Regulation of microglial function by interferons.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Cultured neonatal rat microglia were pretreated with varying doses of either purified interferon (IFN) alpha/beta or recombinant IFN gamma for 24 or 48 h and the following functional parameters examined; superoxide anion production, interleukin-1 secretion and chemotaxis. IFN gamma produced a marked increase in superoxide anion levels when PMA was used to initiate superoxide anion production but had no effect in OPZ-stimulated microglia. Treatment with IFN alpha/beta potentiated superoxide anion production in both PMA and OPZ-stimulated cells. Interleukin-1 activity was decreased by treatment with IFN gamma for 24 h while IFN alpha/beta increased IL-1 activity at 48 h. Removal of serum from the treatment media prevented the action of IFN alpha/beta on IL-1 production. Treatment with IFN alpha/beta or gamma decreased chemotaxis of microglia in response to zymosan activated serum. The data indicate that IFN gamma and alpha/beta can regulate microglial function and that this regulation may differ from that seen for other monocytically derived macrophages.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Colton, CA; Yao, J; Keri, JE; Gilbert, D
Published Date
- September 1992
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 1
Start / End Page
- 89 - 98
PubMed ID
- 1325477
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0165-5728
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/0165-5728(92)90216-8
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands