Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in the induction of innate immune responses which have been implicated in neuronal death induced by global cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (GCI/R). The present study investigated the role and mechanisms-of-action of TLR4 signaling in ischemia-induced hippocampal neuronal death. Neuronal damage, activation of the TLR4 signaling pathway, expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the hippocampal formation (HF) were assessed in wild type (WT) mice and TLR4 knockout (TLR4-/-) mice after GCI/R. GCI/R increased expression of TLR4 protein in the hippocampal formation (HF) and other brain structures in WT mice. Phosphorylation of the inhibitor of kappa B (p-Ik{cyrillic}B) as well as activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NFk{cyrillic}B) increased in the HF of WT mice. In contrast, there were lower levels of p-Ik{cyrillic}B and NFk{cyrillic}B binding activity in TLR4-/- mice subjected to GCI/R. Pro-inflammatory cytokine expression was also decreased, while phosphorylation of Akt and GSK3β were increased in the HF of TLR4-/- mice after GCI/R. These changes correlated with decreased neuronal death/apoptosis in TLR4-/- mice following GCI/R. These data suggest that activation of TLR4 signaling contributes to ischemia-induced hippocampal neuronal death. In addition, these data suggest that modulation of TLR4 signaling may attenuate ischemic injury in hippocampal neurons.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-19023 |
| Date | 01 October 2007 |
| Creators | Hua, Fang, Ma, Jing, Ha, Tuanzhu, Xia, Yeling, Kelley, Jim, Williams, David L., Kao, Race L., William Browder, I., Schweitzer, John B., Kalbfleisch, John H., Li, Chuanfu |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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