Figure 9.
Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide upregulates the expression of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4 and fractalkine/CX3C chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1) in the reactive cultured microglia, but not in aged cells. Microglia that were kept in culture for 2 and 16 days in vitro (DIV) were treated with 1000 nM Aβ for 24 h. Expression of TLR2 (A), TLR4 (B) and CX3CR1 (C) was evaluated by Real-Time PCR. Results are expressed in graph bars as mean ± SEM. Cultures, n = 4 per group. Two-way ANOVA (Post hoc Bonferroni test): *p < 0.05 vs. respective non-treated Control; ††p < 0.01 vs. 2 DIV cells; (A) DIV × Aβ interaction F(5.29), p < 0.05.