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The Role of IRF1 in the Brain and in Adaptive Responses of Astrocytes

Andrew Hoskins

出版	Virginia Commonwealth University, 2019
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=f-DkzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

In neurodegenerative diseases, the CNS becomes inflamed through activation of pathways, including the NF-B pathway. Some of the therapies for those diseases target neuroinflammatory pathways. Here, we explore the mechanisms for the upregulation of a subset of genes following a restimulation of the NF-B pathway. We discover that this upregulation occurs independent of IRF1 expression and type 1 interferon signaling. A knockdown of IRF1 using siRNA and an inhibition of JAK proteins using inhibitor AG490 both had no effect on priming. A secreted factor was found to upregulate the expression of both this subset of genes and genes encoding pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by NF-B activation. We also explored the role of IRF1 in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. We found that the deletion of IRF1 from oligodendrocytes diminished EAE severity. A deletion of IRF1 from myeloid cells within mice did not diminish EAE severity, however showed a promising decrease in the expression of certain inflammatory genes. Thus, IRF1 plays a critical role in fine-tuning inflammatory responses in the brain.