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Loss of IL-10 Promotes Differentiation of Microglia to a M1 Phenotype
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Microglia represent the primary resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS) and modulate local immune responses. Depending on their physiological functions, microglia can be classified into pro- (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotype. Interleukin (IL)-10 is an important modulator of neuronal homeostasis, with anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective functions, and can be released by microglia. Here, we investigated how IL-10 deficiency affected the M1/2 polarization of primary microglia upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in vitro. Microglia phenotypes were analyzed via flow cytometry. Cytokine and chemokine secretion were examined by ELISA and bead-based multiplex LEGENDplex™. Our results showed that genetic depletion of IL-10 led to elevated M1 like phenotype (CD86+CD206-) under pro-inflammatory conditions associated with increased frequency of IL-6+, TNF-α+ cells and enhanced release of several pro-inflammatory chemokines. Absence of IL-10 led to an attenuated M2 like phenotype (CD86-CD206+) and a reduced secretion of TGF-β1 upon LPS stimulation. In conclusion, IL-10 deficiency may promote the polarisation of microglia into M1-prone phenotype under pro-inflammatory conditions.
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- Authors
- Laffer, B., Bauer, D., Wasmuth, S., Busch, M., Jalilvand, T. V., Thanos, S., Meyer zu Hörste, G., Loser, K., Langmann, T., Heiligenhaus, A., & Kasper, M.
- Affiliations
- St. Franziskus Hospital (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Kasper, Maren
- ORCID
- Venue
- Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2019-10-09
- Volume
- 13
- Pages
- 430-430
- ISSN
- 1662-5102 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6794388
- OpenAlex
- W2979963107
- Cited by
- 120
- References
- 115
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 16
- FWCI
- 5.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Keywords
- IL-10, microglia, M1 macrophage phenotype, M2 phenotype, microglial polarization, lipopolysaccharide, IL-10 deficiency, CD86, CD206, inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, interleukin-6, TGF-β1, chemokines, neuroinflammation
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