M. Ávila-Blanco, M. Muñoz-Ortega, M. Garcia-Lorenzana, A. Quintanar-Stephano, M. R. Campos-Esparza, R. Campos-Rodríguez, J. Ventura-Juárez
{"title":"The Sympathetic Nervous System Regulates Inflammation in Amoebic Liver Abscess in Hamsters","authors":"M. Ávila-Blanco, M. Muñoz-Ortega, M. Garcia-Lorenzana, A. Quintanar-Stephano, M. R. Campos-Esparza, R. Campos-Rodríguez, J. Ventura-Juárez","doi":"10.3233/NIB-150108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-150108","url":null,"abstract":"An inflammation is generated during formation of Amoebic Liver Abscess. We analyzed chemically sympathectomized hamsters with Amoebic Liver Abscess, in a period between 6 hours to 7 days. The liver tissue samples were analyzed by haematoxylin and eosin staining, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and morphometry. Sympathectomy caused a lower production of collagen and absence of granuloma tissue of Amoebic Liver Abscess. At the 6 h of development, proinflammatory cytokines were reduced, also reduced 12 hours – 7 days; while IL-10 production was incresed for this time; Transforming Growth Factorproducing cells only increased from 4 to 7 days. Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells were diminished throughout the Amoebic Liver Abscess, while Toll Like Receptor 4 + macrophages decreased in the period of 2 to 7 days; and Toll Like Receptor 4 + neutrophils decreased between 4 and 7 days. The population of trophozoites was increased in sympathectomized animals between 4 and 7 days. The chemical sympathectomy reduces the collagen deposition and induces an anti-inflammatory state during the development of Amoebic Liver Abscess, then; allows the spread and reproduction of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"6 1","pages":"43-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-150108","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunomodulation of Inflammatory Markers in Activated Macrophages by Leaf Extracts of Gingko Biloba","authors":"M. Mir, R. Al-Baradie","doi":"10.3233/NIB-150103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-150103","url":null,"abstract":"Much recent attention has been given to traditional medicines and natural products with potential and promising anti-inflammatory properties. Leaf extract of Ginkgo biloba GbE-761, possesses several clinical beneficial effects and is now used in a broad spectrum of pharmacological actions. However, mechanisms associated with its anti-inflammatory effect are not very much clear. Previously we established that GbE-761 exerts a neuroprotective effect against ischemic brain injury through an anti-apoptotic mechanism. In this study we investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of GbE-761 in LPS-activated murine macrophage. Our results demonstrate that GbE-761 potently inhibited LPS-induced NO and PGE2 production and these observations were consistent with the inhibition in the protein and mRNA expression levels of inducible iNOS and COX-2 enzymes in a dose dependent manner. Not only this, GbE-761 attenuated the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-1 , IL-6 and TNFin LPS-activated murine macrophages in concentration dependent manner. In addition we reported inhibition in the protein and mRNA expression levels of IL-1 , IL-6 and TNF. Furthermore, GbE-761 inhibited the NFB activation induced by LPS. Together these results suggest that anti-inflammatory properties of GbE-761 extract might be the results of inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 by upregulating anti-oxidative enzymes and inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1 , IL-6 and TNF) expression through the down-regulation of NF-kB activation in murine macrophages.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"6 1","pages":"9-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-150103","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and its Influences on the Cutaneous Immune System","authors":"Claire J. Guo, R. Granstein","doi":"10.3233/NIB-150107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-150107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"6 1","pages":"31-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-150107","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Targeting CXCL13 During Neuroinflammation.","authors":"A. Huber, D. Irani","doi":"10.3233/NIB-150101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-150101","url":null,"abstract":"The chemokine, C-X-C motif ligand 13 (CXCL13), is constitutively expressed in lymphoid organs and controls the recruitment and compartmentalization of lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells within these specialized structures. Recent data, however, also find induction of this molecule during central nervous system (CNS) inflammation under a variety of circumstances. While its role(s) in the pathogenesis of neoplastic, infectious and autoimmune disorders of the CNS remain incompletely understood, several lines of evidence suggest that CXCL13 could become a relevant therapeutic target in at least some of these diseases. This review focuses on how CXCL13 contributes to the pathogenesis of selected CNS disorders involving both experimental animals and humans, paying particular attention to the issue of whether (and if so, how) blockade of this ligand or its receptor might benefit the host. Current blocking strategies largely involve the use of monoclonal antibodies, but an improved understanding of downstream signaling pathways makes small molecule inhibition a future possibility.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"6 1 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-150101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of TGF-β1 in the Behavior Disorders","authors":"A. Depino","doi":"10.3233/NIB-150105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-150105","url":null,"abstract":"Transforming growth factor 1 (TGF-1) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that is expressed in different regions of the mammalian brain, and at all developmental ages. This cytokine can modulate neuron differentiation and survival, and also participate in the tissular response to injury. Based on clinical evidence, different approaches have been used to study the role of TGF-1 on modulating brain function and behavior. Here, we review evidence showing a role of TGF-1 in circadian rhythms, locomotion, sociability and depression-related behaviors. For these behaviors, suprachiamatic, hippocampal and cerebellar expression of TGF-1 have been manipulated. Further studies are required to extend these results to other brain regions and different behaviors, but so far evidence points to a role of TGF-1 on behavior disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and autism.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"6 1","pages":"19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-150105","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Typical Neuron Guiding Molecules Constitutively Control Thymus Physiology","authors":"D. Mendes-da-Cruz, W. Savino","doi":"10.3233/NIB-140087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-140087","url":null,"abstract":"Cell migration is a crucial event for normal T cell development, and various ligand/receptor pairs have been indicated. Most of them, including chemokines and extracellular matrix proteins, have attractant properties upon thymocytes. Some other molecules can exert chemorepulsive effects, as we previously demonstrated for galectin-3. Nearly all these molecules are also expressed and can regulate the physiology of the nervous system. Conversely, some molecules initially described in the nervous system are also found in the immune system, notably in the thymus, suggesting their possible role as common mediators between neuroendocrine and immune systems. We summarize herein the data on the constitutive expression and role of typical neuron guiding molecules in the thymus. Furthermore, we discuss the complexity of thymocyte migration, which results from a network of molecular interactions, including those commonly found in the nervous system, and generate not only attraction, but also repulsion of migrating T cell precursors.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"5 1","pages":"61-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-140087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Antunica-Noguerol, Fernando Aprile-Garcia, M. Budziñski, Luciano Proto-Cassina, A. Liberman, E. Arzt
{"title":"The Interplay between the Glucocorticoid Receptor Activity and post-Translational Modifications in the Immune and Neuroendocrine Systems","authors":"María Antunica-Noguerol, Fernando Aprile-Garcia, M. Budziñski, Luciano Proto-Cassina, A. Liberman, E. Arzt","doi":"10.3233/NIB-140083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-140083","url":null,"abstract":"Glucocorticoids (GCs), the most downstream effectors of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, are key mediators in the interaction between immune and neuroendocrine systems. They exert their biological actions mainly through binding to their intracellular receptor, the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), which in turn influences gene expression by interacting with transcription factors and/or coregulators. GR abnormal function has been extensively associated to stress-related disorders, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Therefore, modulating GR activity is critical to overcome pathological conditions. The final outcome of GCs actions in the immune and neuroendocrine systems is regulated at multiple levels, including post- translational modifications (PTMs) of GR as well as of protein complexes involved in GR signaling. Understanding the influence of PTMs on the molecular mechanisms involved in GR signaling is thus of utmost importance in the search for therapeutic strategies aimed at modulating GR responses under pathophysiological circumstances, and to understand the neuroimmune circuits.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"5 1","pages":"19-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-140083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. A. Toledo-Ibarra, K. Da, Calzada México-Xochimilco
{"title":"Cholinergic Activity in Mononuclear Cells of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fish","authors":"G. A. Toledo-Ibarra, K. Da, Calzada México-Xochimilco","doi":"10.3233/NIB-140091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-140091","url":null,"abstract":"Presence of cholinergic components that can play an important role in the cellular homeostasis has been reported to be found in the immune system cells of mammals. The group of such components has been denominated non-neuronal cholinergic system. Nevertheless, up to this moment there are no reports of cholinergic components in lower vertebrates such as fishes, hence the objective of this study was to determine the presence and activity of cholinergic components in mononuclear cells in spleen of Nile tilapia (O. niloticus).The obtained results indicate that Acetylcholine (ACh) and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were found in mononuclear cells of fish. Such molecules can have an implication in important immunomodulation mechanisms. This type of studies can generate relevant information in order to understand neuroimmune communication in evolutionary terms.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"25 1","pages":"229-234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-140091","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bacterial Melanin Ameliorates Symptoms of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Rats","authors":"T. Petrosyan, A. Hovsepyan","doi":"10.3233/NIB-140088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-140088","url":null,"abstract":"Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a T cell autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that is a widely used animal model for the human demyelinating disease, multiple sclerosis. Bacterial melanin has proved to be a potent neuroprotector. It supports regeneration and motor recovery after CNS lesions. It is established that bacterial melanin can induce suppression of inflammatory process. Studies have revealed the negative correlation between skin pigmentation, vitamin D and the prevalence of autoimmune disease. Therefore we analyzed the anti-inflammatory effects of bacterial melanin in a rat EAE model. EAE was induced in adult albino male rats by immunizing with a rat spinal cord encephalitogenic emulsion. The development of EAE and neurological signs were evaluated by a standard protocol. Walking track analysis was conducted to evaluate motor recovery. Histomorphological analysis was applied to show cell infiltration into the spinal cord and effects of BM on the EAE pathomorphology. Pretreatment of EAE rats with bacterial melanin inhibited the development of disease, providing significant protective effect compared to control rats. BM treated rats showed lower degree of neurological deficit and higher level of motor recovery than controls. In treated rats histomorphological analysis demonstrated that brain infiltration with mononuclears was less expressed in bacterial melanin treated rats. Results show that bacterial melanin has protective effects in EAE and ameliorates symptoms of EAE.","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"5 1","pages":"181-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-140088","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Nava-Castro, R. Hernández-Cervantes, I. Bérczi, J. M. Montor
{"title":"Immunoregulation by Hypophyseal Hormones","authors":"K. Nava-Castro, R. Hernández-Cervantes, I. Bérczi, J. M. Montor","doi":"10.3233/NIB-140096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/NIB-140096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38645,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neuroimmune Biology","volume":"5 1","pages":"149-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/NIB-140096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70145819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}