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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 190, 期 10, 页码 5187-5195出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203262
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- Agenzia Italiana per la Ricerca sulla Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica (Grant PRALS)
- Healthcare Research of the Ministry of Health
Inflammation and oxidative stress are thought to play determinant roles in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Degenerating motor neurons produce signals that activate microglia to release reactive oxygen species (ROS) and proinflammatory cytokines, resulting in a vicious cycle of neurodegeneration. The ALS-causing mutant protein Cu+/Zn+ superoxide dismutase SOD1-G93A directly enhances the activity of the main ROS-producing enzyme in microglia, NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2), a well-known player in the pathogenesis of ALS. Considering that extracellular ATP through P2X(7) receptor constitutes a neuron-to-microglia alarm signal implicated in ALS pathology, we used primary microglial cells derived from transgenic SOD1-G93A mice and SOD1-G93A mice lacking the P2X(7) receptor to investigate the effects of both pharmacological induction and genetic ablation of receptor activity on the NOX2 pathway. We observed that, in SOD1-G93A microglia, the stimulation of P2X(7) receptor by 2'-3'-O-(benzoyl-benzoyl) ATP enhanced NOX2 activity in terms of translocation of p67(phox) to the membrane and ROS production; this effect was totally dependent on Rac1. We also found that, following P2X(7) receptor stimulation, the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was augmented in ALS microglia, and there was a mutual dependency between the NOX2 and ERK1/2 pathways. All of these microglia-mediated damaging mechanisms were prevented by knocking out P2X(7) receptor and by the use of specific antagonists. These findings suggest a noxious mechanism by which P2X(7) receptor leads to enhanced oxidative stress in ALS microglia and identify the P2X(7) receptor as a promising target for the development of therapeutic strategies to slow down the progression of ALS. The Journal of Immunology, 2013, 190: 5187-5195.
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