Microglia-derived macrophage colony stimulating factor promotes generation of proinflammatory cytokines by astrocytes in the periventricular white matter in the hypoxic neonatal brain.
Inflammation in the periventricular white matter (PWM) of hypoxic neonatal brain causes myelination disturbances. In this connection, macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) has been reported to regulate release of proinflammatory cytokines that may be linked to PWM damage. We sought to determine if M-CSF derived from amoeboid microglial cells (AMC) would promote proinflammatory cytokine production by astrocytes in the PWM following hypoxic exposure, and, if so, whether it is associated with axon degeneration and myelination disturbances. In 1-day hypoxic rats, expression of M-CSF was upregulated in AMC. This was coupled with increased expression of CSF-1 receptor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in astrocytes, and TNF-receptor 1 and IL-receptor 1 on the axons. Neurofilament-200 immunopositive axons and myelin basic protein immunopositive processes appeared to undergo disruption in 14-days hypoxic rats. By electron microscopy, some axons showed degenerative changes affecting the microtubules and myelin sheath. Primary cultured microglial cells subjected to hypoxia showed enhanced release of M-CSF. Remarkably, primary cultured astrocytes treated with conditioned-medium derived from hypoxic microglia or M-CSF exhibited increased production of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta. Our results suggest that AMC-derived M-CSF promotes astrocytes to generate proinflammatory cytokines, which may be involved in axonal damage following a hypoxic insult.
Deng
Yi Yu
YY
Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Lu
Jia
J
Ling
Eng-Ang
EA
Kaur
Charanjit
C
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000473:pathology*; D017628:Microglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013997:Time Factors
D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C051774:neurofilament protein H
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