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Title: | Mitochondrial Transplantation Enhances Phagocytic Function and Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Foam Cell Macrophages |
Author: | Játiva, Soraya Calle, Priscila Torrico, Selene Muñoz, Ángeles García, Miriam Martinez, Ivet Sola Martínez, Anna Hotter, Georgina |
Keywords: | Trasplantament d'òrgans Colesterol Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Cholesterol |
Issue Date: | 30-Jan-2022 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Abstract: | Macrophages have mechanisms for eliminating cholesterol from cells. If excess cholesterol is not eliminated from the macrophages, then transformation into a foam cell may occur. Foam cells are a hallmark of the atherosclerotic lesions that contribute to the development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Several in vitro and in vivo studies have shown changes in the macrophage phenotype and improved phagocytosis after the acquisition of functional mitochondria. However, the effect of mitochondrial transplantation on promoting phagocytosis and phenotypic changes in lipid-loaded macrophages leading to foam cells has not been studied. We aimed to prove that the transplantation of healthy mitochondria to highly cholesterol-loaded macrophages induces macrophage phagocytosis and reduces the macrophage shift towards foam cells. For this purpose, using a murine macrophage cell line, RAW264.7, we determined if mitochondria transplantation to 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC)-loaded macrophages reduced lipid accumulation and modified their phagocytic function. We evidenced that mitochondrial transplantation to 7-KC-loaded macrophages reestablished phagocytosis and reduced lipid content. In addition, CPT1a expression and anti-inflammatory cytokines were restored after mitochondrial transplantation. We have developed a potential therapeutic approach to restore foam cell functionality. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10020329 |
It is part of: | Biomedicines, 2022, vol 10,num 2 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/184280 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10020329 |
ISSN: | 2227-9059 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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