Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Astrocyte EV-Induced lincRNA-Cox2 Regulates Microglial Phagocytosis: Implications for Morphine-Mediated Neurodegeneration.


ABSTRACT: Impairment of microglial functions, such as phagocytosis and/or dysregulation of immune responses, has been implicated as an underlying factor involved in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. Our previous studies have demonstrated that long intergenic noncoding RNA (lincRNA)-Cox2 expression is influenced by nuclear factor ?B (NF-?B) signaling and serves as a coactivator of transcriptional factors to regulate the expression of a vast array of immune-related genes in microglia. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been recognized as primary facilitators of cell-to-cell communication and cellular regulation. Herein, we show that EVs derived from astrocytes exposed to morphine can be taken up by microglial endosomes, leading, in turn, to activation of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) with a subsequent upregulation of lincRNA-Cox2 expression, ultimately resulting in impaired microglial phagocytosis. This was further validated in vivo, wherein inhibition of microglial phagocytic activity was also observed in brain slices isolated from morphine-administrated mice compared with control mice. Additionally, we also showed that intranasal delivery of EVs containing lincRNA-Cox2 siRNA (small interfering RNA) was able to restore microglial phagocytic activity in mice administered morphine. These findings have ramifications for the development of EV-loaded RNA-based therapeutics for the treatment of various disorders involving functional impairment of microglia.

SUBMITTER: Hu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6202788 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Astrocyte EV-Induced lincRNA-Cox2 Regulates Microglial Phagocytosis: Implications for Morphine-Mediated Neurodegeneration.

Hu Guoku G   Liao Ke K   Niu Fang F   Yang Lu L   Dallon Blake W BW   Callen Shannon S   Tian Changhai C   Shu Jiang J   Cui Juan J   Sun Zhiqiang Z   Lyubchenko Yuri L YL   Ka Minhan M   Chen Xian-Ming XM   Buch Shilpa S  

Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids 20180929


Impairment of microglial functions, such as phagocytosis and/or dysregulation of immune responses, has been implicated as an underlying factor involved in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. Our previous studies have demonstrated that long intergenic noncoding RNA (lincRNA)-Cox2 expression is influenced by nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling and serves as a coactivator of transcriptional factors to regulate the expression of a vast array of immune-related genes in microglia.  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC6294802 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC3488579 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7710131 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6291222 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3646122 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC4436338 | biostudies-literature
2024-02-29 | GSE255034 | GEO
| S-EPMC8407877 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3779465 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC6056543 | biostudies-literature