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However, the functional ability of CD172a and CD200R to inhibit myeloid cell activation 17-AAG ic50 may be dependent on many factors, including expression of their ligands, CD47 and CD200 respectively, on surrounding cells, as well as the expression of signaling molecules necessary to mediate inhibition of activation. Thus, the expression of these receptors may not be sufficient to diminish the inflammatory response to TLR stimulation in the neo natal brain. The presence of SLAMF7 on neonatal microglia may be an additional negative regulator of microglia activa tion. SLAMF7 is a self ligand and is involved in both cell activation as well as cell inhibition for NK cells. However, analysis of activated human monocytes indicated that these cells did not express EAT 2, which is required for SLAMF7 induced activation.<br><br> SLAM F7 inhibited MAPK activity of monocytes, suggest ing that SLAMF7 may function as a negative regulator of myeloid cell activation. Adriamycin 25316-40-9 It is possible that SLAMF7 may function in a manner similar to CD200R or CD172a and play a critical role in controlling the function of microglia and their interactions with neurons in the de veloping brain. In addition to the elevated expression of negative regu lators, neonatal microglia also had higher levels of integ rins, including CD11a and CD11b. CD11b may be involved in TLR4 signaling by influencing the recruit ment and degradation of intracellular TLR signaling adaptor proteins. Therefore, elevated microglial CD11b levels could alter TLR4 signaling in neonatal microglia, resulting in the elevated cytokine responses observed in the CNS of neonatal mice.<br><br> The ratio of the Ly6ChiCD11bhiF4 80lo monocytes relative to the other three myeloid cell populations was higher in neonates than in weanling mice, although the relative number of cells ABT-199 m2 was com parable between age groups. The increased ra tio of this cell population may indicate that this cell population is a contributor to the inflammatory response in neonates. Additionally, the reduced ratio of the other three cell populations could influence the inflammatory response if these cells had a regulatory role in limiting inflammation through the production of anti inflamma tory cytokines or inhibitory molecules. We did not ob serve any increase in IL 10 production in the weanling brain compared with the neonatal brain, indicating that these macrophages were not alternatively activated mac rophages.<br><br> However, we cannot rule out localized production of inhibitory cytokines by these cells that would limit microglial or monocyte activation and cytokine production. One of the few cytokines that was elevated in the weanling brain compared with the neonatal brain was Csf2 a cytokine known to be involved in the activation and maintenance of microglia and macro phages. This induction of Csf2 mRNA could be due to the higher percentages of the monocyte macrophage populations in the weanling mice. Additionally, quies cent microglia may be programmed to produce more GMCSF upon stimulation to support cell activation and proliferation, while the neonatal amoeboid microglia are already in a heightened activation state. Our studies indicate that myeloid cells are at least par tially responsible for the increased proinflammatory re sponse observed in neonates.