Oxidized Phospholipids Regulate Tenocyte Function via Induction of Amphiregulin in Dendritic Cells.
Int J Mol Sci
; 25(14)2024 Jul 11.
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ABSTRACT
Inflammation is a driving force of tendinopathy. The oxidation of phospholipids by free radicals is a consequence of inflammatory reactions and is an important indicator of tissue damage. Here, we have studied the impact of oxidized phospholipids (OxPAPC) on the function of human tenocytes. We observed that treatment with OxPAPC did not alter the morphology, growth and capacity to produce collagen in healthy or diseased tenocytes. However, since OxPAPC is a known modulator of the function of immune cells, we analyzed whether OxPAPC-treated immune cells might influence the fate of tenocytes. Co-culture of tenocytes with immature, monocyte-derived dendritic cells treated with OxPAPC (Ox-DCs) was found to enhance the proliferation of tenocytes, particularly those from diseased tendons. Using transcriptional profiling of Ox-DCs, we identified amphiregulin (AREG), a ligand for EGFR, as a possible mediator of this proliferation enhancing effect, which we could confirm using recombinant AREG. Of note, diseased tenocytes were found to express higher levels of EGFR compared to tenocytes isolated from healthy donors and show a stronger proliferative response upon co-culture with Ox-DCs, as well as AREG treatment. In summary, we identify an AREG-EGFR axis as a mediator of a DC-tenocyte crosstalk, leading to increased tenocyte proliferation and possibly tendon regeneration.
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Oxirredução
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Fosfolipídeos
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Células Dendríticas
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Técnicas de Cocultura
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Proliferação de Células
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Anfirregulina
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Tenócitos
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Int J Mol Sci
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Int. j. mol. sci. (Online)
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International journal of molecular sciences (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Áustria