Research Article

Microglia and Astrocyte Activation by Toll-Like Receptor Ligands: Modulation by PPAR- Agonists

Table 1

Summary of PPAR- effects on PAMP-activated microglia reported in this study.

TLR ligand
PPAR- agonistPam3CyspolyI:CLPSFlagellinssRNAODN

15d- IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12
TNF- TNF- TNF- TNF- TNF- ND* TNF-
CXCL2 CXCL2 CXCL2No effect CXCL2No effect CXCL2 CXCL2
CCL2 CCL2 CCL2 CCL2No effect CCL2 CCL2

Rosiglitazone IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12
TNF- TNF- No effect TNF- TNF- TNF- NDNo effect TNF-

Pioglitazone IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12 IL-12
CXCL2 CXCL2

*ND; not detectable.