PMID- 30699428 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200916 LR - 20200916 IS - 1423-0216 (Electronic) IS - 1021-7401 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 1 DP - 2019 TI - Astrocyte-Conditioned Medium Protects Prefrontal Cortical Neurons from Glutamate-Induced Cell Death by Inhibiting TNF-alpha Expression. PG - 33-42 LID - 10.1159/000495211 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Both excitotoxicity and neurotrophin deficiency may contribute to the etiology of depression and neurodegeneration. Astrocytes not only regulate glutamate metabolism and clearance, they also produce neurotrophins in the brain. However, the direct interaction between neurons and astrocytes remains unknown. METHODS: This study evaluated the cellular mechanisms by which astrocyte-conditioned medium (ACM) protects prefrontal cortical neurons from glutamate-induced death by measuring cell viability and morphology as well as mRNA and protein expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), BDNF receptors, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and the proinflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Neurons and astrocytes were purified from the brains of neonatal 1-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats. ACM was harvested after exposing astrocytes to culture medium containing 100 muM glutamate for 48 h. RESULTS: Glutamate insult (100 muM for 6 h) significantly reduced neuronal cell viability and increased the mRNA expression of BDNF. Glutamate (24 h) decreased neuronal viability and the expression of BDNF, but increased mRNA expression of GFAP, p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR), and TNF-alpha. ACM pretreatment (2 h) reversed glutamate-decreased cell viability and increased BDNF, but reduced the expression of GDNF, P75NTR, and TNF-alpha at the mRNA level. Western blotting generally confirmed the mRNA expression following 24 glutamate insults. Furthermore, the glutamate-induced decrease in the protein expression of BDNF and full-length TrkB receptor and increase in pro-BDNF, truncated TrkB isoform 1 receptor, p75NTR, GDNF, and TNF-alpha were significantly attenuated by ACM pretreatment. CONCLUSIONS: The study demonstrates that ACM exerts neuroprotective effects on cell viability, and this effect is most likely mediated through the modulation of neurotrophin and TNF-alpha expression. CI - (c) 2019 S. Karger AG, Basel. FAU - Song, Cai AU - Song C AD - Research Institute for Marine Drugs and Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China, cai.song@dal.ca. AD - Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, China Medical University, and Departments of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, cai.song@dal.ca. FAU - Wu, Yih-Shyuan AU - Wu YS AD - Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, China Medical University, and Departments of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. FAU - Yang, Zhi-You AU - Yang ZY AD - Research Institute for Marine Drugs and Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China. FAU - Kalueff, Allan V AU - Kalueff AV AD - Research Institute for Marine Drugs and Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China. AD - Institute of Translational Biomedicine, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. AD - Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation. FAU - Tsao, Yin-Yin AU - Tsao YY AD - Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, China Medical University, and Departments of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. FAU - Dong, Yilong AU - Dong Y AD - School of Medicine, Yunnan University, Kunming, China. FAU - Su, Kuan-Pin AU - Su KP AD - Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, China Medical University, and Departments of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190130 PL - Switzerland TA - Neuroimmunomodulation JT - Neuroimmunomodulation JID - 9422763 RN - 0 (Bdnf protein, rat) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) RN - 0 (Gdnf protein, rat) RN - 0 (Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Astrocytes/*metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/drug effects/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Death/*drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Culture Media, Conditioned MH - Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/drug effects/genetics/metabolism MH - Glutamic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Neurons/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Prefrontal Cortex/cytology MH - RNA, Messenger/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, trkB/drug effects/genetics/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*drug effects/genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Astrocytes OT - Cell viability OT - Glutamate OT - Neurotrophic factors OT - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha EDAT- 2019/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/17 06:00 CRDT- 2019/01/31 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/31 06:00 [entrez] AID - 000495211 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000495211 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroimmunomodulation. 2019;26(1):33-42. doi: 10.1159/000495211. Epub 2019 Jan 30.