scholarly journals Exosomes from Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Regulate M1/M2 Macrophage Phenotypic Polarization to Promote Bone Healing via miR-451a/MIF

Author(s):  
Rui Li ◽  
Dize Li ◽  
Huanan Wang ◽  
Kaiwen Chen ◽  
Si Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Objectives: Bone defects caused by diseases and trauma are usually accompanied by inflammation, and the implantation of biomaterials as a common repair method has also been found to cause inflammatory reactions, which affect bone metabolism and new bone formation. This study investigated whether exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC-Exos) plays an immunomodulatory role in traumatic bone defects and elucidated the underlying mechanisms.Methods:ADSC-Exos were loaded by a biomaterial named gelatine nanoparticles (GNPs), physical and chemical properties were analyzed by zeta potential, surface topography and rheology. A rat model of skull defect was used for our in vivo studies, micro-CT and histological staining were used to analyse histological changes in the bone defect area. RT-qPCR and western blotting were performed to verify that ADSC-Exos could regulate M1/M2 macrophage polarization. MicroRNA (miRNA) array analysis was conducted to determine the miRNA expression profiles of ADSC-Exos. After macrophages were treated with a miR-451a mimic, miR-451a inhibitor and ISO-1, the relative expression of genes and proteins was measured by RT-qPCR and western blotting.Results: In vivo, micro-CT and histological staining showed that exosome-loaded GNPs(GNP-Exos) hydrogel, with good biocompatibility and strong mechanical adaptability,exhibited immunomodulatory effect mainly by regulating macrophage immunity and promoting bone tissue healing. Immunofluorescence further indicated that ADSC-Exos reduced M1 marker (iNOS) expression and increased M2 marker (CD206) expression. Moreover, in vitro studies, western blotting and RT-qPCR showed that ADSC-Exos inhibited M1 macrophage marker expression and upregulated M2 macrophage marker expression. MiR-451a was enriched in ADSC-Exos and targeted macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Macrophages treated with the miR-451a mimic showed lower expression of M1 markers. In contrast, miR-451a inhibitor treatment upregulated the expression of M1 markers and downregulated the expression of M2 markers, while ISO-1 (a MIF inhibitor) treatment upregulated miR-451a expression and downregulated M1 macrophage marker expression.Conclusion: GNP-Exos can effectively regulate bone immune metabolism and futher promote bone healing partly through immune regulation of miR-451a,which may provide a therapeutic direction for bone repair.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Shaoxi Yan ◽  
Mo Zhou ◽  
Xiaoyun Zheng ◽  
Yuanyuan Xing ◽  
Juan Dong ◽  
...  

Inflammation causes tissue damage and promotes ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI), and the infiltration and polarization of macrophages play an important role in regulating inflammation post-MI. Here, we investigated the anti-inflammatory function of curcumin after MI and studied its relationship with macrophage polarization. In vivo, curcumin not only attenuated ventricular remodeling 3 months after MI but also suppressed inflammation during the first 7 days post-MI. Importantly, the results of qPCR and immunochemistry showed that curcumin decreased M1 (iNOS, CCL2, and CD86) but increased M2 macrophage (Arg1, CD163, and CD206) marker expression in the myocardium of MI mice during the first 7 days post-MI. And flow cytometry analysis indicated that curcumin suppressed M1 (CD45+Gr-1-CD11b+iNOS+ cells) but enhanced M2 macrophage (CD45+Gr-1-CD11b+Arg+ cells) expansion in the myocardium of MI mice during the first 7 days post-MI. In vitro, curcumin decreased LPS/IFNγ-elevated M1 macrophage marker (iNOS and CD86) expression and the proportion of M1 macrophages (iNOS+F4/80+ cells) but increased LPS/IFNγ-suppressed M2 macrophage marker (Arg1 and CD206) expression and the proportion of M2 macrophages (Arg1+F4/80+ cells). In addition, curcumin modulates M1/M2 macrophage polarization partly via AMPK. In conclusion, curcumin suppressed the MI-induced inflammation by modulating macrophage polarization partly via the AMPK pathway.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
W Asanprakit ◽  
D N Lobo ◽  
O Eremin ◽  
A J Bennett

Abstract Introduction The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR) is a transmembrane protein, which transports polymeric immunoglobulin (pIg) across the epithelial cells. High expression of PIGR in breast cancer has been reported to associate with increased 5-year survival rate. In this study, the factors in tumour microenvironment which affected PIGR expression in breast cancer cell lines, were investigated. Method M1, M2 macrophage conditioned media (CM) and recombinant human cytokines were used to determine factors which increased PIGR expression in breast cancer cells. The level of PIGR expression in the cells and secreted PIGR free secretory component (SC) were evaluated by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Results M1 macrophage CM induced a striking dose dependent increase in PIGR mRNA expression in MDA-MB468 cells, up to 20-fold in 100% CM. Interferon gamma (IFNγ) and interleukin (IL)-1β also increased PIGR expression in MDA-MB468 cells. However, IL-1β was demonstrated to increase in M1 macrophages, while IFNγ was not. The role of IL-1β secreted from M1 macrophages in increasing expression of PIGR was confirmed by IL-1 receptor blockade, indicating that IL-1β was the M1 macrophage cytokine that enhanced PIGR expression in breast cancer cells. Conclusions IL-1β was the M1 macrophage cytokine which enhanced PIGR expression in breast cancer cells. IFNγ was also shown to increase PIGR expression in the present study. These imply that elevated PIGR expression in breast cancer in vivo may reflect the polarization state of tumour associated immune cells. Take-home Message IL-1β secreted from M1 macrophage enhances PIGR expression in breast cancer cells. The elevated PIGR expression in breast cancer in vivo may reflect the polarization state of tumour associated immune cells.


2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (6) ◽  
pp. E1004-E1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Song ◽  
Do-sung Kim ◽  
Wenyu Gou ◽  
Jingjing Wang ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
...  

Macrophage polarization contributes to obesity-induced insulin resistance. Glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone specialized for folding and quality control of secreted and membrane proteins. To determine the role of GRP94 in macrophage polarization and insulin resistance, macrophage-specific GRP94 conditional knockout (KO) mice were challenged with a high-fat diet (HFD). Glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and macrophage composition were compared with control mice. KO mice showed better glucose tolerance and increased insulin sensitivity. Adipose tissues from HFD-KO mice contained lower numbers of M1 macrophages, with lower expression of M1 macrophage markers, than wild-type (WT) mice. In vitro, WT adipocytes cocultured with KO macrophages retained insulin sensitivity, whereas those cultured with WT macrophages did not. In addition, compared with WT bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), BMDMs from GRP94 KO mice exhibited lower expression of M1 macrophage marker genes following stimulation with LPS or IFN-γ, and exhibited partially increased expression of M2 macrophage marker genes following stimulation with interleukin-4. These findings identify GRP94 as a novel regulator of M1 macrophage polarization and insulin resistance and inflammation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 510
Author(s):  
Ana Reis-Mendes ◽  
José Luís Dores-Sousa ◽  
Ana Isabel Padrão ◽  
Margarida Duarte-Araújo ◽  
José Alberto Duarte ◽  
...  

Mitoxantrone (MTX) is a pharmaceutical drug used in the treatment of several cancers and refractory multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite its therapeutic value, adverse effects may be severe, namely the frequently reported cardiotoxicity, whose mechanisms need further research. This work aimed to assess if inflammation or oxidative stress-related pathways participate in the cardiotoxicity of MTX, using the mouse as an animal model, at two different age periods (infant or adult mice) using two therapeutic relevant cumulative doses. Histopathology findings showed that MTX caused higher cardiac toxicity in adults. In MTX-treated adults, at the highest dose, noradrenaline cardiac levels decreased, whereas at the lowest cumulative dose, protein carbonylation increased and the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 subunit and of M1 macrophage marker increased. Moreover, MTX-treated adult mice had enhanced expression of NF-κB p52 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α), while decreasing interleukin-6 (IL-6). Moreover, while catalase expression significantly increased in both adult and infant mice treated with the lowest MTX cumulative dose, the expression of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and glutathione peroxidase only significantly increased in infant animals. Nevertheless, the ratio of GAPDH to ATP synthase subunit beta decreased in adult animals. In conclusion, clinically relevant doses of MTX caused dissimilar responses in adult and infant mice, being that inflammation may be an important trigger to MTX-induced cardiotoxicity.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Xiong ◽  
Lang Chen ◽  
Chenchen Yan ◽  
Wu Zhou ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Osteoblast differentiation is a vital process for fracture healing, and exosomes are nanosized membrane vesicles that can deliver therapeutic drugs easily and safely. Macrophages participate in the regulation of various biological processes in vivo , and macrophage-derived exosomes (MD-Exos) have recently been a topic of increasing research interest. However, few study has explored the link between MD-Exos and osteoblast differentiation. Herein, we sought to identify miRNAs differentially expressed between M1 and M2 macrophage-derived exosomes, and to evaluate their roles in the context of osteoblast differentiation.Results We found that microRNA-5106 (miR-5106) was significantly overexpressed in M2 macrophage-derived exosomes (M2D-Exos), while its expression was decreased in M1 macrophage-derived exosomes (M1D-Exos), and we found that this exosomal miRNA can induce bone mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) osteogenic differentiation via directly targeting the Salt-inducible kinase 2 and 3 ( SIK2 and SIK3 ) genes. In addition, the local injection of both a miR-5106 agonist or M2D-Exos to fracture sites was sufficient to accelerate healing in vivo.Conclusions Our study demonstrates that miR-5106 is highly enriched in M2D-Exos, and that it can be transferred to BMSCs wherein it targets SIK2 and SIK3 genes to promote osteoblast differentiation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchuan Yuan ◽  
Ling Long ◽  
Jiaxing Liu ◽  
Yongyao Lin ◽  
Cuiping Peng ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Monocyte/macrophage-targeting delivery systems (MTDSs) have been focused upon as an emerging routine for delivering drugs to treat various macrophage-related diseases. However, the ability of MTDSs to distinguish different macrophage-related diseases and their impact on macrophage function and disease progression have not been systematically revealed, which is important for actively targeted therapeutic or diagnostic strategies. Results Herein, we used dextran-modified polystyrene nanoparticles (DEX-PS) to demonstrate that modification of nanoparticles by dextran can specifically enhance their recognition by M2 macrophages in vitro, but it is obstructed by monocytes in peripheral blood according to in vivo assays. DEX-PS not only targeted and became distributed in tumors, an M2 macrophage-related disease, but was also highly distributed in an M1 macrophage-related disease, namely acute peritonitis. Thus, DEX-PS acts as a double-edged sword in these two different diseases by reeducating macrophages to a pro-inflammatory phenotype. Conclusions Our results suggest that MTDSs, even those designed based on differential expression of receptors on specific macrophage subtypes, lack the ability to distinguish different macrophage subtype-related diseases in vivo. In addition to the potential impact of these carrier materials on macrophage function, studies of MTDSs should pay greater attention to the distribution of nanoparticles in non-target macrophage-infiltrated disease sites and their impact on disease processes.


Author(s):  
Katherine Hurst ◽  
Et al.

K Hurst1, R Choudhury2, A Handa1 1. Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford 2. Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford Introduction The outcomes for patients with PAOD have remained unchanged for over 25 years, whereas primary prevention has made a marked difference to the incidence of stroke and MI. Why is treatment more effective for certain types of atherosclerotic plaques than others? Why do certain patients experience a stroke but never an amputation? Methods The study aims to use in vivo and ex vivo analysis of carotid and femoral atherosclerotic plaque from patients enrolled in the OxPVD study. Each participant will undergo pre-operative in vivo carotid and femoral vessel (ipsilateral) imaging using T1/T2 weighted MRI; inclusive of plaque, and ex vivo plaque analysis using micro CT, micro MRI and histological staining. Comparative analysis of the carotid versus femoral plaques will be completed using above techniques.    Results Primary results from this study have shown that novel MRI DANTE sequences can successfully characterise femoral atherosclerotic plaque in vivo. Using micro CT and mass spectrometry techniques from micro MRI, we have further quantified the differences in composition of carotid and femoral disease. Finally, histological staining has implied that the disease processes behind femoral and carotid atherosclerosis may be different; with carotid narrowing by fat infiltration and statistically significant reduction in nuclei, compared to femoral plaque showing intra luminal calcium deposition without intimal destruction.  Conclusion These preliminary results are beginning to highlight the key compositional differences between carotid and femoral atherosclerosis, and with these results it may be possible to trial different therapeutic targets, particularly in the context of PAOD.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoling Yao ◽  
Yue Zhou ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Feiyan Deng ◽  
Yongyi Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Radiation-induced dermatitis is a serious side effect of radiotherapy, and very few effective treatments are currently available for this condition. We previously demonstrated that apoptosis is an important feature of radiation-induced dermatitis and adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are one of the most promising types of stem cells that have a protective effect on acute radiation-induced dermatitis. Cathepsin F (CTSF) is a recently discovered protein that plays an important role in apoptosis. In this study, we investigated whether ADSCs affect chronic radiation-induced dermatitis, and the underlying mechanisms involved. Methods ADSCs were isolated from male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and characterized. For in vivo studies, rats were randomly divided into control and ADSC-treated groups, and cultured ADSCs were transplanted into radiation-induced dermatitis model rats. The effects of ADSC transplantation were determined by skin damage scoring, histopathological analysis, electron microscopy, immunohistochemical staining, and western blotting analysis of apoptosis-related proteins. To evaluate the effects of ADSCs in vitro, radiation-induced apoptotic cells were treated with ADSC culture supernatant, and apoptosis-related protein expression was investigated by TUNEL staining, flow cytometry, and western blotting. Results In the in vivo studies, skin damage, inflammation, fibrosis, and apoptosis were reduced and hair follicle and sebaceous gland regeneration were enhanced in the ADSC group compared with the control group. Further, CTSF and downstream pro-apoptotic proteins (Bid, BAX, and caspase 9) were downregulated, while anti-apoptotic proteins (Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL) were upregulated. In vitro, ADSCs markedly attenuated radiation-induced apoptosis, downregulated CTSF and downstream pro-apoptotic proteins, and upregulated anti-apoptotic proteins. Conclusion ADSCs protect against radiation-induced dermatitis by exerting an anti-apoptotic effect through inhibition of CTSF expression. ADSCs may be a good therapeutic candidate to prevent the development of radiation-induced dermatitis.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhu ◽  
Qiong Li ◽  
Weiping Kuang ◽  
Jun Lu ◽  
Qin Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background : Increasing evidence has demonstrated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) participate in epileptogenesis, but the expression profile and role of circRNAs in epilepsy remain unknown. A circRNA microarray was performed to examine epilepsy-related circRNAs. Bioinformatics analyses, luciferin reporter experiments and real-time quantitative PCR (Rt-qPCR) in vitro experiments were performed to demonstrate the mechanism of circRNA-mediated gene regulation of the microglial phenotype under epileptic conditions. Then, to further confirm the effect of circRNAs on nerve damage in the hippocampus, a mouse model of epilepsy was established by intraperitoneal injection of lithium chloride and pilocarpine. Results: The data indicated that 364 circRNAs were differentially expressed comparing epilepsy and control tissues. In particular, mmu_circ_0000335 expression was significantly downregulated in epileptic mice which was confirmed by Rt-qPCR. Overexpression of mmu_circ_0000335 promoted BV2 cell transformation into the M2 macrophage phenotype by increasing expression of CD206, Arg1, Ym1 and IL-10 while decreasing M1 macrophage markers IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and IFN-γ expressions under epileptic conditions. mmu_circ_0000335 expression triggered upregulation of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 (SOCS1) by decreasing miR-19b-3p levels, as determined by luciferase reporter assay. In vivo studies found that mmu_circ_0000335 overexpression decreased epilepsy-induced neural cell apoptosis in the hippocampus by reducing inflammatory cytokine expression. Immunofluorescence detection showed that mmu_circ_0000335 overexpression promoted microglial transformation into the M2 phenotype which had an anti-inflammatory effect. Conclusions: These results collectively indicated that mmu_circ_0000335 was involved in epilepsy progression by functioning as a miR-19b-3p sponge to enhance SOCS1 expression. Thus, mmu_circ_0000335 may be a candidate therapeutic target for epilepsy patients.


Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 3070-3080
Author(s):  
Ping Luo ◽  
Sisi Peng ◽  
Yin Yan ◽  
Ping Ji ◽  
Jie Xu

Abstract Objectives IL-37 has been identified as an important anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive factor. This study was undertaken to explore how IL-37 affects M1/M2-like macrophage polarization and thus contributes to anti-inflammatory processes in the temporomandibular joint. Methods Western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and immunofluorescence were used to verify the IL-37-induced polarization shift from the M1 phenotype to the M2 phenotype, and the related key pathways were analysed by western blotting. Human chondrocytes were stimulated with M1-conditioned medium (CM) or IL-37-pretreated M1-CM, and inflammatory cytokines were detected. siRNA-IL-1R8 and MCC-950 were used to investigate the mechanism underlying the anti-inflammatory effects of IL-37. Complete Freund’s adjuvant-induced and disc perforation-induced inflammation models were used for in vivo studies. Haematoxylin and eosin, immunohistochemical and safranin-O staining protocols were used to analyse histological changes in the synovium and condyle. Results Western blotting, qRT-PCR and immunofluorescence showed that IL-37 inhibited M1 marker expression and upregulated M2 marker expression. Western blotting and qRT-PCR showed that pretreatment with IL-37 suppressed inflammatory cytokine expression in chondrocytes. IL-37 inhibited the expression of NLRP3 and upregulated the expression of IL-1R8. Si-IL-1R8 and MCC-950 further confirmed that the anti-inflammatory properties of IL-37 were dependent on the presence of IL-1R8 and NLRP3. In vivo, IL-37 reduced synovial M1 marker expression and cartilage degeneration and increased M2 marker expression. Conclusion IL-37 shifting of the polarization of macrophages from the pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype to the beneficial anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype seems to be a promising therapeutic strategy for treating temporomandibular joint inflammation.


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