title: Inhibition of brain macrophage/microglial respiratory chain enzyme activity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis of the Lewis rat.
abstract: We measured the activities of five respiratory chain enzymes in brain macrophages/microglial cells from Lewis rats with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and found a significant reduction of the activity of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dehydrogenase (NADH-DH), succinate cytochrome c reductase (SCCR) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) when compared with age-matched healthy control animals. The inhibition of NADH-DH (complex I) was specific for EAE, while we also found a reduction of SCCR and SDH activities (complex II) in newborn rats and adjuvant-immunised rats. Activities of NADH cytochrome c reductase (NCCR) and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) were not significantly changed. These observations demonstrate an impairment of brain macrophage/microglial respiratory chain function in central nervous system inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zielasek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Künzig
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hartung
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Toyka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000378:metabolism; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D017628:Microglia / Q000201:enzymology*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D013384:Succinate Cytochrome c Oxidoreductase / Q000378:metabolism; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D013384:Succinate Cytochrome c Oxidoreductase; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV