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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2020

CX3CR1-microglia mediates neuroinflammation and blood pressure regulation in the nucleus tractus solitarii of fructose-induced hypertensive rats.

Chiu-Yi Ho, Yu-Te Lin, Hsin-Hung Chen, Wen-Yu Ho, Gwo-Ching Sun, Michael Hsiao, Pei-Jung Lu, Pei-Wen Cheng, Ching-Jiunn Tseng

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Chiu-Yi HoDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 81300, Taiwan.
Yu-Te LinInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan.
Hsin-Hung ChenDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 81300, Taiwan.
Wen-Yu HoDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
Gwo-Ching SunDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
Michael HsiaoGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Pei-Jung LuInstitute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan.
Pei-Wen ChengDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 81300, Taiwan. pwcheng@vghks.gov.tw.
Ching-Jiunn TsengDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 81300, Taiwan. cjtseng@vghks.gov.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-9897
National Sun Yat-sen University · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica · TWKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TW

Funding

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital VGHKS106-149, VGHKS106-G01-3, VGHKS107-168, and VGHKS107-G01-1)Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST104-2320-B-075B-003, MOST-107-2320-B-075B-002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammation is a common pathophysiological trait found in both hypertension and cardiac vascular disease. Recent evidence indicates that fractalkine (FKN) and its receptor CX3CR1 have been linked to inflammatory response in the brain of hypertensive animal models. Here, we investigated the role of CX3CR1-microglia in nitric oxide (NO) generation during chronic inflammation and systemic blood pressure recovery in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS).

methodsThe hypertensive rat model was used to study the role of CX3CR1-microglia in NTS inflammation following hypertension induction by oral administration of 10% fructose water. The systolic blood pressure was measured by tail-cuff method of non-invasive blood pressure. The CX3CR1 inhibitor AZD8797 was administered intracerebroventricularly (ICV) in the fructose-induced hypertensive rat. Using immunoblotting, we studied the nitric oxide synthase signaling pathway, NO concentration, and the levels of FKN and CX3CR1, and pro-inflammatory cytokines were analyzed by immunohistochemistry staining.

resultsThe level of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, FKN, and CX3CR1 were elevated two weeks after fructose feeding. AZD8797 inhibited CX3CR1-microglia, which improved the regulation of systemic blood pressure and NO generation in the NTS. We also found that IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α levels were recovered by AZD8797 addition.

conclusionWe conclude that CX3CR1-microglia represses the nNOS signaling pathway and promotes chronic inflammation in fructose-induced hypertension. Collectively, our results reveal the role of chemokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in NTS neuroinflammation with the involvement of FKN and CX3CR1.

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AnimalsBlood PressureCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1CytokinesFructoseHypertensionInflammationMicrogliaRatsRats, Inbred WKYSolitary NucleusCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1CX3CR1 protein, ratCytokinesFructoseCX3CR1FractalkineHypertensionInflammationNucleus tractus solitarii

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PMID32532282
PMCPMC7291459
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