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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
IL-1beta is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that regulates neuroinflammation during brain damage. The expression of IL-1beta has been reported to be elevated in the striatum and substantia nigra of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Moreover, greater prevalence of PD in men than in women is described previously. Here, by using a sensitive mice model in which the expression of luciferase reporter gene is under the control of human IL-1beta gene promoter, we examined IL-1beta gene expression pattern in vivo after subacute MPTP toxication in old male and female mice and found that MPTP elicited greater dopaminergic toxicity in old male than in female mice. Old male mice showed dramatically elevated luciferase signals in a flexuous manner at early period of time, meanwhile, the changes in female were more moderate. However, no significant difference in astroglial reaction was observed at later time point between sexes. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that elevated IL-1beta gene expression at early period of time may be in part responsible for the DA neuron susceptibility to MPTP in old male mice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1872-6240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
1302
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
256-64
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19631617-1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Gliosis, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Inflammation Mediators, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Interleukin-1beta, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Nerve Degeneration, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Neurotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Parkinsonian Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Sex Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Substantia Nigra, pubmed-meshheading:19631617-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevated interleukin-1beta induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine aggravating dopaminergic neurodegeneration in old male mice.
pubmed:affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't