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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

The inflammatory injury in the striatal microglia-dopaminergic-neuron crosstalk involved in Tourette syndrome development.

Xueming Wang, Xiumei Liu, Liangliang Chen, Xiaoling Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xueming WangPlastic Surgery Department, Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Xiumei LiuFujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Liangliang ChenFujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xiaoling ZhangChild Healthcare Department, Fuzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Women and Children Hospital · CNFujian Medical University · CNFuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Tourette syndrome (TS) is associated with immunological dysfunction. The DA system is closely related to TS development, or behavioral stereotypes. Previous evidence suggested that hyper-M1-polarized microglia may exist in the brains of TS individuals. However, the role of microglia in TS and their interaction with dopaminergic neurons is unclear. In this study, we applied iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) to establish a TS model and focused on the inflammatory injury in the striatal microglia-dopaminergic-neuron crosstalk. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were intraperitoneally injected with IDPN for seven consecutive days. Stereotypic behavior was observed to verify the TS model. Striatal microglia activation was evaluated based on different markers and expressions of inflammatory factors. The striatal dopaminergic neurons were purified and co-cultured with different microglia groups, and dopamine-associated markers were assessed. Results: First, there was pathological damage to striatal dopaminergic neurons in TS rats, as indicated by decreased expression of TH, DAT, and PITX3. Next, the TS group showed a trend of increased Iba-1 positive cells and elevated levels of inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-6, as well as an enhanced M1-polarization marker (iNOS) and an attenuated M2-polarization marker (Arg-1). Finally, in the co-culture experiment, IL-4-treated microglia could upregulate the expression of TH, DAT, and PITX3 in striatal dopaminergic neurons Conclusion: In the striatum of TS rats, microglia activation is M1 hyperpolarized, which transmits inflammatory injury to striatal dopaminergic neurons and disrupts normal dopamine signaling.

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MicrogliaTourette SyndromeAnimalsDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyDopaminedopaminergic neuronM1 polarizationmicrogliastriatumTourette syndrome

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PMID37187752
PMCPMC10175669
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