PMID- 38386276 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20240222 IS - 1476-8305 (Electronic) IS - 1028-415X (Linking) DP - 2024 Feb 22 TI - Calorie restriction protects against acute systemic LPS-induced inflammation. PG - 1-13 LID - 10.1080/1028415X.2024.2316448 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) has been proposed as a nutritional strategy to combat chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, as well as to delay aging. However, despite the benefits of CR, questions remain about its underlying mechanisms and cellular and molecular targets.Objective: As inflammatory processes are the basis or accompany chronic diseases and aging, we investigated the protective role of CR in the event of an acute inflammatory stimulus.Methods: Peripheral inflammatory and metabolic parameters were evaluated in Wistar rats following CR and/or acute lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration, as well as glial changes (microglia and astrocytes), in two regions of the brain (hippocampus and hypothalamus) involved in the inflammatory response. We used a protocol of 30% CR, for 4 or 8 weeks. Serum and brain parameters were analyzed by biochemical or immunological assays.Results: Benefits of CR were observed during the inflammatory challenge, where the partial reduction of serum interleukin-6, mediated by CR, attenuated the systemic response. In the central nervous system (CNS), specifically in the hippocampus, CR attenuated the response to the LPS, as evaluated by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) levels. Furthermore, in the hippocampus, CR increased the glutathione (GSH) levels, resulting in a better antioxidant response.Discussion: This study contributes to the understanding of the effects of CR, particularly in the CNS, and expands knowledge about glial cells, emphasizing their importance in neuroprotection strategies. FAU - da Silva, Vanessa-Fernanda AU - da Silva VF AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Gayger-Dias, Vitor AU - Gayger-Dias V AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - da Silva, Rafaela Sampaio AU - da Silva RS AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Sobottka, Thomas Michel AU - Sobottka TM AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Cigerce, Anderson AU - Cigerce A AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Lissner, Lilian Juliana AU - Lissner LJ AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. AD - Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia "Vittorio Erspamer", Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro, Rome. FAU - Wartchow, Krista Mineia AU - Wartchow KM AD - Department of Radiology, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Rodrigues, Leticia AU - Rodrigues L AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Zanotto, Caroline AU - Zanotto C AD - Biochemistry Laboratory, Grupo Hospitalar Conceicao, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Froes, Fernanda Carolina Telles da Silva AU - Froes FCTDS AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Seady, Marina AU - Seady M AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Quincozes-Santos, Andre AU - Quincozes-Santos A AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Goncalves, Carlos-Alberto AU - Goncalves CA AD - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Ciencias Basicas da Saude (ICBS), Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Porto Alegre, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240222 PL - England TA - Nutr Neurosci JT - Nutritional neuroscience JID - 100892202 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Astrocyte OT - GFAP OT - Hippocampus OT - LPS OT - caloric restriction OT - inflammation OT - microglia OT - neuroprotection EDAT- 2024/02/22 12:43 MHDA- 2024/02/22 12:43 CRDT- 2024/02/22 11:16 PHST- 2024/02/22 12:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/22 12:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/22 11:16 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/1028415X.2024.2316448 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Nutr Neurosci. 2024 Feb 22:1-13. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2024.2316448.