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Effects of Th17 cytokines on transcriptome of primary microglial cultures in vitro

ABSTRACT: Peripheral infections can result in neuropsychiatric changes in many contexts, including after recurrent Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in children. In a mouse model of intranasal GAS inoculation, we have previously demonstrated in vivo that mice lacking Th17 cells, or the key Th17 cytokines interleukin 17A (IL-17A) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), have altered microglial responses. As an attempt to determine whether these cytokines have direct effects on microglia, we cultured primary microglia and incubated them with either interferon gamma (IFNg), IL-17A or GM-CSF for 24 hours, then collected RNA for bulk sequencing. Microglia treated with IFNg or GM-CSF displayed striking transcriptional shifts, including upregulation of many inflammatory genes. IL-17A treatment did not have a noticeable effect on the microglial transcriptome, likely due to the in vitro absence of IL-17A receptors, which are expressed by microglia in vivo.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE221715 | GEO | 2023/03/14

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Microglial isolation and culturing methods continue to be explored to maximize cellular yield, purity, responsiveness to stimulation and similarity to in vivo microglia. This study aims to evaluate different microglia isolation methods — 3 variants of microglia isolation from neonatal mice and 2 variants of microglia isolation from adult mice — on transcriptional profile and response to HMGB1. Methods: Microglia from neonatal mice, age 0-3 days (P0-P3) were isolated from mixed glial cultures (MGC). We included three variations of this protocol that differed by use of GM-CSF in culture (No GM-CSF or 500 pg/mL GM-CSF), and days of culture in MGC before microglial separation (10 or 21). Protocols for studying microglia from adult mice age 6-8 weeks included isolation by adherence properties followed by 7 days of culture with 100 ng/mL GM-CSF and 100 ng/mL M-CSF (Vijaya et al., 2023), or acute isolation using CD11b beads (Bordt et al., 2020). Purity, yield, and RNA quality of the isolated microglia were assessed by flow cytometry, hemocytometer counting, Nanodrop, and Bioanalyzer, respectively. Microglial responsiveness to an inflammatory stimulus, HMGB1, was evaluated by measuring TNFα, IL1β, and IFNβ secretion by ELISA and assessing gene expression patterns using bulk RNA sequencing. Results: All five methods demonstrated greater than 90% purity. Microglia from all cultures increased transcription of or secreted TNFα, IL1β, and IFNβ in response to HMGB1. RNA sequencing showed a larger number of differentially expressed genes in response to HMGB1 treatment in microglia cultured from pups than from adult mice, with sparse changes among the 3 MGC culturing conditions. Conclusion: These findings suggest that while all methods provided high purity, the choice of protocol may significantly influence yield, RNA quality, baseline transcriptional profile and response to stimulation. This comparative study provides valuable insights to inform the choice of microglial isolation and culture method.

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Effects of Th17 cytokines on transcriptome of primary microglial cultures in vitro

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