Characteristics of spinal microglia in aged and obese mice: potential contributions to impaired sensory behavior

Immunity & Ageing

Ji Zhang¹  Xiang Qun Shi²  YaSi Wu²  SeungHwan Lee² 

[1] The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, 740 Docteur Penfield Ave, Suite 3200C, Montreal H3A 0G1, QC, Canada;Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal H3A 0C7, QC, Canada

关键词: Inflammation;    Spinal cord;    Pain;    Microglia;    Obesity;    Aging;   

Others  :  1234051
DOI  :  10.1186/s12979-015-0049-5

 received in 2015-07-29, accepted in 2015-11-12,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Both aging and obesity have been recognized widely as health conditions that profoundly affect individuals, families and the society. Aged and obese people often report altered pain responses while underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. We aim to understand whether spinal microglia could potentially contribute to altered sensory behavior in aged and obese population.

Results

In this study, we monitored pain behavior in adult (6 months) and aged (17 months) mice fed with diet containing 10 % or 60 % Kcal fat. The group of young adult (3 months) mice was included as theoretical baseline control. Compared with lean adult animals, diet-induced-obese (DIO) adult, lean and DIO-aged mice showed enhanced painful response to heat and cold stimuli, while exhibiting hyposensitivity to mechanical stimulation. The impact of aging and obesity on microglia properties was evidenced by an increased microglial cell density in the spinal cords, stereotypic morphological changes and polarization towards pro-inflammatory phenotype. Obesity strikingly exacerbated the effect of aging on spinal microglia.

Conclusion

Aging/obesity altered microglia properties in the spinal cords, which can dysregulate neuron-microglia crosstalk and impair physiological pain signal transmission. The inflammatory functions of microglia have special relevance for understanding of abnormal pain behavior in aged/obese populations.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Lee et al.

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