Protease-activated receptor-1 expression in rat microglia after trimethyltin treatment

Elena Pompili, Cinzia Fabrizi, Stefania Lucia Nori, Barbara Panetta, Maria Concetta Geloso, Valentina Corvino, Fabrizio Michetti, Lorenzo Fumagalli

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Abstract

In the nervous system, protease-activated receptors (PARs), which are activated by thrombin and other extracellular proteases, are expressed widely at both neuronal and glial levels and have been shown to be involved in several brain pathologies. As far as the glial receptors are concerned, previous experiments performed in rat hippocampus showed that expression of PAR-1, the prototypic member of the PAR family, increased in astrocytes both in vivo and in vitro following treatment with trimethyltin (TMT). TMT is an organotin compound that induces severe hippocampal neurodegeneration associated with astrocyte and microglia activation. In the present experiments, the authors extended their investigation to microglial cells. In particular, by 7 days following TMT intoxication in vivo, confocal immunofluorescence revealed an evident PAR-1-related specific immunoreactivity in OX-42-positive microglial cells of the CA3 and hilus hippocampal regions. In line with the in vivo results, when primary rat microglial cells were treated in vitro with TMT, a strong upregulation of PAR-1 was observed by immunocytochemistry and Western blot analysis. These data provide further evidence that PAR-1 may be involved in microglial response to brain damage.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)302-311
Numero di pagine10
RivistaJOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY
Volume59
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2011

Keywords

  • glia
  • nervous system
  • neurodegeneration
  • protease-activated receptor-1
  • trimethyltin

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