Toll‑Like receptor 4 promotes the phosphorylation of CRMP2 via the activation of Rho‑kinase in MCAO rats

Molecular Medicine Reports
Xue-Bo LiXiao-Jun Yu

Abstract

The mechanism associated with Toll‑like receptor 4 (TLR4) in neurological injury remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the pathology of TLR4 in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)/reperfusion rat models via the regulation of collapsin response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2) phosphorylation. The modified neurological severity score (mNSS) was applied to assess neurological recovery. Immunofluorescence and western blotting were used to detect the protein expressions of TLR4, Rho‑associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK‑II) and CRMP2 following the intracerebroventricular administration of TLR4‑specific agonist, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and TLR4‑neutralizing antibody, the ROCK‑II specific inhibitor Y‑27632 or LPS+Y‑27632 30 min prior to MCAO. The expression levels of TLR4 and the phosphorylation of CRMP2 significantly increased in response to LPS‑mediated induction and/or MCAO; however, they were reversed by treatment with LPS+TLR4‑neutralizing antibody. Y‑27632 decreased the expression of ROCK‑II and phosphorylated (p)‑CRMP2, and suppressed the increased ROCK‑II and p‑CRMP2 induced by LPS; however, no effect on the levels of TLR4 expression was observed. The neurological function as measured by mNSS score was r...Continue Reading

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