Document Detail


Fluorescence microscopy and 3D image reconstruction of cytokine initiated disruption of the Parkinson disease associated proteins alpha-synuclein, tau and ubiquitin in cultured glial cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19157893     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Human derived glioblastoma cells were cultured and treated with cytokines interleukin-6 (IL6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) and interferon-gamma (IFN) and imaged by fluorescence deconvolution microscopy to localize alpha-synuclein, tau and ubiquitin. Exposures were for short (2 h) and prolonged times (up to 96 h), with doses at both low (10 ng/ml), and high (100 ng/ml) concentrations. Further experiments used additive doses up to 200 ng/ml (2 x 100 ng), mimicking a super-infection state. Single, low doses of the cytokines initiated changes in levels of intracellular proteins, but these changes, be they increases or decreases, were not sustained, so we added higher doses of cytokine to the culture medium or fresh aliquots of cytokines over time. Finally, we treated cells with high, single doses of cytokine (200 ng/ml), to try to sustain perturbations of the proteins with cytokines. IFN caused a disruption and reduction of peripheral synuclein, TNF treatment resulted in increased levels of ubiquitin and IL6 disrupted and appeared to fragment tau. Of note, each of the proteins was found in a specific locale, tau being perinuclear, ubiquitin residing in the cytoplasm, and alpha-synuclein occupying the tips of cellular processes, exhibiting the characteristics of an adhesion protein/molecule [Word count=198].
Authors:
Kha Dinh; Brian J Poindexter; Jennifer L Barnes; Mya C Schiess; Roger J Bick
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-01-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cytokine     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1096-0023     ISO Abbreviation:  Cytokine     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-02     Completed Date:  2009-05-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9005353     Medline TA:  Cytokine     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  179-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 2.288, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kha.dinh@uth.tmc.edu
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cells, Cultured
Glioblastoma / metabolism*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Interferon-gamma / pharmacology*
Interleukin-6 / pharmacology*
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Parkinson Disease / metabolism*
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology*
Ubiquitin / drug effects,  metabolism*
alpha-Synuclein / drug effects,  metabolism*
tau Proteins / drug effects,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Interleukin-6; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; 0/Ubiquitin; 0/alpha-Synuclein; 0/tau Proteins; 82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  A simple colorimetric and ON-OFF fluorescent chemosensor for biologically important anions based on ...
Next Document:  Development of diaphragmatic weakness after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of the right in...