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Phosphatidylserine-containing liposomes suppress inflammatory bone loss by ameliorating the cytokine imbalance provoked by infiltrated macrophages.

01 Jun 2011-Laboratory Investigation (Nature Publishing Group)-Vol. 91, Iss: 6, pp 921-931
TL;DR: PSL-induced different influence on the activities of p38 MAPK and ERK is a likely underlying mechanism for phenotypic change of infiltrated macrophages after the phagocytosis of PSLs, resulting in the inhibition of inflammatory bone loss.
About: This article is published in Laboratory Investigation.The article was published on 2011-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 52 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Interleukin 10 & Phagocytosis.
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TL;DR: The restorative macrophage phenotype was recapitulated in vitro by the phagocytosis of cellular debris with associated activation of the ERK signaling cascade, offering a therapeutic strategy to this orphan pathological process.
Abstract: Although macrophages are widely recognized to have a profibrotic role in inflammation, we have used a highly tractable CCl4-induced model of reversible hepatic fibrosis to identify and characterize the macrophage phenotype responsible for tissue remodeling: the hitherto elusive restorative macrophage. This CD11Bhi F4/80int Ly-6Clo macrophage subset was most abundant in livers during maximal fibrosis resolution and represented the principle matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) -expressing subset. Depletion of this population in CD11B promoter–diphtheria toxin receptor (CD11B-DTR) transgenic mice caused a failure of scar remodeling. Adoptive transfer and in situ labeling experiments showed that these restorative macrophages derive from recruited Ly-6Chi monocytes, a common origin with profibrotic Ly-6Chi macrophages, indicative of a phenotypic switch in vivo conferring proresolution properties. Microarray profiling of the Ly-6Clo subset, compared with Ly-6Chi macrophages, showed a phenotype outside the M1/M2 classification, with increased expression of MMPs, growth factors, and phagocytosis-related genes, including Mmp9, Mmp12, insulin-like growth factor 1 (Igf1), and Glycoprotein (transmembrane) nmb (Gpnmb). Confocal microscopy confirmed the postphagocytic nature of restorative macrophages. Furthermore, the restorative macrophage phenotype was recapitulated in vitro by the phagocytosis of cellular debris with associated activation of the ERK signaling cascade. Critically, induced phagocytic behavior in vivo, through administration of liposomes, increased restorative macrophage number and accelerated fibrosis resolution, offering a therapeutic strategy to this orphan pathological process.

744 citations


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  • ...Furthermore, recent studies have shown that liposome administration can alter macrophage phenotype in vivo in part by induction of ERK signaling after ingestion (53, 54)....

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TL;DR: This review summarizes new data on inflammatory bone loss obtained in 2011 and describes the molecular pathways by which receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand and RANKL induce osteoclast differentiation.
Abstract: Chronic inflammation including autoimmune disease is an important risk factor for the development of osteoporosis. Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) play a central role in osteoclast differentiation and function, and the molecular pathways by which M-CSF and RANKL induce osteoclast differentiation have been analyzed in detail. Proinflammatory cytokines directly or indirectly regulate osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption providing a link between inflammation and osteoporosis. Tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and IL-17 are the most important proinflammatory cytokines triggering inflammatory bone loss. Inhibition of these cytokines has provided potent therapeutic effects in the treatment of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Further investigation is needed to understand the pathophysiology and to develop new strategies to treat inflammatory bone loss. This review summarizes new data on inflammatory bone loss obtained in 2011.

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  • ...[77] suggests that this effect is due to increased IL-10 production by macrophages....

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13 Feb 2014-Viruses
TL;DR: The induction of a uniquely polarized macrophage subset from infected monocytes is described, which is argued to be the ideal cellular environment for the initiation of viral gene expression and replication and, ultimately, viral spread and persistence within the infected host.
Abstract: The wide range of disease pathologies seen in multiple organ sites associated with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection results from the systemic hematogenous dissemination of the virus, which is mediated predominately by infected monocytes. In addition to their role in viral spread, infected monocytes are also known to play a key role in viral latency and life-long persistence. However, in order to utilize infected monocytes for viral spread and persistence, HCMV must overcome a number of monocyte biological hurdles, including their naturally short lifespan and their inability to support viral gene expression and replication. Our laboratory has shown that HCMV is able to manipulate the biology of infected monocytes in order to overcome these biological hurdles by inducing the survival and differentiation of infected monocytes into long-lived macrophages capable of supporting viral gene expression and replication. In this current review, we describe the unique aspects of how HCMV promotes monocyte survival and differentiation by inducing a “finely-tuned” macrophage cell type following infection. Specifically, we describe the induction of a uniquely polarized macrophage subset from infected monocytes, which we argue is the ideal cellular environment for the initiation of viral gene expression and replication and, ultimately, viral spread and persistence within the infected host.

70 citations

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TL;DR: The data show that myelin modulates the phenotype of macrophages by PPAR activation, which may subsequently dampen MS lesion progression and the immunoregulatory impact of naturally-occurring myelin lipids may hold promise for future MS therapeutics.
Abstract: Foamy macrophages, containing myelin degradation products, are abundantly found in active multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Recent studies have described an altered phenotype of macrophages after myelin internalization. However, mechanisms by which myelin affects the phenotype of macrophages and how this phenotype influences lesion progression remain unclear. We demonstrate that myelin as well as phosphatidylserine (PS), a phospholipid found in myelin, reduce nitric oxide production by macrophages through activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ). Furthermore, uptake of PS by macrophages, after intravenous injection of PS-containing liposomes (PSLs), suppresses the production of inflammatory mediators and ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of MS. The protective effect of PSLs in EAE animals is associated with a reduced immune cell infiltration into the central nervous system and decreased splenic cognate antigen specific proliferation. Interestingly, PPARβ/δ is activated in foamy macrophages in active MS lesions, indicating that myelin also activates PPARβ/δ in macrophages in the human brain. Our data show that myelin modulates the phenotype of macrophages by PPAR activation, which may subsequently dampen MS lesion progression. Moreover, our results suggest that myelin-derived PS mediates PPARβ/δ activation in macrophages after myelin uptake. The immunoregulatory impact of naturally-occurring myelin lipids may hold promise for future MS therapeutics.

64 citations


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  • ...In vivo, PSLs have been described to promote the resolution of inflammation by modulating macrophage function in a model for inflammatory bone loss and myocardial infarction [31,33]....

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  • ...In vitro, clearance of apoptotic cells and PSLs skews macrophages towards a tolerogenic phenotype [21,23,29-35]....

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TL;DR: The findings suggest that the PSL-IL10 has macrophage targeting ability and enhanced anti- inflammatory effect due to the synergistic anti-inflammatory effects of IL-10 and PSL, and can be used as amacrophage-targeted therapeutic material for inflammation-related diseases, including obesity.

55 citations

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TL;DR: It is concluded that interaction between activated monocytes and apoptotic neutrophils creates a unique response, which changes an activated monocyte from being a promoter of the inflammatory cascade into a cell primed to deactivate itself and other cells.
Abstract: There is growing evidence that apoptotic neutrophils have an active role to play in the regulation and resolution of inflammation following phagocytosis by macrophages and dendritic cells. However, their influence on activated blood monocytes, freshly recruited to sites of inflammation, has not been defined. In this work, we examined the effect of apoptotic neutrophils on cytokine production by LPS-activated monocytes. Monocytes stimulated with LPS in the presence of apoptotic neutrophils for 18 h elicited an immunosuppressive cytokine response, with enhanced IL-10 and TGF-beta production and only minimal TNF-alpha and IL-1beta cytokine production. Time-kinetic studies demonstrated that IL-10 production was markedly accelerated in the presence of apoptotic neutrophils, whereas there was a sustained reduction in the production of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta. This suppression of proinflammatory production was not reversible by depletion of IL-10 or TGF-beta or by addition of exogenous IFN-gamma. It was demonstrated, using Transwell experiments, that monocyte-apoptotic cell contact was required for induction of the immunosuppressive monocyte response. The response of monocytes contrasted with that of human monocyte-derived macrophages in which there was a reduction in IL-10 production. We conclude from these data that interaction between activated monocytes and apoptotic neutrophils creates a unique response, which changes an activated monocyte from being a promoter of the inflammatory cascade into a cell primed to deactivate itself and other cells.

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TL;DR: The inhibitory effect of sTNFR on IL-6 production and collagen degradation in RA synovium and bone was increased in combination with sIL-17R and sil-1RII, which support the concept of combination therapy, which may increase the percentage of responding patients as well as the degree of individual patient response.
Abstract: Objective Anti–tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) therapy has shown efficacy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Since interleukin-1 (IL-1), TNFα, and IL-17 have many additive and/or synergistic effects in vitro, we tested whether their combined inhibition by soluble receptors would lead to an enhanced effect on ex vivo models of synovial inflammation and bone destruction. Methods RA synovium and bone explants were cultured for 7 days in the presence of 1 μg/ml soluble TNFα receptor (STNFR; as in current therapy), type II soluble IL-1 receptor (sIL-1RII), or sIL-17R either alone or in combination. Their effects on the production of IL-6 and the release of C-telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), a marker of type I collagen destruction, were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results In synovium, each soluble receptor alone decreased IL-6 production and CTX release by ∼35% and ∼55%, respectively. The combination of all 3 receptors was more effective, inhibiting IL-6 production and collagen degradation by up to 70%. Neither sIL-17R, sIL-1RII, or sTNFR alone had no effect (or an effect of <20% inhibition) on IL-6 production in 18%, 33%, and 22%, respectively, of the samples. In bone, sIL-17R, sIL-1RII, and sTNFR decreased IL-6 production by 23%, 50%, and 37%, respectively, while the combination decreased IL-6 production by 75%. A 50% inhibition of CTX release was obtained with sIL-1RII for 63% of the samples versus 38% of the samples with either sTNFR or sIL-17R. However, the combination of all 3 receptors was not more potent than sIL-1RII alone. Conclusion The inhibitory effect of sTNFR on IL-6 production and collagen degradation in RA synovium and bone was increased in combination with sIL-17R and sIL-1RII. These results support the concept of combination therapy, which may increase the percentage of responding patients as well as the degree of individual patient response.

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TL;DR: PS-containing liposomes did not appear to directly inhibit dendritic cell maturation in vitro in response to a variety of stimuli, nor did it prevent their migration to regional lymph nodes in vivo, suggesting that the inhibitory effects may have resulted from complicated interactions between tissue cells and dendedritic cells, subsequently inhibiting their ability to productively activate T lymphocytes.
Abstract: Phosphatidylserine (PS) on apoptotic cells promotes their uptake and induces anti-inflammatory responses in phagocytes, including TGF-β release. Little is known regarding the effects of PS on adaptive immune responses. We therefore investigated the effects of PS-containing liposomes on immune responses in mice in vivo. PS liposomes specifically inhibited responses to Ags as determined by decreased draining lymph node tissue mass, with reduced numbers of total leukocytes and Ag-specific CD4+ T cells. There was also a decrease in formation and size of germinal centers in spleen and lymph nodes, accompanied by decreased levels of Ag-specific IgG in blood. Many of these effects were mimicked by an agonistic Ab-specific for the PS receptor. TGF-β appears to play a critical role in this inhibition, as the inhibitory effects of PS were reversed by in vivo administration of anti-TGF-β Ab. PS-containing liposomes did not appear to directly inhibit dendritic cell maturation in vitro in response to a variety of stimuli, nor did it prevent their migration to regional lymph nodes in vivo, suggesting that the inhibitory effects may have resulted from complicated interactions between tissue cells and dendritic cells, subsequently inhibiting their ability to productively activate T lymphocytes.

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  • ...Furthermore, PSLs can promote the resolution of inflammation in vivo.(2,15,16)...

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TL;DR: It is concluded that the activation of ERK following FcγR ligation leads to a remodeling of the chromatin at the il-10 locus, making it more accessible to transcription factors.
Abstract: We have previously demonstrated that macrophages stimulated in the presence of immune complexes produce high levels of IL-10. We now examine the mechanism of IL-10 superinduction. We report that the enhanced production of IL-10 correlates with a rapid and enhanced activation of two MAPKs, ERK and p38. The inhibition of either ERK or p38 prevented IL-10 induction, indicating that both MAPKs were required for IL-10 synthesis. By chromatin immunoprecipitation assay, we demonstrate that activation of ERK leads to the phosphorylation of serine 10 on histone H3 at the il-10 gene, making the promoter more accessible to transcription factors generated in response to p38 activation. Inhibition of ERK activation prevented histone modifications, and decreased the binding of Sp1 and STAT3 to the IL-10 promoter. We conclude that the activation of ERK following FcγR ligation leads to a remodeling of the chromatin at the il-10 locus, making it more accessible to transcription factors. The rapid and transient regulation of transcription factor accessibility to the IL-10 promoter by MAPK activation represents a novel way that the production of this cytokine is regulated.

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  • ...However, PSLinduced increase in IL-10 by LPS-stimulated macrophages may depend on ERK activity, because ERK activity leads to IL-10 production.(47,48) Furthermore, PSLs inhibited the rapid activation of p38 MAPK and may result in the subsequent slow enhancement of ERK activity in LPS-stimulated...

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TL;DR: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with joint destruction and Synovial fibroblasts are key players in this pathological process, which favorise a pro-inflammatory environment in the synovial tissue, interact with the immune system and regulate the differentiation of monocytes into osteoclasts.

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