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ArticlePloS one2021

Characterizing the distributions of IDO-1 expressing macrophages/microglia in human and murine brains and evaluating the immunological and physiological roles of IDO-1 in RAW264.7/BV-2 cells.

Rong Ji, Lixiang Ma, Xinyu Chen, Renqiang Sun, Li Zhang, Hexige Saiyin, Wenshi Wei

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rong JiDepartment of Neurology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lixiang MaDepartment of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, School of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Xinyu ChenDepartment of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, School of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Renqiang SunIBS, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hexige SaiyinState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-2993-6817
Wenshi WeiDepartment of Neurology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO-1) is an immunosuppressive enzyme expressed in the placenta, neoplastic cells, and macrophages to reject T cells by converting tryptophan into kynurenine. However, the role of IDO-1 in brain immunity, especially in the meninges, is unclear. We aim to elucidate the distribution pattern of IDO-1+ macrophages/microglia in the human brain tissues, human glioblastoma, APP/PS1 mouse brains, and quinolinic acid model brains and explore the physiological and immunological roles of IDO-1+ macrophages/microglia. Here, we find that both human and mouse macrophages/microglia of the perivascular and subarachnoid space and in glioblastoma (GBM) expressed IDO-1 but not macrophages/microglia of parenchyma. Using IDO-1 inhibitors including 1-MT and INCB24360, we observed that inhibiting IDO-1 reduced the cellular size and filopodia growth, fluid uptake, and the macropinocytic and phagocytic abilities of human blood monocytes and RAW264.7/BV-2 cells. Inhibiting IDO-1 with 1-MT or INCB24360 increased IL-1β secretion and suppressed NLRP3 expression in RAW264.7/BV-2 cells. Our data collectively show that IDO-1 expression in perivascular and meninges macrophages/microglia increases cellular phagocytic capacity and might suppress overactivation of inflammatory reaction.

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AnimalsBrainGene Expression RegulationHumansIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMiceMicrogliaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRAW 264.7 CellsT-LymphocytesIDO1 protein, mouseIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInterleukin-1betaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein

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