期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-9-38
关键词
Angiotensin; AT1; neuroinflammation; neuroprotection; microglia; Parkinson; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; telmisartan
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [BFU2009-12310]
- Spanish Ministry of Health [RD06/0010/0013, CIBERNED]
- Galician Government (XUGA)
Background: Several recent studies have shown that angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1) antagonists such as candesartan inhibit the microglial inflammatory response and dopaminergic cell loss in animal models of Parkinson's disease. However, the mechanisms involved in the neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of AT1 blockers in the brain have not been clarified. A number of studies have reported that AT1 blockers activate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma). PPAR-gamma activation inhibits inflammation, and may be responsible for neuroprotective effects, independently of AT1 blocking actions. Methods: We have investigated whether oral treatment with telmisartan (the most potent PPAR-gamma activator among AT1 blockers) provides neuroprotection against dopaminergic cell death and neuroinflammation, and the possible role of PPAR-gamma activation in any such neuroprotection. We used a mouse model of parkinsonism induced by the dopaminergic neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and co-administration of the PPAR-gamma antagonist GW9662 to study the role of PPAR-gamma activation. In addition, we used AT1a-null mice lesioned with MPTP to study whether deletion of AT1 in the absence of any pharmacological effect of AT1 blockers provides neuroprotection, and investigated whether PPAR-gamma activation may also be involved in any such effect of AT1 deletion by co-administration of the PPAR-gamma antagonist GW9662. Results: We observed that telmisartan protects mouse dopaminergic neurons and inhibits the microglial response induced by administration of MPTP. The protective effects of telmisartan on dopaminergic cell death and microglial activation were inhibited by co-administration of GW9662. Dopaminergic cell death and microglial activation were significantly lower in AT1a-null mice treated with MPTP than in mice not subjected to AT1a deletion. Interestingly, the protective effects of AT1 deletion were also inhibited by co-administration of GW9662. Conclusion: The results suggest that telmisartan provides effective neuroprotection against dopaminergic cell death and that the neuroprotective effect is mediated by PPAR-gamma activation. However, the results in AT1-deficient mice show that blockage of AT1, unrelated to the pharmacological properties of AT1 blockers, also protects against dopaminergic cell death and neuroinflammation. Furthermore, the results show that PPAR-gamma activation is involved in the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of AT1 deletion.
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