Enriched environment enhances β-adrenergic signaling to prevent microglia inflammation by amyloid-β
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Enriched environment enhances β-adrenergic signaling to prevent microglia inflammation by amyloid-β. / Xu, Huixin; Rajsombath, Molly M; Weikop, Pia; Selkoe, Dennis J.
In: EMBO Molecular Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 9, e8931, 2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Enriched environment enhances β-adrenergic signaling to prevent microglia inflammation by amyloid-β
AU - Xu, Huixin
AU - Rajsombath, Molly M
AU - Weikop, Pia
AU - Selkoe, Dennis J
N1 - © 2018 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Environmental enrichment (EE) is a rodent behavioral paradigm that can model the cognitive benefits to humans associated with intellectual activity and exercise. We recently discovered EE's anti-inflammatory protection of brain microglia against soluble oligomers of human amyloid β-protein (oAβ). Mechanistically, we report that the key factor in microglial protection by EE is chronically enhanced β-adrenergic signaling. Quantifying microglial morphology and inflammatory RNA profiles revealed that mice in standard housing (SH) fed the β-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol experienced similar protection of microglia against oAβ-induced inflammation as did mice in EE Conversely, mice in EE fed the β-adrenergic antagonist propranolol lost microglial protection against oAβ. Mice lacking β1/β2-adrenergic receptors showed no protection of microglia by EE In SH mice, quantification of norepinephrine in hippocampus and interstitial fluid showed that oAβ disrupted norepinephrine homeostasis, and microglial-specific analysis of β2-adrenergic receptors indicated a decreased receptor level. Both features were rescued by EE Thus, enhanced β-adrenergic signaling at the ligand and receptor levels mediates potent benefits of EE on microglial inflammation induced by human Aβ oligomers in vivo.
AB - Environmental enrichment (EE) is a rodent behavioral paradigm that can model the cognitive benefits to humans associated with intellectual activity and exercise. We recently discovered EE's anti-inflammatory protection of brain microglia against soluble oligomers of human amyloid β-protein (oAβ). Mechanistically, we report that the key factor in microglial protection by EE is chronically enhanced β-adrenergic signaling. Quantifying microglial morphology and inflammatory RNA profiles revealed that mice in standard housing (SH) fed the β-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol experienced similar protection of microglia against oAβ-induced inflammation as did mice in EE Conversely, mice in EE fed the β-adrenergic antagonist propranolol lost microglial protection against oAβ. Mice lacking β1/β2-adrenergic receptors showed no protection of microglia by EE In SH mice, quantification of norepinephrine in hippocampus and interstitial fluid showed that oAβ disrupted norepinephrine homeostasis, and microglial-specific analysis of β2-adrenergic receptors indicated a decreased receptor level. Both features were rescued by EE Thus, enhanced β-adrenergic signaling at the ligand and receptor levels mediates potent benefits of EE on microglial inflammation induced by human Aβ oligomers in vivo.
U2 - 10.15252/emmm.201808931
DO - 10.15252/emmm.201808931
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30093491
VL - 10
JO - EMBO Molecular Medicine
JF - EMBO Molecular Medicine
SN - 1757-4676
IS - 9
M1 - e8931
ER -
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