title: Analysis of glial secretome: the long pentraxin PTX3 modulates phagocytic activity of microglia.
abstract: Microglia, as the phagocytes of the central nervous system, play an important role in the recognition, engulfment, and clearance of apoptotic cells and invading microbes. Proteins secreted from activated glial cells may affect microglial phagocytic activity. Secreted proteins of mixed glial cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) for 24h were identified for the first time by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometric analysis. Several proteins were newly identified as a glia-secreted protein. Among the proteins identified by the mixed glia secretome analysis, pentraxin 3 (PTX3) secretion was most highly induced by LPS/IFN-γ stimulation. Expression of PTX3 mRNA was detected in primary microglia and astrocyte cultures as well as glial cell lines. Glial secretion of PTX3 and its inflammatory induction was confirmed by Western blot analysis of conditioned media of mixed glial cultures. PTX3 did not influence LPS-induced nitric oxide production or neurotoxicity of BV-2 microglial cells. Most importantly, PTX3 selectively modulated microglial phagocytosis activity; it promoted engulfment of zymosan particles, while it inhibited uptake of apoptotic cells. Our results indicate that glia-derived PTX3 may modulate phagocytic functions of microglia, and this may have important implications in the regulation of microglial activity in health and disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Brain Science and Engineering Institute, CMRI, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Joong-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyejin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Shinrye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Won-Ha
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyoungho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suk
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D018920:Coculture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D000071068:Lipocalin-2; D054834:Lipocalins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D015513:Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000166:cytology; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods; D000099153:Pentraxins
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D000071068:Lipocalin-2; D054834:Lipocalins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D000099153:Pentraxins; C485184:enhanced green fluorescent protein; C071332:Lcn2 protein, mouse; C022616:thiazolyl blue