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The Journal of Neuroscience, March 1, 2002, 22(5):1562-1572

Cytokines Regulate Microglial Adhesion to Laminin and Astrocyte Extracellular Matrix via Protein Kinase C-Dependent Activation of the 61 Integrin

Richard Milner and Iain L. Campbell

Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037

Microglia are highly plastic cells that participate in inflammatory and injury responses within the CNS and that can migrate extensively after activation. Because astrocytes and their extracellular matrix (ECM) form a large part of the CNS parenchyma, we undertook to study the adhesive interactions between microglia and these substrates in vitro. In contrast to oligodendrocyte precursor cells, microglia formed only weak interactions with astrocytes and their ECM. On specific ECM substrates the microglia adhered strongly to fibronectin, vitronectin, and plastic but only weakly to laminin. Microglial adhesion to laminin was increased significantly by the proinflammatory cytokines TNF, IFN-, and IFN- but was decreased by TGF-1, with the TGF-1 effect being dominant over the other cytokines. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis and immunoprecipitation showed that microglia constitutively express the 61 integrin, a well characterized laminin receptor, and that 61 expression levels did not change after cytokine treatment. Function-blocking studies showed that microglial adhesion to laminin is mediated entirely by the 61 integrin, strongly suggesting that the cytokine regulation of adhesion to laminin is mediated by changes in the activation state of 61. Analysis of signaling pathways revealed that activation of 61 is mediated by a PKC-dependent mechanism. In light of the evidence that laminin expression is upregulated after CNS injury, the findings suggest that cytokine regulation of microglial adhesion to laminin may play a fundamental role in determining the extent of microglial infiltration into and retention at the site of injury.

Key words: microglia; astrocytes; extracellular matrix; laminin; integrin; cytokine; inflammation; activation; CNS

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