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Interleukin-1 beta released by gp120 drives neural death through tyrosine phosphorylation and trafficking of NMDA receptors.

Abstract
Interleukin-1beta is a proinflammatory cytokine implicated under pathological conditions involving NMDA receptor activation, including the AIDS dementia complex (HAD). No information is available on the molecular mechanisms recruited by native interleukin-1beta produced under this type of condition. Using a sandwich co-culture of primary hippocampal neurons and glia, we investigated whether native interleukin-1beta released by HIV-gp120-activated glia (i) affects NMDAR functions and (ii) the relevance on neuronal spine density and survival, two specific traits of HAD. Increased phosphorylation of NR2B Tyr-1472 was observed after 24 h of exposure of neurons to 600 pm gp120. This effect occurred only when neurons were treated in the presence of glial cells and was abolished by the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). Gp120-induced phosphorylation of NR2B resulted in a sustained elevation of intracellular Ca(2+) in neurons and in a significant increase of NR2B binding to PSD95. Increased intracellular Ca(2+) was prevented by 10 mum ifenprodil, that selectively inhibits receptors containing the NR2B, by interleukin-1ra and by Ca-pYEEIE, a Src family SH2 inhibitor peptide. These last two inhibitors, prevented also NR2B binding to PSD95. Finally, gp120 reduced by 35% of the total PSD95 positive spine density after 48 h of treatment and induced by 30% of the neuronal death. Again, both of these effects were blocked by Ca-pYEEIE. Altogether, our data show that gp120 releasing interleukin-1beta from glia increases tyrosine phosphorylation of NMDAR. Thus, tyrosine phosphorylation may contribute to the sensitization of the receptor increasing its function and synaptic localization. Both of these effects are relevant for neurodegeneration.
AuthorsBarbara Viviani, Fabrizio Gardoni, Stefano Bartesaghi, Emanuela Corsini, Alessandra Facchi, Corrado L Galli, Monica Di Luca, Marina Marinovich
JournalThe Journal of biological chemistry (J Biol Chem) Vol. 281 Issue 40 Pg. 30212-22 (Oct 06 2006) ISSN: 0021-9258 [Print] United States
PMID16887807 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120
  • Interleukin-1
  • NR2B NMDA receptor
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • Tyrosine
Topics
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Apoptosis (physiology)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Coculture Techniques
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120 (physiology)
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (physiology)
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-1 (metabolism)
  • Long-Term Potentiation (genetics)
  • Neuroglia (metabolism)
  • Neurons (cytology, metabolism)
  • Phosphorylation
  • Rats
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (metabolism)
  • Tyrosine (metabolism)

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