PMID- 26166618 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160728 LR - 20210103 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 5 DP - 2015 Jul 13 TI - An anti-inflammatory role for C/EBPdelta in human brain pericytes. PG - 12132 LID - 10.1038/srep12132 [doi] LID - 12132 AB - Neuroinflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of several neurological disorders and pericytes are implicated in brain inflammatory processes. Cellular inflammatory responses are orchestrated by transcription factors but information on transcriptional control in pericytes is lacking. Because the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein delta (C/EBPdelta) is induced in a number of inflammatory brain disorders, we sought to investigate its role in regulating pericyte immune responses. Our results reveal that C/EBPdelta is induced in a concentration- and time-dependent fashion in human brain pericytes by interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). To investigate the function of the induced C/EBPdelta in pericytes we used siRNA to knockdown IL-1beta-induced C/EBPdelta expression. C/EBPdelta knockdown enhanced IL-1beta-induced production of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), interleukin-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and IL-1beta, whilst attenuating cyclooxygenase-2 and superoxide dismutase-2 gene expression. Altered ICAM-1 and MCP-1 protein expression were confirmed by cytometric bead array and immunocytochemistry. Our results show that knock-down of C/EBPdelta expression in pericytes following immune stimulation increased chemokine and adhesion molecule expression, thus modifying the human brain pericyte inflammatory response. The induction of C/EBPdelta following immune stimulation may act to limit infiltration of peripheral immune cells, thereby preventing further inflammatory responses in the brain. FAU - Rustenhoven, Justin AU - Rustenhoven J AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Scotter, Emma L AU - Scotter EL AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Jansson, Deidre AU - Jansson D AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Gravida National Centre for Growth and Development [3] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Kho, Dan T AU - Kho DT AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Oldfield, Robyn L AU - Oldfield RL AD - The University of Auckland, 1023, Auckland, New Zealand. FAU - Bergin, Peter S AU - Bergin PS AD - 1] Centre for Brain Research [2] Lab Plus, Auckland City Hospital, 1023, Auckland, New Zealand. FAU - Mee, Edward W AU - Mee EW AD - 1] Centre for Brain Research [2] Lab Plus, Auckland City Hospital, 1023, Auckland, New Zealand. FAU - Faull, Richard L M AU - Faull RL AD - 1] Department of Anatomy with Radiology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Curtis, Maurice A AU - Curtis MA AD - 1] Department of Anatomy with Radiology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Graham, Scott E AU - Graham SE AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Park, Thomas I-H AU - Park TI AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Centre for Brain Research. FAU - Dragunow, Mike AU - Dragunow M AD - 1] Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology [2] Gravida National Centre for Growth and Development [3] Centre for Brain Research. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150713 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (CEBPD protein, human) RN - 0 (CXCL8 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 126547-89-5 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 142662-43-9 (CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-delta) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (superoxide dismutase 2) SB - IM MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*metabolism MH - Brain/metabolism/pathology MH - CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-delta/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/physiology MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/*metabolism/pathology MH - Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - Interleukin-8/metabolism MH - Pericytes/*metabolism/pathology MH - Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/metabolism PMC - PMC4499812 EDAT- 2015/07/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/29 06:00 PMCR- 2015/07/13 CRDT- 2015/07/14 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/07/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep12132 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep12132 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2015 Jul 13;5:12132. doi: 10.1038/srep12132.