title: Autocrine S100B effects on astrocytes are mediated via RAGE.
abstract: To find out if the astrocytic protein S100B involves its autocrine effects via RAGE we investigated the capacity of astrocytes to upregulate IL-6 and TNF-alpha expression by stimulation with S100B. The subcellular localization of RAGE expression at the cell surface membrane of cultured astrocytes was demonstrated by immunofluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry and Western blotting. S100B was able to stimulate IL-6 and TNF-alpha secretion in cultured astrocytes in a concentration- and time-dependent manner as shown by ELISA. S100B induced IL-6 and TNF-alpha secretion was blocked by the use of RAGE siRNA specific for knocking down RAGE expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Molecular Psychiatry Division, University of Muenster, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponath
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schettler
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaestner
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Voigt
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wentker
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arolt
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rothermundt
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D064568:S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D000097782:NF-kappaB-Inducing Kinase
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D015850:Interleukin-6; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D064568:S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000097782:NF-kappaB-Inducing Kinase; C579159:S100b protein, mouse; C498977:Mok protein, mouse