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ArticleHuman cell2023

Two-carba cyclic phosphatidic acid treatment promotes phenotypic switch from M1 to M2 microglia and prevents behavioral abnormalities in a mouse model of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.

Wataru Nagata, Mari Gotoh, Akiho Koizumi, Keiko Fukasawa, Keiichi Nakagawa, Yasushi Satoh, Toshiaki Ishizuka

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  1. Context-dependent lysophosphatidic acid signalling in inflammation: evidence hierarchy, myeloid regulation and translational gaps.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wataru NagataDepartment of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2, Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0042, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4343-8315
Mari GotohDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Akiho KoizumiDepartment of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2, Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0042, Japan.
Keiko FukasawaOchadai Academic Production, Ochanomizu University, Ohtsuka, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiichi NakagawaDepartment of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2, Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0042, Japan.
Yasushi SatohDepartment of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Toshiaki IshizukaDepartment of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2, Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0042, Japan. tishizu@ndmc.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-8150
National Defense Medical College · JPOchanomizu University · JP

Funding

Scientific Research Programfor the Promotion of Sciences 20K11548
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with the production of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies and other antibodies that predominantly affects women with a wide range of lesions. Although neuropsychiatric lupus erythematosus (NPSLE), characterized by neuropsychiatric symptoms related to cerebrovascular diseases or depression, ranks high in severity, no specific treatment has been defined. Two-carba cyclic phosphatidic acid (2ccPA), a derivative of cyclic phosphatidic acid, was isolated from the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum in 1992. 2ccPA treatment suppresses neuroinflammation and promotes tissue repair in mouse multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury models. In this study, we performed behavioral tests on MRL/lpr mice as an NPSLE model. MRL/lpr mice showed increased depression-like behaviors compared with control mice, which were significantly suppressed by 2ccPA treatment. The expression of CD68, an M1 phenotypic marker of microglia, was significantly elevated in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of MRL/lpr mice, which was significantly suppressed by 2ccPA treatment. In contrast, the expression of Arginase1, an M2 phenotypic marker of microglia, was significantly increased by 2ccPA treatment. Compared to control mice, MRL/lpr mice showed higher plasma levels of anti-dsDNA antibodies, which are mainly involved in SLE pathogenesis. 2ccPA treatment decreased these levels in the MRL/lpr mice. These results suggest that 2ccPA treatment suppresses behavioral abnormalities by promoting a microglial phenotypic switch from M1 to M2 in MRL/lpr mice.

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Behavior, AnimalLupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemMicrogliaPhosphatidic AcidsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticArginaseCD68 MoleculeDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHippocampusMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprPhenotypeAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticArg1 protein, mouseArginaseCD68 MoleculeCD68 protein, mousePhosphatidic Acids2ccPADepressionMicrogliaNeuroinflammationNPSLE

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