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J Neurochem ; 89(5): 1283-92, 2004 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15147521

ABSTRACT

Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is suggested to be a regulator of reactive oxygen species production in mitochondria. We performed a detailed study of brain injury, including regional and cellular distribution of UCP2 mRNA, as well as measures of oxidative stress markers following permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in UCP2 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. Three days post ischemia, there was a massive induction of UCP2 mRNA confined to microglia in the peri-infarct area of WT mice. KO mice were less sensitive to ischemia as assessed by reduced brain infarct size, decreased densities of deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end-labelling (TUNEL)-labelled cells in the peri-infact area and lower levels of lipid peroxidation compared with WT mice. This resistance may be related to the substantial increase of basal manganese superoxide dismutase levels in neurons of KO mice. Importantly, we found a specific decrease of mitochondrial glutathione (GSH) levels in UCP2 expressing microglia of WT, but not in KO mice after ischemia. This specific association between UCP2 and mitochondrial GSH levels regulation was further confirmed using lipopolysaccharide models of peripheral inflammation, and in purified peritoneal macrophages. Moreover, our data imply that UCP2 is not directly involved in the regulation of ROS production but acts by regulating mitochondrial GSH levels in microglia.


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Brain Ischemia/genetics , Brain Ischemia/metabolism , Glutathione/metabolism , Membrane Transport Proteins/physiology , Mitochondria/metabolism , Mitochondrial Proteins/physiology , Animals , Antioxidants/metabolism , Brain Ischemia/pathology , Cell Count , Cytochromes c/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , In Situ Nick-End Labeling , Ion Channels , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism , Male , Membrane Transport Proteins/deficiency , Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Microglia/metabolism , Microglia/pathology , Mitochondria/drug effects , Mitochondria/enzymology , Mitochondrial Proteins/deficiency , Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics , Oxidative Stress/genetics , Protein Transport/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism , Uncoupling Protein 2
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