Publication: Inhibition of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 induces cellular stress through pertussis toxinsensitive G<inf>i</inf>-proteins in murine BV-2 microglia cells
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2014-01-01
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Journal of Neuroinflammation. Vol.11, No.1 (2014)
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Boonrat Chantong, Denise V. Kratschmar, Adam Lister, Alex Odermatt Inhibition of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 induces cellular stress through pertussis toxinsensitive G<inf>i</inf>-proteins in murine BV-2 microglia cells. Journal of Neuroinflammation. Vol.11, No.1 (2014). doi:10.1186/s12974-014-0190-7 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/34032
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Inhibition of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 induces cellular stress through pertussis toxinsensitive G<inf>i</inf>-proteins in murine BV-2 microglia cells
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© 2014 Chantong et al. Background: Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) by (RS)-2-chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine (CHPG) was shown to suppress microglia activation and decrease the release of associated pro-inflammatory mediators. In contrast, the consequences of mGluR5 inhibition are less well understood. Here, we used BV-2 cells, retaining key characteristics of primary mouse microglia, to examine whether mGluR5 inhibition by 2-methyl-6- (phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP) enhances cellular stress and production of inflammatory mediators. Methods: BV-2 cells were treated with MPEP, followed by determination of cellular stress using fluorescent dyes and high-content imaging. The expression of inflammatory mediators, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress markers and phosphorylated AMPKα was analyzed by quantitative PCR, ELISA and Western blotting. Additionally, phospholipase C (PLC) activity, cellular ATP content and changes in intracellular free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) were measured using luminescence and fluorescence assays. Results: Treatment of BV-2 microglia with 100 μM MPEP increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial superoxide, mitochondrial mass as well as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and IL-6 expression. Furthermore, MPEP reduced cellular ATP and induced AMPKα phosphorylation and the expression of the ER-stress markers CHOP, GRP78 and GRP96. The MPEP-dependent effects were preceded by a rapid concentration-dependent elevation of [Ca2+]i, following Ca2+ release from the ER, mainly via inositol triphosphate-induced receptors (IP3R). The MPEP-induced ER-stress could be blocked by pretreatment with the chemical chaperone 4-phenylbutyrate and the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM. Pretreatment with the AMPK agonist AICAR partially abolished, whilst the inhibitor compound C potentiated, the MPEP-dependent ER-stress. Importantly, the PLC inhibitor U-73122 and the Gi-protein inhibitor pertussis toxin (PTX) blocked the MPEP-induced increase in [Ca2+]i. Moreover, pretreatment of microglia with AICAR, BAPTA-AM, U-73122 and PTX prevented the MPEP-induced generation of oxidative stress and inflammatory mediators, further supporting a role for Gi-protein-mediated activation of PLC. Conclusions: The results emphasize the potential pathophysiological role of mGluR5 antagonism in mediating oxidative stress, ER-stress and inflammation through a Ca2+-dependent pathway in microglia. The induction of cellular stress and inflammatory mediators involves PTX-sensitive Gi-proteins and subsequent activation of PLC, IP3R and Ca2+ release from the ER.