Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Chorioamnionitis Causes Acute Inflammatory Changes in the Ovine Central Nervous System

Title:Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Chorioamnionitis Causes Acute Inflammatory Changes in the Ovine Central Nervous System

Volume: 14 Issue: 1

Author(s): Eveline Strackx, Michelle A.R. Sparnaaij, Evi Vlassaks, Reint Jellema, Elke Kuypers, Johan S.H. Vles, Boris W. Kramer and Antonio W.D. Gavilanes

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Keywords: Brain, cytokines, lipopolysaccharide-induced chorioamnionitis, sheep, toll like receptor.

Abstract: Objective: To better understand the inflammatory response in the central nervous system (CNS) after lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced chorioamnionitis.

Study Design: Fetal sheep were exposed to intra-amniotic LPS 2 or 14 days before preterm delivery at 125 days of gestation. mRNA levels of cytokines, TLRs and anti-oxidants were determined in different CNS regions.

Results: Interleukin 1β levels increased in hippocampus, cortex and cerebellum 2 days after LPS exposure, while Interleukin 8 levels increased in the periventricular white matter as well. Levels returned back to control levels after 14 days. Tumor necrosis factor-α levels increased in hippocampus and cortex after 2 days. Toll like receptor 4 levels was upregulated in all grey matter regions 2 and 14 days after exposure. Glutathione s-transferase mRNA levels were lower after 2 and 14 days in all grey matter regions.

Conclusion: Intra-amniotic LPS exposure causes acute and region-specific changes in inflammatory markers in the fetal brain, with grey matter being more affected than white matter.

Condensation: Intra-amniotic LPS exposure causes acute and region-specific changes in cytokines, TLR and anti-oxidants levels, with grey matter being more affected than white matter.

Cite this article as:

Strackx Eveline, Sparnaaij A.R. Michelle, Vlassaks Evi, Jellema Reint, Kuypers Elke, Vles S.H. Johan, Kramer W. Boris and Gavilanes W.D. Antonio, Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Chorioamnionitis Causes Acute Inflammatory Changes in the Ovine Central Nervous System, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2015; 14 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527314666150116120029