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Maciej Pietr¹, Ewa Kozela, Rivka Levy

¹Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

|May 26, 2009

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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) differentially regulate G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) expression in microglia. These findings suggest GPR55 and CB2 receptors are co-regulated during neuroinflammation.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Immunology
Molecular Biology

Background:

Microglia are key immune cells in the central nervous system.
Microglial activation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) plays a critical role in neuroinflammation.
G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) is a putative cannabinoid receptor implicated in various physiological processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of LPS and IFN-gamma on GPR55 expression in microglia.
To explore the functional consequences of altered GPR55 expression in activated microglia.

Main Methods:

Quantitative real-time PCR was used to measure GPR55 mRNA levels in primary mouse microglia and BV-2 microglial cell line.
Cells were stimulated with LPS and/or IFN-gamma.
ERK phosphorylation was assessed using Western blotting in response to GPR55 activation.

Main Results:

GPR55 mRNA was detected in both primary microglia and BV-2 cells.
LPS significantly downregulated GPR55 mRNA expression.
IFN-gamma differentially affected GPR55 mRNA levels, decreasing it in primary microglia but upregulating it in BV-2 cells.
GPR55 activation led to increased ERK phosphorylation in IFN-gamma-stimulated BV-2 cells, correlating with elevated GPR55 mRNA.

Conclusions:

Microglial activation state influences GPR55 expression.
GPR55 and CB2 receptor expression patterns are similarly modulated by inflammatory stimuli.
Both GPR55 and CB2 receptors may play a role in neuroinflammation and are coordinately regulated by microglial activation.