Excitatory amino acid transporter expression by astrocytes is neuroprotective against microglial excitotoxicity

Brain Research
Jianfeng LiangA Suzumura

Abstract

Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity is considered as a major cause of neurodegenerative disease. Excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) on glial cells are responsible for the homeostasis of extracellular glutamate in the central nervous system which may contribute to the prevention of excitotoxic neurodegeneration. However, the differential EAAT expression in astrocytes and microglia is not fully understood. In this study, we compared the expression of EAATs in astrocytes and microglia, and we assessed the neuroprotective and neurotoxic function of astrocytes and microglia by a co-culture system. RT-PCR analyses detected that astrocytes expressed each EAAT (EAAT1-5) whereas microglia did not express EAAT4. Western blot analyses demonstrated that astrocytes express a much larger amount of membrane-localized EAATs than microglia. Astrocytes prevented excito-neurotoxicity by the reduction of exogenous glutamate whereas microglia did not. Conversely, activated microglia released an excess of glutamate that induced excitotoxic neuronal death. Astrocytes rescued neurons from microglial glutamate-induced death in a ratio-dependent manner. Inhibition of EAATs abolished glutamate uptake and the neuroprotective effect of astrocytes, but...Continue Reading

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