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ArticleGlia2015

Redox regulation of NF-κB p50 and M1 polarization in microglia.

Thomas Taetzsch, Shannon Levesque, Constance McGraw, Savannah Brookins, Rafy Luqa, Marcelo G Bonini, Ronald P Mason, Unsong Oh, Michelle L Block

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Article in Glia, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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79citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas TaetzschDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Campus, Richmond, Virginia.
Shannon Levesque
Constance McGraw
Savannah Brookins
Rafy Luqa
Marcelo G Bonini
Ronald P Mason
Unsong Oh
Michelle L Block
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Protein Derived RadicalsZIAES050139 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MASON, RONALD P · 2009 to 2018
$17.5M
In Vivo Detection of Free Radical GenerationZIAES050117 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MASON, RONALD P · 2009 to 2018
$6.9M
VCU Neuroscience Center Core GrantP30NS047463 · NINDS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI POVLISHOCK, JOHN T · 2003 to 2013
$5.0M
Protein radicals in microglia: environmental mechanisms of chronic neurotoxicityR01ES016951 · NIEHS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI BLOCK, MICHELLE L · 2009 to 2013
$2.1M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES016951NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES016951NINDS NIH HHS 5P30NS047463-02NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS047463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Redox-signaling is implicated in deleterious microglial activation underlying CNS disease, but how ROS program aberrant microglial function is unknown. Here, the oxidation of NF-κB p50 to a free radical intermediate is identified as a marker of dysfunctional M1 (pro-inflammatory) polarization in microglia. Microglia exposed to steady fluxes of H2 O2 showed altered NF-κB p50 protein-protein interactions, decreased NF-κB p50 DNA binding, and augmented late-stage TNFα expression, indicating that H2 O2 impairs NF-κB p50 function and prolongs amplified M1 activation. NF-κB p50(-/-) mice and cultures exhibited a disrupted M2 (alternative) response and impaired resolution of the M1 response. Persistent neuroinflammation continued 1 week after LPS (1 mg/kg, IP) administration in the NF-κB p50(-/-) mice. However, peripheral inflammation had already resolved in both strains of mice. Treatment with the spin-trap DMPO mildly reduced LPS-induced 22 h TNFα in the brain in NF-κB p50(+/+) mice. Interestingly, DMPO failed to reduce and strongly augmented brain TNFα production in NF-κB p50(-/-) mice, implicating a fundamental role for NF-κB p50 in the regulation of chronic neuroinflammation by free radicals. These data identify NF-κB p50 as a key redox-signaling mechanism regulating the M1/M2 balance in microglia, where loss of function leads to a CNS-specific vulnerability to chronic inflammation.

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AnimalsBrainCell LineCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalDNAHydrogen PeroxideInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaNeuroimmunomodulationNF-kappa B p50 SubunitOxidation-ReductionDNAHydrogen PeroxideLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNfkb1 protein, mouseTranscription Factor RelATumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCNSH2O2microgliaNF-κB p50redox signaling

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PMID25331559
PMCPMC4322433
OpenAlexW1581535372

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