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8 September 2020 Regulation of Proinflammatory Enzymes by Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor Gamma in Astroglia Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
Ling-Yuh Shyu, Ke-Min Chen, Cheng-You Lu, Shih-Chan Lai
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Abstract

Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) regulates neuroinflammation, and its agonists act as neuroprotective agents. This study aims to investigate the correlation between PPARγ and proinflammatory enzyme expression in astroglia infected with Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite in vitro. Our results showed that matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-2, MMP-9, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostaglandin (PGE)-2, inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS), and nitric oxide (NO) were significantly increased in T. gondii–infected astroglia. Furthermore, the expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, COX-2, PGE-2, iNOS, and NO were significantly decreased by rosiglitazone—a PPARγ agonist. By contrast, the treatment with GW9662, a PPARγ antagonist, efficiently increased the expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, COX-2, PGE-2, iNOS, and NO. These results suggested that the treatment with rosiglitazone offers a potential strategy for controlling the inflammatory factors in T. gondii infection.

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Ling-Yuh Shyu, Ke-Min Chen, Cheng-You Lu, and Shih-Chan Lai "Regulation of Proinflammatory Enzymes by Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor Gamma in Astroglia Infected with Toxoplasma gondii," Journal of Parasitology 106(5), 564-571, (8 September 2020). https://doi.org/10.1645/18-184
Published: 8 September 2020
KEYWORDS
Astroglia
Proinflammatory Enzymes
Toxoplasma gondii
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