Chia-Ho Lin1,2, Han-Yu Chen1, Kai-Che Wei3,4,5. 1. Master and PhD Programs in Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan. 2. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan. 3. Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan. 4. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan. 5. Faculty of Yuh-Ing Junior College of Health Care and Management, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan.
Abstract
(1) Background: Abnormal accumulation of extracellular glutamate can occur as dysfunction of astrocytic glutamate transporters, which has been linked to ischemic brain injury. Excessive extracellular glutamate-induced abnormal excitotoxicity is the major cause of secondary neuronal damage after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. However, the definite mechanism of impaired astrocytic glutamate reuptake remains unclear. (2) Methods: We investigated the mechanism of the HMGB1/TLR4 axis in extracellular glutamate clearance in primary astrocytes exposed to ischemia/reperfusion by using OGD/R (oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation) model. (3) Results: OGD/R insult activated the HMGB1/TLR4 axis for reducing the activity of glutamate clearance by inhibiting GLAST (glutamate aspartate transporter) expression in primary astrocytes. Interestingly, OGD/R-untreated astrocytes showed impairment of glutamate clearance after exposure to exogenous HMGB1 or conditioned medium from OGD/R-treated astrocytes culture. Inhibition of HMGB1 or TLR4 effectively prevented impaired glutamate clearance, which was induced by OGD/R, exogenous HMGB1, or conditioned medium from OGD/R-treated astrocytes. Furthermore, glycyrrhizic acid attenuated OGD/R-induced impairment of astrocytic glutamate clearance mediated by the HMGB1-TLR4 axis. (4) Conclusion: The HMGB1/TLR4 axis is a potential target for the treatment of post-ischemic excitotoxicity caused by GLAST dysfunction in astrocytes.
(1) Background: Abnormal accumulation of extracellular glutamate can occur as dysfunction of astrocyticglutamate transporters, which has been linked to ischemic brain injury. Excessive extracellular glutamate-induced abnormal excitotoxicity is the major cause of secondary neuronal damage after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. However, the definite mechanism of impaired astrocyticglutamate reuptake remains unclear. (2) Methods: We investigated the mechanism of the HMGB1/TLR4 axis in extracellular glutamate clearance in primary astrocytes exposed to ischemia/reperfusion by using OGD/R (oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation) model. (3) Results: OGD/R insult activated the HMGB1/TLR4 axis for reducing the activity of glutamate clearance by inhibiting GLAST (glutamate aspartate transporter) expression in primary astrocytes. Interestingly, OGD/R-untreated astrocytes showed impairment of glutamate clearance after exposure to exogenous HMGB1 or conditioned medium from OGD/R-treated astrocytes culture. Inhibition of HMGB1 or TLR4 effectively prevented impaired glutamate clearance, which was induced by OGD/R, exogenous HMGB1, or conditioned medium from OGD/R-treated astrocytes. Furthermore, glycyrrhizic acid attenuated OGD/R-induced impairment of astrocyticglutamate clearance mediated by the HMGB1-TLR4 axis. (4) Conclusion: The HMGB1/TLR4 axis is a potential target for the treatment of post-ischemic excitotoxicity caused by GLAST dysfunction in astrocytes.
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