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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2013

LPS and TNF alpha modulate AMPA/NMDA receptor subunit expression and induce PGE2 and glutamate release in preterm fetal ovine mixed glial cultures.

Luke Weaver-Mikaere, Alistair J Gunn, Murray D Mitchell, Laura Bennet, Mhoyra Fraser

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luke Weaver-Mikaere
Alistair J Gunn
Murray D Mitchell
Laura Bennet
Mhoyra FraserThe Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. m.fraser@auckland.ac.nz.
University of Auckland · NZUniversity of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhite matter injury (WMI) is the major antecedent of cerebral palsy in premature infants, and is often associated with maternal infection and the fetal inflammatory response. The current study explores the therapeutic potential of glutamate receptor blockade or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition for inflammatory WMI.

methodsUsing fetal ovine derived mixed glia cultures exposed to tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the expression of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionate (AMPA) and N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors and their contribution to inflammation mediated pre-oligodendrocyte (OL) death was evaluated. The functional significance of TNF-α and COX-2 signalling in glutamate release in association with TNF-α and LPS exposure was also assessed.

resultsAMPA and NMDA receptors were expressed in primary mixed glial cultures on developing OLs, the main cell-type present in fetal white matter at a period of high risk for WMI. We show that glutamate receptor expression and configuration are regulated by TNF-α and LPS exposure, but AMPA and NMDA blockade, either alone or in combination, did not reduce pre-OL death. Furthermore, we demonstrate that glutamate and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) release following TNF-α or LPS are mediated by a TNF-α-COX-2 dependent mechanism.

conclusionsOverall, these findings suggest that glial-localised glutamate receptors likely play a limited role in OL demise associated with chronic inflammation, but supports the COX-2 pathway as a potential therapeutic target for infection/inflammatory-mediated WMI.

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternBrain InjuriesCells, CulturedCyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneDisease Models, AnimalEncephalitisFetusGlutamic AcidImmunohistochemistryLipopolysaccharidesNeurogliaRadioimmunoassayReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, AMPACyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneGlutamic AcidLipopolysaccharidesReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID24344780
PMCPMC3878505
OpenAlexW2151415982

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