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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 380, Issue 1-2, Pages 105-110Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.01.035
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pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF); microglial cells; pro-inflammatory genes; IL-1 beta; IL-6; TNF alpha
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a potent and broadly acting neurotrophic factor that protects various cultured neurons against apoptotic stimuli. To investigate whether PEDF acts not only on neurons, but also glial cells, we analyzed the effects of recombinant human PEDF (rhPEDF) on cytokine mRNA levels, transcription factors, and signal transduction pathways in cultured microglial cells. RT-PCR analysis revealed that pro-inflammatory genes such as IL-10, IL-6, and TNFalpha were induced in rhPEDF-treated cultured microglial cells. Furthermore, rapid phosphorylation of CREB protein had occurred in rhPEDF-treated neonatal astrocytes. Up-regulation of pro-inflammatory genes by rhPEDF was blocked by overexpression of dominant negative CREB or a mutated form of IKappaBalpha. These results suggest that the induction of pro-inflammatory genes by rhPEDF is mediated via activation of NF-kappa B or CREB in microglial cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate that PEDF is a multipotent factor, capable of affecting not only neurons, but also microglial cells, and suggests that it may act as a neuro-immune modulator in the rodent brain. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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