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ArticleApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2014

The MEK/ERK pathway is the primary conduit for Borrelia burgdorferi-induced inflammation and P53-mediated apoptosis in oligodendrocytes.

Geetha Parthasarathy, Mario T Philipp

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Article in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Geetha ParthasarathyDivision of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, 18703, Three Rivers Road, Covington, LA, 70433, USA.
Mario T Philipp
Tulane University · US

Funding

Tulane NPRC SPF Sheltered Outdoor Enclosure ExpansionP51OD011104 · OD · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI L Lee HAMM · 2012 to 2026
$142.4M
ZCM:A NOVEL BROAD-SPECTRUM MICROBICIDE FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSP51RR000164 · NCRR · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI MARX, PRESTON A · 1985 to 2011
$100.1M
Lyme neuroborreliosis pathogenesis in the rhesus monkeyR01NS048952 · NINDS · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI PHILIPP, MARIO TOMAS · 2004 to 2014
$4.8M
NCRR NIH HHS P51 RR000164NCRR NIH HHS P51RR000164NIH HHS P51 OD011104NIH HHS P51OD011104NINDS NIH HHS NS048952NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS048952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems. In a rhesus macaque model of LNB we had previously shown that brains of rhesus macaques inoculated with Borrelia burgdorferi release inflammatory mediators, and undergo oligodendrocyte and neuronal cell death. In vitro analysis of this phenomenon indicated that while B. burgdorferi can induce inflammation and apoptosis of oligodendrocytes per se, microglia are required for neuronal apoptosis. We hypothesized that the inflammatory milieu elicited by the bacterium in microglia or oligodendrocytes contributes to the apoptosis of neurons and glial cells, respectively, and that downstream signaling events in NFkB and/or MAPK pathways play a role in these phenotypes. To test these hypotheses in oligodendrocytes, several pathway inhibitors were used to determine their effect on inflammation and apoptosis, as induced by B. burgdorferi. In a human oligodendrocyte cell line (MO3.13), inhibition of the ERK pathway in the presence of B. burgdorferi markedly reduced inflammation, followed by the JNK, p38 and NFkB pathway inhibition. In addition to eliciting inflammation, B. burgdorferi also increased total p53 protein levels, and suppression of the ERK pathway mitigated this effect. While inhibition of p53 had a minimal effect in reducing inflammation, suppression of the ERK pathway or p53 reduced apoptosis as measured by active caspase-3 activity and the TUNEL assay. A similar result was seen in primary human oligodendrocytes wherein suppression of ERK or p53 reduced apoptosis. It is possible that inflammation and apoptosis in oligodendrocytes are divergent arms of MAPK pathways, particularly the MEK/ERK pathway.

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MAP Kinase Signaling SystemBorrelia burgdorferiCell LineHumansInflammation MediatorsLyme NeuroborreliosisOligodendrogliaTumor Suppressor Protein p53Inflammation MediatorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMCPMC3947362
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