title: Dysfunction of rat forebrain astrocytes in culture alters cytokine and neurotrophic factor release.
abstract: Altered glial cell function occurring in substantia nigra in Parkinson' disease may lead to the release of cytokines and impairment of neurotrophic factor production, which in turn, may cause dopaminergic apoptosis. To evaluate this concept, primary cultures of rat brain astrocytes were activated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), depleted of glutathione with L-buthionine-[S,R]-sulfoximine or subjected to complex I inhibition with 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium. The effects on tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release, dopamine-stimulated glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) release were determined. LPS activation or inhibition complex I activity, but not glutathione depletion, stimulated TNF-alpha release. Glutathione depletion or complex I inhibition, but not LPS-induced activation, impaired dopamine-stimulated GDNF release. None of these treatments altered BDNF release. Thus, altered glial function leading to TNF-alpha-mediated or GDNF withdrawal-induced dopaminergic apoptosis may contribute to nigral degeneration in Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Neurodegenerative Disease Research Centre, Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Hodgkin Building, GKT School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London Bridge, London, UK.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: McNaught
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jenner
mesh_terms: D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009457:Neuroglia; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D016207:Cytokines; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C095992:complexin I; D005978:Glutathione