机构:[1]Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China[2]Department of Biochemistry, Kunming Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, China[3]Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China内科科室心脏内科昆明医科大学附属第一医院云南省第一人民医院
Epidemiological and experimental studies have correlated hyperhomocysteinemia to a range of neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and Parkinson's disease. Although homocysteine-induced apoptosis in neurons has been extensively studied, little information is available regarding the effect of homocysteine on microglia. In this report, we demonstrated that homocysteine promoted proliferation and up-regulated the expression of CD11b (a marker of microglial activation). Consistent with our in vitro results, a significant increase in the number of CD11b-positive microglia was also observed in brain sections of mice with hyperhomocysteinemia. Homocysteine promoted the activity of NAD(P)H oxidases, resulting in the generation of reactive oxygen species. Up-regulation of NAD(P)H oxidase activity by homocysteine appears to be due to its ability to induce the phosphorylation of p47phox through the p38 MAPK pathway. Furthermore, inhibition of reactive oxygen species significantly blocked cellular proliferation and activation in microglia. Since microglial proliferation and activation play an important role in the development of several neurodegenerative disorders, our results reveal a novel role of homocysteine in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
基金:
National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB411600]; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [30560036]; Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Scholars, Ministry of Education of ChinaScientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese ScholarsMinistry of Education, China [2006-33]
第一作者机构:[1]Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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Zou Cheng-Gang,Zhao Yue-Shui,Gao Shun-Yu,et al.Homocysteine promotes proliferation and activation of microglia[J].NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING.2010,31(12):2069-2079.doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.11.007.
APA:
Zou, Cheng-Gang,Zhao, Yue-Shui,Gao, Shun-Yu,Li, Shu-De,Cao, Xiu-Zhen...&Zhang, Ke-Qin.(2010).Homocysteine promotes proliferation and activation of microglia.NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING,31,(12)
MLA:
Zou, Cheng-Gang,et al."Homocysteine promotes proliferation and activation of microglia".NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING 31..12(2010):2069-2079