Inflammatory Activation of Human Brain Endothelial Cells by Hypoxic Astrocytes <i>In Vitro</i> is Mediated by IL-1β

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  • Wandong Zhang
    Cellular Neurobiology Group, Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Catherine Smith
    Cellular Neurobiology Group, Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Clare Howlett
    Cellular Neurobiology Group, Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Danica Stanimirovic
    Cellular Neurobiology Group, Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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<jats:p> Leukocyte infiltration into the brain contributes to the development of ischemic brain damage and is mediated by endothelial/leukocyte adhesion molecules, cytokines, and chemokines released by ischemic brain cells. In this study, we provide evidence that human astrocytes (FHAs) subjected to in vitro hypoxia produce proinflammatory mediator(s) capable of up-regulating inflammatory genes, including intercellular adhesion molecule-1, interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-8, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in human cerebromicrovascular endothelial cells (HCECs). FHAS were exposed to hypoxia in an anaerobic chamber for 4 hours, followed by reoxygenation for 24 hours. Astrocyte-conditioned media (ACM) collected from normoxic FHAS or FHAS subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation were applied to HCEC cultures for 4 to 24 hours. Semiquantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated up-regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in HCECs exposed to hypoxic ACM. A pronounced elevation in cytokine IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α, and chemokine IL-8 and MCP-1 mRNA, accompanied by increased release of immunoreactive cytokines and chemokines into cell media was observed in HCECs exposed to hypoxic ACM. Hypoxia/reoxygenation induced a transient (4 to 18 hours of reoxygenation) upregulation of IL-1β mRNA in FHAS and a two- to threefold increase in IL-1β levels secreted into ACM. Pretreatment of FHAS with 10 μmol/L dexamethasone inhibited both hypoxia-induced expression/secretion of IL-1β and the ability of hypoxic ACM to induce inflammatory phenotype in HCECs. The ability of hypoxic ACM to up-regulate inflammatory genes in HCECs was inhibited in the presence of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) and by pretreating ACM with the blocking anti-IL-1β antibody. These findings strongly implicate IL-1β secreted by hypoxic astrocytes in triggering inflammatory activation of HCECs and thereby influencing inflammatory responses at the site of the blood-brain barrier. </jats:p>

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