Inhibition of Toll-like receptor 9 activation in microglia after oxygen-glu-cose deprivation and reoxygenation protects neurons from damage
10.3969/j.issn.1000-4718.2015.03.004
- VernacularTitle:氧葡萄糖剥夺-再恢复后抑制小胶质细胞TLR9激活对神经元的保护作用
- Author:
Qingxia PENG
;
Biying YANG
;
Jingrui PAN
;
Hongxuan WANG
;
Xiangpen LI
;
Yidong WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation;
Microglia;
Neurons;
Toll-like receptor 9
- From:
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
2015;(3):403-408
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
AIM:To observe the Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) activation in microglia BV-2 cells after oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation ( OGDR) , and its effects on neuronal apoptosis.METHODS:The BV-2 cell super-natants were collected after the corresponding treatment and added to mouse primary cortical neurons after OGDR for 4 h, followed by normal culture for 24 h.The cells were divided into normal BV-2 group, NC-siRNA group, TLR9-siRNA group, OGDR group, OGDR+NC-siRNA group, OGDR+TLR9-siRNA group and control group (without adding BV-2 cell supernatant) .The changes of the neuronal morphology were observed under an inverted phase-contrast microscope, and the neuronal apoptosis was detected by TUNEL.The protein expression of cleaved caspase-3 was detected by Western blot-ting.RESULTS:After OGDR, the axon turned thin, twisted and broken, and neuronal swelling, decrease in refraction and vacuolar degeneration were observed.The green-stained apoptotic bodies in the neurons in all groups were positive. Compared with control group, the caspase-3 protein levels in other groups were increased.Compared with the normal BV-2 group, the caspase-3 protein in OGDR group and TLR9-siRNA group was increased.Compared with OGDR+TLR9-siRNA group, the caspase-3 protein in TLR9-siRNA group and OGDR group was decreased.CONCLUSION: After OGDR, TLR9 activation in BV-2 cells induces neuronal apoptosis with the increase in caspase-3 protein level.Inhibition of TLR9 expression reduces neuronal damage.