title: Inflammatory activation of prostaglandin production by microglial cells antagonized by amyloid peptide.
abstract: The murine cell line MMGT-16 is of microglial origin and capable of releasing immunoinflammatory cytokines. When stimulated by the proinflammatory stimulus lipopolysaccharide (LPS), MMGT-16 cells secrete large amounts of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)). This PGE(2) production is nearly abolished if amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta (1-40)) is present in the incubation medium. In addition, Abeta (1-40) inhibits cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) induction by LPS. Since these effects are not reproduced by the reverse control Abeta (40-1), these results suggest a novel, intriguing modulatory role for amyloid beta peptide in the inflammatory response of microglial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093-0601, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Balboa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balsinde
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D017628:Microglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; C496512:Ptgs1 protein, mouse; D015232:Dinoprostone