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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2019

Loss of NF-κB p50 function synergistically augments microglial priming in the middle-aged brain.

Thomas Taetzsch, Savannah Benusa, Shannon Levesque, Christen L Mumaw, Michelle L Block

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas TaetzschDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Campus, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Savannah BenusaDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Campus, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Shannon LevesqueDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Campus, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Christen L MumawDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Michelle L BlockDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. mlblock@iupui.edu.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center · USIndiana University School of Medicine

Funding

The Neuroimmune Hypothesis of Paraquat: Connecting the Periphery and BrainR01ES028104 · NIEHS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI BLOCK, MICHELLE L · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences R01 ES028104NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES028104
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile NF-κB p50 function is impaired in central nervous system disease, aging in non-CNS tissues, and response to reactive oxygen species, the role of NF-κB p50 in aging-associated microglial pro-inflammatory priming is poorly understood.

methodsMale NF-κB p50

resultsPeripheral LPS injection in 9-month-old C57BL/6 mice resulted in lower NF-κB p50 DNA binding of nuclear extracts from the whole brain, when compared to 3-week-old C57BL/6 mice, revealing differences in LPS-induced NF-κB p50 activity in the brain across the mouse lifespan. To examine the consequences of loss NF-κB p50 function with aging, NF-κB p50

conclusionsThese findings support that loss of NF-κB p50 function and aging in middle-aged mice may interact to excessively augment peripheral/microglial pro-inflammatory responses and point to a novel neuroinflammation signaling mechanism independent the NF-κB p50/p65 transcription factor in this process.

Indexed as

Age FactorsAgingAnimalsBrainCalcium-Binding ProteinsCyclooxygenase 2Disease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicrofilament ProteinsMicrogliaAif1 protein, mouseCalcium-Binding ProteinsCyclooxygenase 2LipopolysaccharidesMicrofilament ProteinsNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPtgs2 protein, mouseRela protein, mouseTranscription Factor RelATumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAgingMicrogliaNF-κBPriming

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PMID30871598
PMCPMC6419422
OpenAlexW2938646240

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