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Immunohistochemical and Molecular Investigations Show Alteration in the Inflammatory Profile of Multiple System Atrophy Brain

Kiely, AP; Murray, CE; Foti, SC; Benson, BC; Courtney, R; Strand, C; Lashley, T; (2018) Immunohistochemical and Molecular Investigations Show Alteration in the Inflammatory Profile of Multiple System Atrophy Brain. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology , 77 (7) pp. 598-607. 10.1093/jnen/nly035. Green open access

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Abstract

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by aggregation of α-synuclein in oligodendrocytes to form glial cytoplasmic inclusions. According to the distribution of neurodegeneration, MSA is subtyped as striatonigral degeneration (SND), olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA), or as combination of these 2 (mixed MSA). In the current study, we aimed to investigate regional microglial populations and gene expression in the 3 different MSA subtypes. Microscopy with microglial marker Iba-1 combined with either proinflammatory marker CD68 or anti-inflammatory marker Arginase-1 was analyzed in control, SND, and OPCA cases (n = 5) using paraffin embedded sections. Western immunoblotting and cytokine array were used to determine protein expression in MSA and control brain regions. Gene expression was investigated using the NanoString nCounter Human Inflammation panel v2 mRNA Expression Assay. Analysis of neuropathological subtypes of MSA demonstrated a significant increase in microglia in the substantia nigra of OPCA cases. There was no difference in the microglial activation state in any region. Cytokine expression in MSA was comparable with controls. Decreased expression of CX3CL1 precursor protein and significantly greater CX3CR1 protein was found in MSA. NanoString analysis revealed the >2-fold greater expression of ARG1, MASP1, NOX4, PTGDR2, and C6 in MSA.

Type: Article
Title: Immunohistochemical and Molecular Investigations Show Alteration in the Inflammatory Profile of Multiple System Atrophy Brain
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nly035
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nly035
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2018 American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: CX3CL1, CX3CR1, Cytokine, Microglia, Multiple system atrophy, NanoString, Neuroinflammation, Neuropathology
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UK Dementia Research Institute HQ
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10049799
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