Abstract
The interrelationship between microglia and astrocytes in cerebral ischemia was determined in vitro by adding in vitro ischemia-induced supernatant from microglia into astrocytes under the same conditions (glucose-, oxygen- and serum-free). The involvement of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) was further investigated by immunoblocking assay and Western blot analysis. Results showed that microglia-derived supernatant protected against in vitro ischemia-induced damage of astrocytes and this protection was pre-blocked by anti-GDNF but not normal rabbit serum. In addition, in vitro ischemia appeared to induce the expression of GDNF in microglia. These results indicate that microglia-derived protection on astrocytes during in vitro ischemia is GDNF-dependent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-114 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 356 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 12 2004 |
Keywords
- Astrocyte
- Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
- In vitro ischemia
- Microglia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience