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Aggravated brain injury after neonatal hypoxic ischemia in microglia-depleted mice.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Neuroinflammation plays an important role in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Although microglia are largely responsible for injury-induced inflammatory response, they play beneficial roles in both normal and disease states. However, the effects of microglial depletion on neonatal HIE remain unclear. METHODS:Tamoxifen was administered to Cx3cr1CreER/+Rosa26DTA/+ (microglia-depleted model) and Cx3cr1CreER/+Rosa26DTA/- (control) mice at P8 and P9 to assess the effect of microglial depletion. The density of microglia was quantified using Iba-1 staining. Moreover, the proportion of resident microglia after the HI insult was analyzed using flow cytometric analysis. At P10, the HI insult was conducted using the Rice-Vannucci procedure at P10. The infarct size and apoptotic cells were analyzed at P13. Cytokine analyses were performed using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at P13. RESULTS:At P10, tamoxifen administration induced >?99% microglial depletion in DTA+ mice. Following HI insult, there was persisted microglial depletion over 97% at P13. Compared to male DTA- mice, male DTA+ mice exhibited significantly larger infarct volumes; however, there were no significant differences among females. Moreover, compared to male DTA- mice, male DTA+ mice had a significantly higher density of TUNEL+ cells in the caudoputamen, cerebral cortex, and thalamus. Moreover, compared to female DTA- mice, female DTA+ mice showed a significantly greater number of TUNEL+ cells in the hippocampus and thalamus. Compared to DTA- mice, ELISA revealed significantly lower IL-10 and TGF-? levels in both male and female DTA+ mice under both normal conditions and after HI (more pronounced). CONCLUSION:We established a microglial depletion model that aggravated neuronal damage and apoptosis after the HI insult, which was predominantly observed in males.

SUBMITTER: Tsuji S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7149909 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aggravated brain injury after neonatal hypoxic ischemia in microglia-depleted mice.

Tsuji Shunichiro S   Di Martino Elena E   Mukai Takeo T   Tsuji Shoko S   Murakami Takashi T   Harris Robert A RA   Blomgren Klas K   Åden Ulrika U  

Journal of neuroinflammation 20200411 1


<h4>Background</h4>Neuroinflammation plays an important role in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Although microglia are largely responsible for injury-induced inflammatory response, they play beneficial roles in both normal and disease states. However, the effects of microglial depletion on neonatal HIE remain unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>Tamoxifen was administered to Cx3cr1<sup>CreER/+</sup>Rosa26<sup>DTA/+</sup> (microglia-depleted model) and Cx3cr1<sup>CreER/+</sup>Rosa26<sup>DTA/-<  ...[more]

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