Dos poblaciones de macrófagos intersticiales distintas coexisten en los tejidos en nichos subtissulares específicos

Svetoslav Chakarov1, Hwee Ying Lim2, Leonard Tan1

  • 1Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR, 8A Biomedical Grove, Immunos Building, Level 3, Singapore 138648, Singapore.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 16, 2019
PubMed

Insights

Se identificaron dos subpoblaciones de macrófagos intersticiales (IM), Lyve1lo MHCIIhi y Lyve1hi MHCIIlo, en múltiples tejidos. Su ausencia afecta la homeostasis del tejido, como lo demuestra la fibrosis pulmonar exacerbada.

Área de la Ciencia:

  • Inmunología
  • Biología celular
  • Homeostasis de los tejidos

Sus antecedentes:

  • Los macrófagos son cruciales para la homeostasis del tejido y la inflamación.
  • Los macrófagos intersticiales (IM) dentro del parénquima del tejido son poco conocidos.
  • La investigación existente se centra principalmente en las principales poblaciones de macrófagos residentes en los tejidos.

Objetivo del estudio:

  • Definir y caracterizar las subpoblaciones de macrófagos intersticiales (IM) en el pulmón, la grasa, el corazón y la dermis murinos.
  • Investigar las funciones funcionales y la conservación de las subpoblaciones de IM en diferentes tejidos.
  • Explorar el impacto de subpoblaciones específicas de IM en la patología tisular, como la fibrosis pulmonar.

Principales métodos:

  • Análisis comparativo de IM de pulmón, grasa, corazón y dermis de los ratones.
  • Identificación de las subpoblaciones de IM basadas en la expresión del marcador (Lyve1, MHCII, CX3CR1).
  • Se utilizó un nuevo modelo de ratón de agotamiento de macrófagos inducible (Slco2b1 flox/DTR) para evaluar las funciones funcionales.

Principales resultados:

  • Se identificaron dos subpoblaciones de IM conservadas: Lyve1loMHCIIhi y Lyve1hiMHCIIloCX3CR1lo.
  • Estas subpoblaciones exhiben perfiles de expresión génica, fenotipos, funciones y localizaciones de tejidos distintos.
  • El agotamiento de Lyve1hi MHCIIlo IM empeoró significativamente la fibrosis pulmonar experimental.

Conclusiones:

  • Existen dos subpoblaciones de macrófagos intersticiales (IM) distintas y conservadas en múltiples tejidos.
  • Estos GI poseen una programación funcional dependiente del nicho.
  • Los IM juegan un papel crítico en el mantenimiento de la homeostasis pulmonar y la prevención de la fibrosis.
Abstracto

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