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. 2020 Apr;70(4):542-549.
doi: 10.1007/s12031-019-01454-1. Epub 2019 Dec 26.

TSPO Modulates IL-4-Induced Microglia/Macrophage M2 Polarization via PPAR-γ Pathway

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TSPO Modulates IL-4-Induced Microglia/Macrophage M2 Polarization via PPAR-γ Pathway

Dandan Zhou et al. J Mol Neurosci. 2020 Apr.

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Abstract

Microglia activation has been reported to be associated with pathogenesis of neuroinflammation, central nervous system damage, and degeneration diseases. With various damage-associated molecules released, M1 polarization of microglia emerges early after injury and followed by M2 polarization. In this study, we demonstrate using a primary microglia polarization model that, during the M2 polarization of microglia, the protein expression of translocator protein (TSPO) was decreased and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-γ) activation was observed. In addition, we found TSPO antagonist PK11195 treatment enhanced PPAR-γ expression in M2-polarized microglia, while TSPO agonist FGIN-1-27 and TSPO overexpression in microglia significantly suppressed PPAR-γ expression in both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Then, real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the expression of M2 polarization markers in microglia after TSPO ligand treatment, the data showed that PK11195 promoted the expression of CD206, Arg-1, YM-1, and FIZZ-1 induced by interleukin-4 (IL-4), and FGIN-1-27 and TSPO overexpression inhibited the expression of these molecules. Furthermore, the release of BDNF, CNTF-1, IGF-1, and NGF-1 from microglia was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; these trophic factors showed similar trends with expression of M2 polarization markers. Levels of BDNF, CNTF-1, IGF-1, and NGF-1 were obviously upregulated by PK11195 and downregulated by FGIN-1-27 and TSPO overexpression. We propose that IL-4 in the hypoxic ischemia brain site induces the M2 polarization of microglia, and TSPO inhibits the M2 polarization and trophic factor release through PPAR-γ pathway.

Keywords: M2; Microglia polarization; Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia; PPAR-γ; TSPO.

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