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An immunomodulatory role of Fc receptor γ chain independent of FcγR ligation by IgG in acute neuroinflammation triggered by MPTP intoxication.

Abstract
Aberrant microglial activation is a prominent feature of neuroinflammation, which is implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological disorders. Fc receptor common γ-chain (FcRγ), one of the two immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif-bearing adaptor proteins, is abundantly expressed in microglia. It couples with different receptors, such as receptors for the Fc portion of IgG. In this study, we observed increased FcRγ expression along with increased IgG-binding during acute neuroinflammation triggered by MPTP intoxication, where adaptive immune responses should not be involved. Notably, FcRγ was expressed not only in the cell membrane but also in the cytoplasm in the activated microglia. FcRγ deficiency exacerbated microglial activation, pro-inflammatory factor upregulation, nigral dopaminergic neuronal loss and motor deficits, implicating a beneficial role of FcRγ in this model. Blockade of Fcγ receptor ligation by IgG in mice by Endoglycosidase S treatment, a bacterial endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase cleaving specifically the Asn297-linked glycan of IgG, or by using the mice deficient in mature B cells (muMT) with IgG production defects, did not show similar phenotypes to those observed in FcRγ-deficient mice, indicating that the beneficial effect mediated by FcRγ did not depend on FcγR ligation by IgG. Further, FcRγ knockout aggravated the expression and activation of STAT1 in microglia, suggesting FcRγ modulated neuroinflammation by dampening STAT1 signaling. Collectively, these results revealed that FcRγ-associated receptors could function as negative regulators of neuroinflammation and dopaminergic neurodegeneration.
AuthorsJunguo Chen, Congmin Chen, Shanshan Ma, Junyu Li, Mingtao Li, Qiaoying Huang
JournalNeurochemistry international (Neurochem Int) Vol. 171 Pg. 105638 (Dec 2023) ISSN: 1872-9754 [Electronic] England
PMID37923297 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Receptors, IgG
  • Receptors, Fc
  • Immunoglobulin G
Topics
  • Mice
  • Animals
  • Receptors, IgG (genetics, metabolism)
  • Receptors, Fc
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Neuroinflammatory Diseases
  • Immunity
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL

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