ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (10): 1699-1710.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.10.017

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PrP106-126 and Aβ1-42 Peptides Induce Simultaneously BV-2 Microglia Chemotaxis and Proliferation

TU Jian1,2,YANG Li-feng1,QI Ke-zong2,ZHOU Xiang-mei1,YIN Xiao-min1,ZHAO De-ming1*   

  1. (1.National Animal TSE Lab,College of Veterinary Medicine,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China;2.College of Animal Science and Technology,Anhui Agricultural University,Hefei 230036,China)
  • Received:2014-07-01 Online:2014-10-23 Published:2014-10-23

Abstract:

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) belong to a growing family of neurodegenerative disorders that is characterized by the generation of toxic protein aggregates in affected brains (PrPSc and Aβ in TSEs and AD,respectively).At present,clinical and experimental evidence indicates the coexistence of PrP and Aβ amyloid deposits in affected brain tissues.Based on these pathological and mechanistic similarities,relationship between TSEs and AD should be further investigated.In this study,we examined the activation of BV-2 microglial chemotaxis and proliferation as well as BV-2 cell secretion of MCP-1 and TGF-β1 after treatment with aggregated forms of PrP106-126 and Aβ1-42 (separately and together) in vitro in an attempt to understand how protein aggregates can modulate microglial processes in TSEs and AD.We treated BV-2 microglia with PrP106-126 or Aβ1-42 peptides individually at thee different concentrations (25-100 μmol•L-1 PrP106-126 and 2.5-10 μmol•L-11-42) or with a mixture of PrP106-126 and Aβ1-42 peptides at specified concentrations for 6-24 h.BV-2 microglia chemotaxis,proliferation,and MCP-1 and TGF-β1 secretion were measured and compared between treatments.The results demonstrate that PrP106-126 and Aβ1-42 peptides induce increases in all four parameters from 6-12 h.However,the measured indices plateaued beyond 12 h in BV-2 cells treated >50 μmol•L-1 PrP106-126 or >5 μmol•L-11-42,with the exception of TGF-β1 secretion,which continued to increase gradually.Overall,the results of this study indicated that PrP106-126 and Aβ1-42 peptides induce increases in all four parameters from 6-12 h and these two peptides have obviously antagonistic effects in inducing microglial chemotaxis and proliferation simultaneously at the protein level.

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