title: Hypothermia suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase and stimulates cyclooxygenase-2 in lipopolysaccharide stimulated BV-2 cells.
abstract: Hypothermia is neuroprotective, possibly through suppression of microglial activation. We investigated the effects of hypothermia on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated BV-2 cells. At 37 degrees C, LPS elicited strong increases in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), accompanied by translocation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) to the nucleus. Hypothermia (33 degrees C) caused complete suppression of iNOS and NO, a partial reduction of IL-6 but did not prevent TNF-alpha production or NF-kappaB translocation. In contrast, LPS induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) to higher levels under hypothermic conditions. These results show that hypothermia selectively suppresses iNOS in microglia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dragunow
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017628:Microglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D015230:Prostaglandin D2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015850:Interleukin-6; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10; C037112:9-deoxy-delta-9-prostaglandin D2; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D015230:Prostaglandin D2