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Conditional ablation of myeloid TNF increases lesion volume after experimental stroke in mice, possibly via altered ERK1/2 signaling

Clausen, Bettina Hjelm ; Degn, Matilda ; Sivasaravanaparan, Mithula ; Fogtmann, Torben ; Andersen, Maria Gammelstrup ; Trojanowsky, Michelle D. ; Gao, Han ; Hvidsten, Svend ; Baun, Christina and Deierborg, Tomas LU , et al. (2016) In Scientific Reports 6.
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Microglia are activated following cerebral ischemia and increase their production of the neuro- and immunomodulatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF). To address the function of TNF from this cellular source in focal cerebral ischemia we used TNF conditional knock out mice (LysMcreTNF fl/fl) in which the TNF gene was deleted in cells of the myeloid lineage, including microglia. The deletion reduced secreted TNF levels in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cultured primary microglia by ∼93%. Furthermore, phosphorylated-ERK/ERK ratios were significantly decreased in naïve LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice demonstrating altered ERK signal transduction. Micro-PET using 18 [F]-fluorodeoxyglucose immediately after focal cerebral ischemia showed increased... (More)

Microglia are activated following cerebral ischemia and increase their production of the neuro- and immunomodulatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF). To address the function of TNF from this cellular source in focal cerebral ischemia we used TNF conditional knock out mice (LysMcreTNF fl/fl) in which the TNF gene was deleted in cells of the myeloid lineage, including microglia. The deletion reduced secreted TNF levels in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cultured primary microglia by ∼93%. Furthermore, phosphorylated-ERK/ERK ratios were significantly decreased in naïve LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice demonstrating altered ERK signal transduction. Micro-PET using 18 [F]-fluorodeoxyglucose immediately after focal cerebral ischemia showed increased glucose uptake in LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice, representing significant metabolic changes, that translated into increased infarct volumes at 24 hours and 5 days compared to littermates (TNFfl/fl). In naïve LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice cytokine levels were low and comparable to littermates. At 6 hours, TNF producing microglia were reduced by 56% in the ischemic cortex in LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice compared to littermate mice, whereas no TNF + leukocytes were detected. At 24 hours, pro-inflammatory cytokine (TNF, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-5 and CXCL1) levels were significantly lower in LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice, despite comparable infiltrating leukocyte populations. Our results identify microglial TNF as beneficial and neuroprotective in the acute phase and as a modulator of neuroinflammation at later time points after experimental ischemia, which may contribute to regenerative recovery.

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  abstract     = {{<p>Microglia are activated following cerebral ischemia and increase their production of the neuro- and immunomodulatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF). To address the function of TNF from this cellular source in focal cerebral ischemia we used TNF conditional knock out mice (LysMcreTNF fl/fl) in which the TNF gene was deleted in cells of the myeloid lineage, including microglia. The deletion reduced secreted TNF levels in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cultured primary microglia by ∼93%. Furthermore, phosphorylated-ERK/ERK ratios were significantly decreased in naïve LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice demonstrating altered ERK signal transduction. Micro-PET using 18 [F]-fluorodeoxyglucose immediately after focal cerebral ischemia showed increased glucose uptake in LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice, representing significant metabolic changes, that translated into increased infarct volumes at 24 hours and 5 days compared to littermates (TNFfl/fl). In naïve LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice cytokine levels were low and comparable to littermates. At 6 hours, TNF producing microglia were reduced by 56% in the ischemic cortex in LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice compared to littermate mice, whereas no TNF + leukocytes were detected. At 24 hours, pro-inflammatory cytokine (TNF, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-5 and CXCL1) levels were significantly lower in LysMcreTNF fl/fl mice, despite comparable infiltrating leukocyte populations. Our results identify microglial TNF as beneficial and neuroprotective in the acute phase and as a modulator of neuroinflammation at later time points after experimental ischemia, which may contribute to regenerative recovery.</p>}},
  author       = {{Clausen, Bettina Hjelm and Degn, Matilda and Sivasaravanaparan, Mithula and Fogtmann, Torben and Andersen, Maria Gammelstrup and Trojanowsky, Michelle D. and Gao, Han and Hvidsten, Svend and Baun, Christina and Deierborg, Tomas and Finsen, Bente and Kristensen, Bjarne Winther and Bak, Sara Thornby and Meyer, Morten and Lee, Jae and Nedospasov, Sergei A. and Brambilla, Roberta and Lambertsen, Kate Lykke}},
  issn         = {{2045-2322}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{07}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Scientific Reports}},
  title        = {{Conditional ablation of myeloid TNF increases lesion volume after experimental stroke in mice, possibly via altered ERK1/2 signaling}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29291}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/srep29291}},
  volume       = {{6}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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