Title
Role of Adenylyl Cyclase Type 7 in Functions of BV-2 Microglia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-25-2022
Publication Title
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Abstract
To assess the role of adenylyl cyclase type 7 (AC7) in microglia’s immune function, we generated AC7 gene knockout (AC7 KO) clones from a mouse microglial cell line, BV-2, using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system. The ability of BV-2 cells to generate cAMP and their innate immune functions were examined in the presence or absence of ethanol. The parental BV-2 cells showed robust cAMP production when stimulated with prostaglandin-E1 (PGE1) and ethanol increased cAMP production in a dose-dependent manner. AC7 KO clones of BV-2 cells showed diminished and ethanol-insensitive cAMP production. The phagocytic activity of the parental BV-2 cells was inhibited in the presence of PGE1; AC7 KO BV-2 cells showed lower and PGE1-insensitive phagocytic activity. Innate immune activities of the parental BV-2 cells, including bacterial killing, nitric oxide synthesis, and expression of arginase 1 and interleukin 10 were activated as expected with small effects of ethanol. However, the innate immune activities of AC7 KO cells were either drastically diminished or not detected. The data presented suggest that AC7 has an important role in the innate immune functions of microglial cells. AC7’s involvement in ethanol’s effects on immune functions remains unclear. Further studies are needed.
PubMed ID
36613790
Volume
24
Issue
1
Recommended Citation
Hu, Yawen; Hill, Rebecca A.; and Yoshimura, Masami, "Role of Adenylyl Cyclase Type 7 in Functions of BV-2 Microglia" (2022). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 523.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/523