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1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to use liposomal structure consisting prodigiosin and plasmid encoding serial GCA nucleotides (LP/pSGCAN) to reduce inflammation in microglial cells (MGCs) and astrocyte cells (ACCs) by ATM/ATR signaling. Here, it was shown that LP/pSGCAN decreased cell viability and total RNA level. Importantly, LP/pSGCAN had more effect on ACCs than MGCs (P < 0.05). Moreover, increase of apoptosis was seen with increase of concentration. The expression of IL-1 and IL-6 were decreased and the expression of ATM and ATR were increased in treated MGCs and ACCs, which showed LP/pSGCAN could inhibit inflammation by activation of ATM/ATR pathway.
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