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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2018

Serum amyloid A primes microglia for ATP-dependent interleukin-1β release.

Laura Facci, Massimo Barbierato, Morena Zusso, Stephen D Skaper, Pietro Giusti

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura FacciDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Largo "E. Meneghetti" 2, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Massimo BarbieratoDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Largo "E. Meneghetti" 2, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Morena ZussoDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Largo "E. Meneghetti" 2, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Stephen D SkaperDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Largo "E. Meneghetti" 2, 35131, Padua, Italy. stephen.skaper@unipd.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-9660
Pietro GiustiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Largo "E. Meneghetti" 2, 35131, Padua, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute-phase response is a systemic reaction to environmental/inflammatory insults and involves production of acute-phase proteins, including serum amyloid A (SAA). Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), a master regulator of neuroinflammation produced by activated inflammatory cells of the myeloid lineage, in particular microglia, plays a key role in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic diseases of the peripheral nervous system and CNS. IL-1β release is promoted by ATP acting at the purinergic P2X

methodsPurified (> 99%) microglia cultured from neonatal rat cortex and cerebellum were first primed with the putative TLR4/TLR2 agonist SAA (recombinant human Apo-SAA) or the established TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS) followed by addition of ATP. Expression of genes for the NLRP3 inflammasome, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and SAA1 was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR). Intracellular and extracellular amounts of IL-1β were determined by ELISA.

resultsApo-SAA stimulated, in a time-dependent manner, the expression of NLRP3, IL-1β, and TNF-α in cortical microglia, and produced a concentration-dependent increase in the intracellular content of IL-1β in these cells. A 2-h 'priming' of the microglia with Apo-SAA followed by addition of ATP for 1 h, resulting in a robust release of IL-1β into the culture medium, with a concomitant reduction in its intracellular content. The selective P2X

conclusionsMicroglia are central to the inflammatory process and a major source of IL-1β when activated. P2X

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Adenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCells, CulturedInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMicrogliaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRatsRNA, MessengerSerum Amyloid A ProteinTime FactorsAdenosine TriphosphateInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRNA, MessengerSAA2 protein, humanSerum Amyloid A ProteinInterleukin-1βMicrogliaNeuroinflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeP2X purinoceptor 7Serum amyloid AToll-like receptor

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