Figure 7.
Schematic representation of TRPV1 in inhibiting the microglial TGF-β1 signaling via TLR4 after hyperthermia-induction seizures. (1) TRPV1 is upregulated and trafficked to the membrane from microglia; (2) TRPV1 leads to excessive Ca2+ influx in microglia and promotes microglia polarization; (3) TRPV1 activation triggers marked proliferation, migration, morphology changes and inflammatory responses; and (4) increased microglial TRPV1 inhibited TGF-β1 signaling and Arg1 and Ym1 via interaction with TLR4. Consistently, TRPV1−/− have the microglial M2 phenotype.