Kaushik, Deepak Kumar and Thounaojam, Menaka C and Kumawat, Kanhaiya Lal and Gupta, Malvika and Basu, Anirban (2013) Interleukin-1β orchestrates underlying inflammatory responses in microglia via Krüppel-like factor 4. J Neurochem, 127 (2). pp. 233-244.

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Abstract

Microglia are the resident macrophages of the CNS, which secrete several pro- and anti-inflammatory cyto-chemokines including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), in response to pathogenic stimuli. Once secreted, IL-1β binds to IL-1 receptor present on microglia and initiates the production of inflammatory cytokines in microglia. However, the detailed information regarding the molecular mechanisms of IL-1β triggered inflammatory pathways in microglia is lacking. Our studies focused on the role of Krüppel-like factor 4 (Klf4) in mediating the regulation of pro-inflammatory gene expression upon IL-1β stimulation in microglia. Our studies show that stimulation of microglia with IL-1β robustly induces Klf4 via PI3K/Akt pathway which positively regulates the production of endogenous IL-1β as well as other pro-inflammatory markers, cyclooxygenase-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-6 (IL-6). In addition, we report that Klf4 negatively regulates the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, thereby playing a key role in regulating the immunomodulatory activities of microglia.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Neurodegenerative Disorders Neuro-Oncological Disorders Neurocognitive Processes Neuronal Development and Regeneration Informatics and Imaging Genetics and Molecular Biology
Depositing User:	Dr. D.D. Lal
Date Deposited:	08 May 2017 10:02
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2021 11:59
URI:	http://nbrc.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/121

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