Abstract
Microglia are well known to become activated during various kinds of neuropathological events. The factors that are responsible for the activation, however, are not fully determined. In the present study, L-Ser was shown to enhance production of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cultured rat microglial cells. L-Ser, however, did not enhance the expression of mRNAs encoding inducible NO synthase, IL-6 and TNF alpha. On the other hand, astrocytes did not depend on L-Ser for release of IL-6 and TNF alpha. The expression of an enzyme 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (3PGDH), which is essential for L-Ser biosynthesis from a glycolytic intermediate 3-phosphoglycerate, was investigated. As revealed by Western blotting and immunocytochemical staining, 3PGDH-protein expression in vitro was the highest in astrocytes, intermediate in neurons and the lowest in microglial cells. Semiquantitative RT-PCR showed that microglial cells expressed 3PGDH-mRNA at a lower level than astrocytes. In frozen sections from rat forebrain, only astrocytes were immunoreactive for 3PGDH. The present study suggested that L-Ser is able to modulate microglial function mainly...Continue Reading
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