CYTOKINES, PROSTAGLANDINS AND LIPOCORTIN-1 ARE PRESENT IN THE BRAINS OF SCRAPIE-INFECTED MICE

被引:94
作者
WILLIAMS, AE
VANDAM, AM
MANAHING, WKH
BERKENBOSCH, F
EIKELENBOOM, P
FRASER, H
机构
[1] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM, FAC MED, NEUROSCI RES INST, DEPT PHARMACOL, 1081 BT AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[2] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM, FAC MED, VALERIUSKLIN, DEPT PSYCHIAT, 1075 BG AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[3] INST ANIM HLTH, MRC, NEUROPATHOGENESIS UNIT, EDINBURGH EH9 3JF, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
关键词
SCRAPIE; CYTOKINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; LIPOCORTIN; ASTROCYTE; MOUSE; NEURODEGENERATION;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(94)90480-4
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The presence of cytokines, prostaglandins and lipocortin-1 was investigated in terminally affected mice in two models of scrapie. There was marked induction of glial interleukin-1 beta, tumour necrosis factor alpha, prostaglandin E(2), prostaglandin F-2 alpha and lipocortin-1 immunoreactivity in those areas of the brain showing the characteristic vacuolation of scrapie. A comparison of these staining patterns with those of GFAP and F4/80 showed that their expression occurred predominantly in astrocytes. It is possible that cytokines play a significant role in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration in scrapie.
引用
收藏
页码:200 / 206
页数:7
相关论文
共 57 条
[31]   EXPRESSION OF HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE [J].
HAMOS, JE ;
OBLAS, B ;
PULASKISALO, D ;
WELCH, WJ ;
BOLE, DG ;
DRACHMAN, DA .
NEUROLOGY, 1991, 41 (03) :345-350
[32]   AMYLOID DEPOSITION AS THE CENTRAL EVENT IN THE ETIOLOGY OF ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE [J].
HARDY, J ;
ALLSOP, D .
TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 1991, 12 (10) :383-388
[33]  
Hickey W, 1991, PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOG, P149
[34]   UBIQUITIN IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY IN HUMAN SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES [J].
IRONSIDE, JW ;
MCCARDLE, L ;
HAYWARD, PAR ;
BELL, JE .
NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY, 1993, 19 (02) :134-140
[35]  
IRONSIDE JW, 1993, NEUROPATHOL APPL NEU, V19, P203
[36]   PROTEINASE-RESISTANT PRION PROTEIN ACCUMULATION IN SYRIAN-HAMSTER BRAIN CORRELATES WITH REGIONAL PATHOLOGY AND SCRAPIE INFECTIVITY [J].
JENDROSKA, K ;
HEINZEL, FP ;
TORCHIA, M ;
STOWRING, L ;
KRETZSCHMAR, HA ;
KON, A ;
STERN, A ;
PRUSINER, SB ;
DEARMOND, SJ .
NEUROLOGY, 1991, 41 (09) :1482-1490
[37]   LIPOCORTIN-1 IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN THE NORMAL HUMAN CENTRAL NERVOUS-SYSTEM AND LESIONS WITH ASTROCYTOSIS [J].
JOHNSON, MD ;
KAMSOPRATT, JM ;
WHETSELL, WO ;
PEPINSKY, RB .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, 1989, 92 (04) :424-429
[38]   AN INVIVO MODEL FOR THE NEURODEGENERATIVE EFFECTS OF BETA-AMYLOID AND PROTECTION BY SUBSTANCE-P [J].
KOWALL, NW ;
BEAL, MF ;
BUSCIGLIO, J ;
DUFFY, LK ;
YANKNER, BA .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1991, 88 (16) :7247-7251
[39]   LYSOSOMES AS KEY ORGANELLES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PRION ENCEPHALOPATHIES [J].
LASZLO, L ;
LOWE, J ;
SELF, T ;
KENWARD, N ;
LANDON, M ;
MCBRIDE, T ;
FARQUHAR, C ;
MCCONNELL, I ;
BROWN, J ;
HOPE, J ;
MAYER, RJ .
JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, 1992, 166 (04) :333-341
[40]  
LIBERSKI PP, 1990, 8TH INT C VIR BERL, P421