Milk Fat Globule-Epidermal Growth Factor-Factor 8 Reverses Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Microglial Oxidative Stress

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019 Mar 13:2019:2601394. doi: 10.1155/2019/2601394. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Oxidative stress plays an important role in various neurological disorders. Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor-factor 8 (MFG-E8) is a regulatory protein for microglia. However, its involvement in microglial oxidative stress has not been established. In this study, we observed microglial oxidative stress in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) both in vitro and in vivo. LPS induced significant elevation of TNF-α, IL-6, MDA, and ROS and reduction of GSH and SOD in the mouse brains and primary microglia, which were reversed by MFG-E8 pretreatment. MFG-E8 induced the expression of Nrf-2 and HO-1 that was reduced by LPS incubation. Moreover, LPS-increased Keap-1 expression was reversed by MFG-E8. But the above tendencies were not seen when MFG-E8 was applied alone. The current study established the involvement of MFG-E8 in antioxidant effects during neuroinflammation. It may achieve the effects through the regulation of Keap-1/Nrf-2/HO-1 pathways.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Surface / metabolism*
  • Glycolipids / metabolism*
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / drug therapy
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Lipid Droplets
  • Lipopolysaccharides / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Microglia / drug effects*
  • Microglia / metabolism*
  • Milk Proteins / metabolism*
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Primary Cell Culture

Substances

  • Antigens, Surface
  • Glycolipids
  • Glycoproteins
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Mfge8 protein, mouse
  • Milk Proteins
  • milk fat globule