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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2020

Platelet-Activating Factor Deteriorates Lysophosphatidylcholine-Induced Demyelination Via Its Receptor-Dependent and -Independent Effects.

Zhisen Tian, Tianci Chu, Lisa B E Shields, Qingsan Zhu, Yi Ping Zhang, Maiying Kong, Gregory N Barnes, Yuanyi Wang, Christopher B Shields, Jun Cai

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhisen TianDepartment of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People's Republic of China.
Tianci ChuPediatric Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Lisa B E ShieldsNorton Neuroscience Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Qingsan ZhuDepartment of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People's Republic of China. zhuqs@jlu.edu.cn.
Yi Ping ZhangNorton Neuroscience Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Maiying KongDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, University of Louisville School of Public Health & Information Sciences, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Gregory N BarnesPediatric Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Yuanyi WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China. tedwangyy@foxmail.com.
Christopher B ShieldsNorton Neuroscience Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Jun CaiPediatric Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. j0cai002@louisville.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-7786
University of Louisville · USNorton Healthcare · USJilin University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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Natural Science Foundation of China (CN) 81601957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that platelet-activating factor (PAF) increases the inflammatory response in demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. However, PAF receptor (PAFR) antagonists do not show therapeutic efficacy for MS, and its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of PAF on an ex vivo demyelination cerebellar model following lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC, 0.5 mg/mL) application using wild-type and PAFR conventional knockout (PAFR-KO) mice. Demyelination was induced in cerebellar slices that were cultured with LPC for 18 h. Exogenous PAF (1 μM) acting on cerebellar slices alone did not cause demyelination but increased the severity of LPC-induced demyelination in both wild-type and PAFR-KO mice. LPC inhibited the expression of PAF-AH, MBP, TNF-α, and TGF-β1 but facilitated the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 in wild-type preparations. Of note, exogenous PAF stimulated microglial activation in both wild-type and PAFR-KO mice. The subsequent inflammatory cytokines TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-6 as well as the anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-β1 demonstrated a diverse transcriptional profile with or without LPC treatment. PAF promoted TNF-α expression and suppressed TGF-β1 expression indiscriminately in wild-type and knockout slices; however, transcription of IL-1β and IL-6 was not significantly affected in both slices. The syntheses of IL-1β and IL-6 were significantly increased in LPC-induced demyelination preparations without PAF but showed a redundancy in PAF-treated wild-type and knockout slices. These data suggest that PAF can play a detrimental role in LPC-induced demyelination probably due to a redundant response of PAFR-dependent and PAFR-independent effects on inflammatory cytokines.

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AnimalsCerebellumCytokinesDemyelinating DiseasesGene DeletionInflammation MediatorsLysophosphatidylcholinesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaMyelin Basic ProteinNeurofilament ProteinsPlatelet Activating FactorPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTranscription, GeneticCytokinesInflammation MediatorsLysophosphatidylcholinesMyelin Basic Proteinneurofilament protein HNeurofilament ProteinsPlatelet Activating Factorplatelet activating factor receptorPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledCytokineDemyelinationEx vivoLysophosphatidylcholinePlatelet-activating factorPlatelet-activating factor receptor

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