Frontiers in Neurology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Aug. 16, 2021
While
current
therapeutic
strategies
for
people
living
with
human
immunodeficiency
virus
type
1
(HIV-1)
suppress
replication
peripherally,
viral
proteins
such
as
transactivator
of
transcription
(Tat)
enter
the
central
nervous
system
early
upon
infection
and
contribute
to
chronic
inflammatory
conditions
even
alongside
antiretroviral
treatment.
As
demand
grows
supplemental
combat
virus-associated
pathology
presenting
frequently
HIV-associated
neurocognitive
disorders
(HAND),
present
study
aimed
characterize
potential
utility
inhibiting
monoacylglycerol
lipase
(MAGL)
activity
increase
inhibitory
at
cannabinoid
receptor-type
receptors
through
upregulation
2-arachidonoylglycerol
(2-AG)
downregulation
its
degradation
into
proinflammatory
metabolite
arachidonic
acid
(AA).
The
MAGL
inhibitor
MJN110
significantly
reduced
intracellular
calcium
increased
dendritic
branching
complexity
in
Tat-treated
primary
frontal
cortex
neuron
cultures.
Chronic
administration
vivo
2-AG
levels
prefrontal
(PFC)
striatum
across
Tat(+)
Tat(-)
groups
restored
PFC
N-arachidonoylethanolamine
(AEA)
subjects.
Tat
expression
rate
reward-related
behavioral
task
acquisition
a
novel
discriminative
stimulus
learning
cognitive
flexibility
assay,
altered
reversal
specifically
mice
rates
indistinguishable
from
controls.
Collectively,
our
results
suggest
neuroprotective
role
inhibition
reducing
neuronal
hyperexcitability,
restoring
arborization
complexity,
mitigating
alterations
driven
by
associated
latent
HIV-1
infection.
Pharmacological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
75(1), P. 62 - 158
Published: Dec. 8, 2022
The
neurotransmitter
dopamine
is
a
key
factor
in
central
nervous
system
(CNS)
function,
regulating
many
processes
including
reward,
movement,
and
cognition.
Dopamine
also
regulates
critical
functions
peripheral
organs,
such
as
blood
pressure,
renal
activity,
intestinal
motility.
Beyond
these
functions,
growing
body
of
evidence
indicates
that
an
important
immunoregulatory
factor.
Most
types
immune
cells
express
receptors
other
dopaminergic
proteins,
take
up,
produce,
store,
and/or
release
dopamine,
suggesting
immunomodulation
for
function.
Targeting
pathways
could
be
promising
avenue
the
treatment
inflammation
disease,
but
despite
increasing
research
this
area,
data
on
specific
effects
disease
remain
inconsistent
poorly
understood.
Therefore,
review
integrates
current
knowledge
role
cell
function
inflammatory
signaling
across
systems.
We
discuss
understanding
regulation
CNS
tissues,
highlighting
diseases
Parkinson’s
several
neuropsychiatric
conditions,
neurologic
human
immunodeficiency
virus,
bowel
rheumatoid
arthritis,
others.
Careful
consideration
given
to
influence
experimental
design
results,
we
note
number
areas
need
further
research.
Overall,
our
immunology
at
cellular,
tissue,
level
prompts
development
therapeutics
strategies
targeted
toward
ameliorating
through
immunity.
Significance
Statement
Canonically,
recognized
involved
cognition,
reward.
However,
acts
modulator
periphery.
This
comprehensively
assesses
pathogenesis
cellular
tissue
level.
will
provide
broad
access
information
fields,
identify
investigation,
drive
therapeutic
strategies.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: April 9, 2021
Dopamine
(DA)
receptor,
a
significant
G
protein-coupled
is
classified
into
two
families:
D1-like
(D1
and
D5)
D2-like
(D2,
D3,
D4)
receptor
families,
with
further
formation
of
homodimers,
heteromers,
mosaic.
Increasing
evidence
suggests
that
the
immune
system
can
be
affected
by
nervous
neurotransmitters,
such
as
dopamine.
Recently,
role
DA
in
inflammation
has
been
widely
studied,
mainly
focusing
on
NLRP3
inflammasome,
NF-κB
pathway,
cells.
This
article
provides
brief
review
structures,
functions,
signaling
pathways
receptors
their
relationships
inflammation.
With
detailed
descriptions
roles
Parkinson
disease,
inflammatory
bowel
rheumatoid
arthritis,
systemic
lupus
erythematosus,
multiple
sclerosis,
this
theoretical
basis
for
drug
development
targeting
diseases.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(20), P. 15340 - 15340
Published: Oct. 19, 2023
Neurodegenerative
diseases
affect
millions
of
people
worldwide.
result
from
progressive
damage
to
nerve
cells
in
the
brain
or
peripheral
nervous
system
connections
that
are
essential
for
cognition,
coordination,
strength,
sensation,
and
mobility.
Dysfunction
these
functions
is
associated
with
Alzheimer's
disease,
Parkinson's
Huntington's
Amyotrophic
lateral
sclerosis,
motor
neuron
disease.
In
addition
these,
50%
living
HIV
develop
a
spectrum
cognitive,
motor,
and/or
mood
problems
collectively
referred
as
HIV-Associated
Neurocognitive
Disorders
(HAND)
despite
widespread
use
combination
antiretroviral
therapies.
Neuroinflammation
neurotransmitter
systems
have
pathological
correlation
play
critical
role
developing
neurodegenerative
diseases.
Each
has
unique
pattern
dysregulation
system,
which
been
attributed
different
forms
cell-specific
neuronal
loss.
this
review,
we
will
focus
on
discussion
regulation
dopaminergic
cholinergic
systems,
more
commonly
disturbed
disorders.
Additionally,
provide
evidence
hypothesis
disturbances
neurotransmission
contribute
loss
observed
Further,
highlight
dopamine
mediator
injury
context
NeuroHIV.
This
review
need
further
investigate
their
etiology
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: Nov. 24, 2022
Two
of
the
molecular
families
closely
associated
with
mediating
communication
between
brain
and
immune
system
are
cytokines
kynurenine
metabolites
tryptophan.
Both
groups
regulate
neuron
glial
activity
in
central
nervous
(CNS)
leukocyte
function
system,
although
neither
group
alone
completely
explains
neuroimmune
function,
disease
occurrence
or
severity.
This
essay
suggests
that
two
perform
complementary
functions
generating
an
integrated
network.
The
pathway
determines
overall
neuronal
excitability
plasticity
by
modulating
glutamate
receptors
GPR35
across
CNS,
regulates
general
features
cell
status,
surveillance
tolerance
which
often
involves
Aryl
Hydrocarbon
Receptor
(AHR).
Equally,
chemokines
define
specific
populations
neurons,
glia
leukocytes,
more
responses
within
restricted
CNS
regions
populations.
In
addition,
as
there
is
a
much
larger
variety
these
compounds,
their
homing
properties
enable
superimposition
dynamic
variations
upon
local,
spatially
limited,
would
principle
allow
targeting
potential
treatments
to
CNS.
proposed
synergistic
interface
‘tonic’
affecting
baseline
superimposed
‘phasic’
cytokine
constitute
network
explaining
some
communication.
concept
broaden
scope
for
development
new
disorders
involving
both
systems,
safer
effective
agents
targeted
regions.
JCI Insight,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(4)
Published: Jan. 11, 2022
Monocyte-derived
macrophages
(MDMs)
are
key
players
in
tissue
homeostasis
and
diseases
regulated
by
a
variety
of
signaling
molecules.
Recent
literature
has
highlighted
the
ability
for
biogenic
amines
to
regulate
macrophage
functions,
but
mechanisms
governing
amine
around
immune
cells
remain
nebulous.
In
CNS,
transporters
regarded
as
master
regulators
neurotransmitter
signaling.
While
we
others
have
shown
that
express
these
transporters,
relatively
little
is
known
their
function
cells.
To
address
knowledge
gaps,
investigated
norepinephrine
transporter
(NET)
dopamine
(DAT)
on
human
MDMs.
We
found
both
NET
DAT
present
can
uptake
substrate
from
extracellular
space
at
baseline.
Not
only
was
expressed
cultured
MDMs,
it
also
detected
subset
intestinal
situ.
Surprisingly,
discovered
NET-independent,
DAT-mediated
immunomodulatory
mechanism
response
LPS.
LPS
induced
reverse
transport
through
DAT,
engaging
an
autocrine/paracrine
loop
response.
Removing
this
enhanced
proinflammatory
Our
data
introduce
potential
role
regulation
innate
immunity.
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
2, P. 100030 - 100030
Published: Dec. 31, 2019
Induction
of
innate
immune
genes
in
the
brain
is
thought
to
be
a
major
factor
development
addiction
substances
abuse.
As
component
system
brain,
aberrant
activation
myeloid
cells
such
as
macrophages
and
microglia
due
substance
use
may
mediate
neuroinflammation
contribute
addiction.
All
addictive
drugs
modulate
dopaminergic
our
previous
studies
have
identified
dopamine
pro-inflammatory
modulator
macrophage
function.
However,
mechanism
that
mediates
this
effect
currently
unknown.
Inflammatory
induction
cytokine
production
often
mediated
by
transcription
NF-κB,
prior
shown
can
NF-κB
activity
T-cells
other
non-immune
cell
lines.
Here
we
demonstrated
activate
primary
human
macrophages,
resulting
its
downstream
targets
including
NLRP3
inflammasome
inflammatory
IL-1β.
These
data
also
indicate
primes
but
does
not
macrophages.
Activation
was
required
for
dopamine-mediated
increases
IL-1β,
an
inhibitor
able
abrogate
effects
on
these
cytokines.
Connecting
increase
extracellular
inflammation
suggests
specific
intracellular
could
used
ameliorate
impact
neuroinflammatory
conditions
associated
with