TY - JOUR
T1 - Impairment of systemic DHA synthesis affects macrophage plasticity and polarization
T2 - implications for DHA supplementation during inflammation
AU - Talamonti, Emanuela
AU - Pauter, Anna M.
AU - Asadi, Abolfazl
AU - Fischer, Alexander W.
AU - Chiurchiù, Valerio
AU - Jacobsson, Anders
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid obtained from the diet or synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid through the action of fatty acid elongases (ELOVL) and desaturases. DHA plays important roles in the central nervous system as well as in peripheral organs and is the precursor of several molecules that regulate resolution of inflammation. In the present study, we questioned whether impaired synthesis of DHA affected macrophage plasticity and polarization both in vitro and in vivo models. For this we investigated the activation status and inflammatory response of bone marrow-derived M1 and M2 macrophages obtained from mice deficient of Elovl2 (Elovl2−/−), a key enzyme for DHA synthesis in mammals. Although both wild type and Elovl2−/− mice were able to generate efficient M1 and M2 macrophages, M1 cells derived from Elovl2−/− mice showed an increased expression of key markers (iNOS, CD86 and MARCO) and cytokines (IL-6, IL-12 and IL-23). However, M2 macrophages exhibited upregulated M1-like markers like CD80, CD86 and IL-6, concomitantly with a downregulation of their signature marker CD206. These effects were counteracted in cells obtained from DHA-supplemented animals. Finally, white adipose tissue of Elovl2−/− mice presented an M1-like pro-inflammatory phenotype. Hence, impairment of systemic DHA synthesis delineates an alteration of M1/M2 macrophages both in vitro and in vivo, with M1 being hyperactive and more pro-inflammatory while M2 less protective, supporting the view that DHA has a key role in controlling the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory processes.
AB - Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid obtained from the diet or synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid through the action of fatty acid elongases (ELOVL) and desaturases. DHA plays important roles in the central nervous system as well as in peripheral organs and is the precursor of several molecules that regulate resolution of inflammation. In the present study, we questioned whether impaired synthesis of DHA affected macrophage plasticity and polarization both in vitro and in vivo models. For this we investigated the activation status and inflammatory response of bone marrow-derived M1 and M2 macrophages obtained from mice deficient of Elovl2 (Elovl2−/−), a key enzyme for DHA synthesis in mammals. Although both wild type and Elovl2−/− mice were able to generate efficient M1 and M2 macrophages, M1 cells derived from Elovl2−/− mice showed an increased expression of key markers (iNOS, CD86 and MARCO) and cytokines (IL-6, IL-12 and IL-23). However, M2 macrophages exhibited upregulated M1-like markers like CD80, CD86 and IL-6, concomitantly with a downregulation of their signature marker CD206. These effects were counteracted in cells obtained from DHA-supplemented animals. Finally, white adipose tissue of Elovl2−/− mice presented an M1-like pro-inflammatory phenotype. Hence, impairment of systemic DHA synthesis delineates an alteration of M1/M2 macrophages both in vitro and in vivo, with M1 being hyperactive and more pro-inflammatory while M2 less protective, supporting the view that DHA has a key role in controlling the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory processes.
KW - Inflammation
KW - Lipid metabolism
KW - Macrophages
KW - Omega-3
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U2 - 10.1007/s00018-017-2498-9
DO - 10.1007/s00018-017-2498-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 28299384
AN - SCOPUS:85015159756
VL - 74
SP - 2815
EP - 2826
JO - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
JF - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
SN - 1420-682X
IS - 15
ER -