Аннотация
The interaction of endogenous and exogenous stimulators of innate
immunity was examined in primary cultures of mouse microglial cells
and macrophages after application of defined Toll-like receptor (TLR)
agonists lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (TLR4), the synthetic lipopeptide
Pam3Cys-Ser-Lys4 (Pam3Cys) (TLR2) and single-stranded unmethylated
CpG-DNA (CpG) (TLR9) alone and in combination with amyloid beta
peptide (Abeta) 1-40. Abeta1-40 stimulated microglial cells and macrophages
primed by interferon-gamma in a dose-dependent manner. Co-administration
of Abeta1-40 with LPS or Pam3Cys led to an additive release of nitric
oxide (NO) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). This may
be one reason for the clinical deterioration frequently observed
in patients with Alzheimer's disease during infections. In contrast,
co-application of Abeta1-40 with CpG led to a substantial decrease
of NO and TNF-alpha release compared with stimulation with CpG alone.
Abeta1-40 and CpG did not co-localize within the same subcellular
compartment, making a direct physicochemical interaction as the cause
of the observed antagonism very unlikely. This suggests that not
all TLR agonists enhance the stimulatory effect of A beta on innate
immunity.
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