Neuroprotective action of α-Klotho against LPS- activated glia
conditioned medium in primary neuronal culture.
Abstract
The α-Klotho is an anti-aging protein that when overexpressed extends
the life span in humans and mice. It has an anti-inflammatory and
protective action on renal cells by inhibiting NF-κB activation and
production of inflammatory cytokines in response to TNF-α. Furthermore,
studies have shown the neuroprotective effect of α- α-Klotho against
neuroinflammation on different conditions, such as aging, animal models
of neurodegenerative diseases, and ischemic brain injury. This work
aimed to evaluate the effects of α- α-Klotho protein on primary glial
cell culture against the proinflammatory challenge with LPS and how this
could interfere in neuronal health. Cortical mixed glial cells and
purified astrocytes were pretreated with α- α-Klotho and stimulated with
LPS followed by TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IFN-γ levels and NF-κB activity
analysis. Conditioned medium from cortical mixed glia culture treated
with LPS (glia conditioned medium (GCM) was used to induce neuronal
death of primary cortical neuronal culture and evaluate if GCM-KL
(GCM-KL: medium from glia culture pretreated with α- α-Klotho followed
by LPS stimulation) can reverse this effect. LPS treatment in glial
cells induced an increase in proinflammatory mediators such as TNF-α,
IL-1β, IL-6, and IFN-γ, and activation of astrocyte NF-κB. GCM
treated-cortical neuronal culture induced a concentration-dependent
neuronal death. Pretreatment with α-Klotho decreased TNF-α and IL-6
production, revert NF-κB activation and blocked neuronal death induced
by GCM. These data suggest an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective
effect of α-Klotho protein in the CNS. This work demonstrated the
therapeutic potential of α-Klotho in pathological processes which
envolve a neuroinflammatory component.