Journal: eLife
Article Title: Unraveling the link between neuropathy target esterase NTE/SWS, lysosomal storage diseases, inflammation, abnormal fatty acid metabolism, and leaky brain barrier
doi: 10.7554/eLife.98020
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Bar graph shows the reduction in the percentage of the glial phenotype, assayed by Coracle (CoraC) expression pattern, in sws 1 (red) and moody ΔC17 (olive) mutants that were treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and rapamycin in comparison to untreated mutants.This suggests that inflammation accelerates surface glia phenotype. Two-way tables and chi-squared test were used for statistical analysis, number of adult brain hemispheres ≥104, p<0.05, **p<0.005, ***p<0.001, at least three biological replicates (see ). ( B ) Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) mRNA levels from relevant controls (green) and sws 1 (red) and moody (olive) mutant fly heads shows significantly upregulated expression of inflammatory response genes: Attacin A, Cecropin A, and Diptericin . AVE ± SEM is indicated. Two-tailed Student’s test was used to test for statistical significance, *p<0.05, **p<0.005, ***p<0.001 (see ). ( C ) GS-MS measurements of free fatty acids (FFAs) indicate the relative increase of several FFAs in the heads of sws 1 (red) and moody ΔC17 (olive) mutants compared to relevant controls ( Oregon R and white 1118 , green). One-way ANOVA test was used for statistical analysis, *p<0.05, **p<0.005, ***p<0.001 (see ). ( D ) RT-qPCR analysis of AMP mRNA levels from the heads of 15- and 30-day-old relevant controls (green), sws 1 (red), and moody>sws RNAi (orange) mutants shows the age-dependent upregulation of the expression of inflammatory response genes ( Attacin A, Cecropin A, and Diptericin ). Moreover, expression of Drosophila NTE/SWS ( sws 1 ; moody>sws, blue) in subperineurial glia (SPG) cells in mutant background normalizes levels of AMPs. The AVE ± SEM is shown. Two-tailed Student’s test was used to test for statistical significance. p<0.05, **p<0.005, ***p<0.001 (see ). Black asterisks – sws 1 compared to Oregon R; moody>sws RNAi compared to moody>/Oregon R of the same age. Green asterisks – rescue, sws 1 ; moody>sws compared to sws 1 . Red asterisks – aging, 30-day-old compared to 15-day-old flies. ( E–F ) Adult brains stained with NimC1 (red), GFP (green), and DAPI (blue) to reveal the macrophage entry in the brain. Note that no macrophages marked by NimC1 (red) are detected in the control brain ( moody>CD8::GFP, E ), while NimC1-positive marcrophages are detected in moody>GFP, sws RNAi brain (yellow arrowheads, F ). Scale bar: 20 µm. ( G ) Mutants with defective brain barrier have upregulated innate immunity factors and exhibit elevated levels of FFAs involved in mediating the inflammatory response. Treatment with anti-inflammatory agents alleviates BBB phenotypes, suggesting that a signaling loop that links the condition of the brain barrier permeability, lipid metabolism, and inflammation. Figure 5—source data 1. GS-MS measurements of free fatty acids (FFA).
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: mouse anti-Repo (1:50), mouse anti-CoraC (1:50), and mouse anti-Rab7 (1:50), rat anti-DE-Cadherin (1:50) from the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB); chicken anti-GFP (#ab13970, 1:1000) and rabbit anti-mCherry (#ab167453, 1:1000) from Abcam; mouse Anti-β-Galactosidase (#Z3781, 1:200) from Promega; rabbit anti-SWS (1:1000 from Doris Kretzschmar); mouse anti-CathepsinL (#1515-CY-010, 1:400) from R&D Systems; rabbit anti-NrxIV (1:1000 from Christian Klämbt); mouse anti-NimC1 (1:300 from István Andó).
Techniques: Expressing, Comparison, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Quantitative RT-PCR, Mutagenesis, Two Tailed Test, Staining, Permeability