Mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic reprogramming induce macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotype switch and atherosclerosis progression in aging
dc.contributor.author | Vendrov, Aleksandr E | |
dc.contributor.author | Lozhkin, Andrey | |
dc.contributor.author | Hayami, Takayuki | |
dc.contributor.author | Levin, Julia | |
dc.contributor.author | Silveira Fernandes Chamon, Jamille | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdel-Latif, Ahmed | |
dc.contributor.author | Runge, Marschall S | |
dc.contributor.author | Madamanchi, Nageswara R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-26T15:39:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-26T15:39:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-06-21 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-3224 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/193960 | |
dc.description.abstract | <jats:sec><jats:title>Introduction</jats:title><jats:p>Aging increases the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease and its complications. Macrophages are pivotal in the pathogenesis of vascular aging, driving inflammation and atherosclerosis progression. NOX4 (NADPH oxidase 4) expression increases with age, correlating with mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that the NOX4-dependent mitochondrial oxidative stress promotes aging-associated atherosclerosis progression by causing metabolic dysfunction and inflammatory phenotype switch in macrophages.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>We studied atherosclerotic lesion morphology and macrophage phenotype in young (5-month-old) and aged (16-month-old) <jats:italic>Nox4</jats:italic><jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/<jats:italic>Apoe</jats:italic><jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup> and <jats:italic>Apoe</jats:italic><jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup> mice fed Western diet.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Young <jats:italic>Nox4<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice had comparable aortic and brachiocephalic artery atherosclerotic lesion cross-sectional areas. Aged mice showed significantly increased lesion area compared with young mice. Aged <jats:italic>Nox4<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> had significantly lower lesion areas than Apoe-/- mice. Compared with Apoe-/- mice, atherosclerotic lesions in aged <jats:italic>Nox4<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> showed reduced cellular and mitochondrial ROS and oxidative DNA damage, lower necrotic core area, higher collagen content, and decreased inflammatory cytokine expression. Immunofluorescence and flow cytometry analysis revealed that aged <jats:italic>Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice had a higher percentage of classically activated pro-inflammatory macrophages (CD38<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>CD80<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>) in the lesions. Aged <jats:italic>Nox4<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice had a significantly higher proportion of alternatively activated pro-resolving macrophages (EGR2<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>/CD163<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>CD206<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>) in the lesions, with an increased CD38<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>/EGR2<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> cell ratio compared with <jats:italic>Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice. Mitochondrial respiration assessment revealed impaired oxidative phosphorylation and increased glycolytic ATP production in macrophages from aged <jats:italic>Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice. In contrast, macrophages from <jats:italic>Nox4<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice were less glycolytic and more aerobic, with preserved basal and maximal respiration and mitochondrial ATP production. Macrophages from <jats:italic>Nox4<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup>/Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice also had lower mitochondrial ROS levels and reduced IL1β secretion; flow cytometry analysis showed fewer CD38+ cells after IFNγ+LPS treatment and more EGR2<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> cells after IL4 treatment than in <jats:italic>Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> macrophages. In aged <jats:italic>Apoe<jats:sup>-/-</jats:sup></jats:italic> mice, inhibition of NOX4 activity using GKT137831 significantly reduced macrophage mitochondrial ROS and improved mitochondrial function, resulting in decreased CD68<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>CD80<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> and increased CD163<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>CD206<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> lesion macrophage proportion and attenuated atherosclerosis.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion</jats:title><jats:p>Our findings suggest that increased NOX4 in aging drives macrophage mitochondrial dysfunction, glycolytic metabolic switch, and pro-inflammatory phenotype, advancing atherosclerosis. Inhibiting NOX4 or mitochondrial dysfunction could alleviate vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, preserving plaque integrity.</jats:p></jats:sec> | |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media SA | |
dc.title | Mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic reprogramming induce macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotype switch and atherosclerosis progression in aging | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/193960/2/Mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic reprogramming induce macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotype switch and atherosclerosis progression in aging.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1410832 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/23442 | |
dc.identifier.source | Frontiers in Immunology | |
dc.description.version | Published online | |
dc.date.updated | 2024-06-26T15:39:25Z | |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4971-8040 | |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of Mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic reprogramming induce macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotype switch and atherosclerosis progression in aging.pdf : Published version | |
dc.identifier.volume | 15 | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Vendrov, Aleksandr E; 0000-0003-4971-8040 | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Lozhkin, Andrey | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Hayami, Takayuki | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Levin, Julia | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Silveira Fernandes Chamon, Jamille | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Abdel-Latif, Ahmed | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Runge, Marschall S | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Madamanchi, Nageswara R | |
dc.working.doi | 10.7302/23442 | en |
dc.owningcollname | Internal Medicine, Department of |
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