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Innate immunity in the postmortem brain of depressed and suicide subjects: Role of Toll-like receptors.


ABSTRACT: Abnormalities of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression and suicide. Interactions of TLRs with pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMP) initiate signaling through myeloid differentiation primary response-88 (MyD88) and produce cytokines through the activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-kB). We have earlier shown an increase in the protein and mRNA expression of TLR3 and TLR4 in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of depressed suicide (DS) subjects compared with normal control (NC) subjects. To examine if other TLRs are altered in postmortem brain, we have now determined the protein and mRNA expression of other TLRs (TLR1, TLR2, TLR5, TLR6, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9 and TLR10) in the PFC of DS, depressed non-suicide (DNS), non-depressed suicide (NDS) and NC subjects. We determined the protein expression by Western blot and mRNA expression levels by real-time PCR (qPCR) in the PFC of 24 NC, 24 DS, 12 DNS and 11 NDS subjects. Combined with our previous study of TLR3 and TLR4, we found that the protein expression of TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR6 and TLR10, and mRNA expression of TLR2 and TLR3 was significantly increased in the DS group compared with NC group. This study demonstrated that certain specific TLRs are altered in DS subjects, and hence those TLRs may be appropriate targets for the development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of suicidal behavior.

SUBMITTER: Pandey GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6476429 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Innate immunity in the postmortem brain of depressed and suicide subjects: Role of Toll-like receptors.

Pandey Ghanshyam N GN   Rizavi Hooriyah S HS   Bhaumik Runa R   Ren Xinguo X  

Brain, behavior, and immunity 20180925


Abnormalities of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression and suicide. Interactions of TLRs with pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMP) initiate signaling through myeloid differentiation primary response-88 (MyD88) and produce cytokines through the activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-kB). We have earlier shown an increase in the protein and mRNA expression of TLR3 a  ...[more]

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