Abstract
Class-A scavenger receptor (SR-A) is expressed by microglia, and we show here that it is also expressed by astrocytes, where it participates on their inflammatory activation. Astrocytes play a key role on the inflammatory response of the central nervous system, secreting several soluble mediators like cytokines and radical species. Exposure to SR ligands activated MAPKs and NF-κB signaling and increased production of IL1β and nitric oxide (NO). IL1β classically an inflammatory cytokine surprisingly did not increase but inhibited LPS + IFNγ-induced NO production by astrocytes. Our results suggest that SRs expressed by astrocytes participate in the modulation of inflammatory activation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6-13 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
| Volume | 251 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grant Fondecyt 1090353 (RvB) and grant NIH R03 TW008019 . We thank Dr. Lisette Leyton for providing the cell line DI-TNC1. We thank Gigliola Ramírez for excellent technical help.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology