1-induced cell death was unblocked by TLR antagonists. Overall, HMGB1 endogenously mediates the signalling me- chanisms of neuroinflammation through TLR2/4. Conclusions: Whereas, the neuronal death mechanism resulting from HMGB1 could be caused by a different signalling pathway. Gaining an understanding of these mechanisms may help researchers discover new therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases.
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