Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 167-173.doi: 10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2024.02.0167

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Expression and role of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 in high glucose-treated microglia

WANG Zhaohui1, LIU Xiao1, ZHOU Yue1, WEI Xinyi1, WANG Yue2,3, LI Junfa1, ZHAO Li1*   

  1. 1. Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006;
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Medical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088;
    3. Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2023-11-01 Revised:2023-12-26 Published:2024-02-05
  • Contact: *zhaoli@ccmu.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective To explore the expression of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) in high-glucose microglia and to investigate the role of TREM2 in the proliferation, migration and phagocytosis of high-glucose microglia. Methods Microglia cells were divided into control group and high-glucose treatment group(67.5 mmol/L glucose, 24 h). The microglia cells were counted and the expression of Iba1 and TREM2 was detected. TREM2 siRNA was transfected to detect the proliferation and migration of microglia. The amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) with a fluorescent tag was added to observe the phagocytosis of Aβ by microglia. Results Compared to normal microglia, the number of microglia significantly decreased after high-glucose treatment (P<0.001), while the expression of TREM2 and Iba1 markedly increased (P<0.001). High glucose and TREM2 did not affect the proliferation of microglia. Compared to the normal group, the migration of microglia significantly decreased after high-glucose treatment (P<0.05) and TREM2 did not affect the migration ability of high-glucose microglia. Compared to the normal group, the phagocytosis of Aβ by microglia significantly decreased in the high-glucose treated group(P<0.001). Furthermore, TREM2 knockdown further decreased the phagocytosis of Aβ by high-glucose microglia (P<0.001). Conclusions The expression of TREM2 in microglia significantly increases after high-glucose treatment, which significantly affects phagocytosis of Aβ by microglia.

Key words: high glucose, microglia, myeloid cell trigger receptor 2 (TREM2)

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