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CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH
Volume 365, Issue 1, Pages 3-11Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2370-5
Keywords
Microglia; Trefoil factor 3; Inflammation; Astrocytes; Central nervous system
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- medical faculty of the Kiel University
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Microglial cells are a major source of pro-inflammatory cytokines during central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. They can develop a pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype and an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. Shifting the phenotype from M1 to M2 might be an important mechanism to overcome CNS inflammation and to prevent or reduce neuronal damage. Here, we demonstrate that the anti-inflammatory protein trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) is secreted by astrocytes and that its transcription is significantly reduced after incubation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Moreover, we demonstrate that microglial cells cultured in the presence of TFF3 show reduced expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines after LPS stimulation.
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