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Downregulation of in vitro neurotoxicity of brain macrophages by prostaglandin E2 and a β-adrenergic agonist

✍ Scribed by Clotilde Théry; Alexandre Dobbertin; Dr. Michel Mallat

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
412 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
0894-1491

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✦ Synopsis

Brain macrophages (BM), a subpopulation of microglia, have the ability to kill neurons by producing reactive oxygen intermediates. Cocultures of neurons and macrophages derived from the cerebral cortex of rat embryos were used to look for regulation of BM neurotoxicity. Isoproterenol (lop7 M), a p-adrenergic agonist, induced a significant inhibition of BM neurotoxicity and this effect was abolished in the presence of propranolol, a P-adrenergic antagonist. BM neurotoxicity was also reduced in the presence of prostaglandin E, (lo-', lop6 M), a metabolite derived from arachidonic acid. These results suggest endogenous mechanisms of neuroprotection operating either during development or following lesions. Q 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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