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Macrophage-restricted overexpression of glutaredoxin 1 protects against atherosclerosis by preventing nutrient stress-induced macrophage dysfunction and reprogramming SCIE SCOPUS

Title
Macrophage-restricted overexpression of glutaredoxin 1 protects against atherosclerosis by preventing nutrient stress-induced macrophage dysfunction and reprogramming
Authors
AHN, YONG JOOWang, LuxiKim, SeonwookEber, Matthew R.Salerno, Alessandro G.Asmis, Reto
Date Issued
2023-12
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Abstract
Background and aims: Deficiency in the thiol transferase glutaredoxin 1 (Grx1) in aging mice promotes, in a sexually dimorphic manner, dysregulation of macrophages and atherogenesis. However, the underlying mechanisms are not known. Here we tested the hypothesis that macrophage-restricted overexpression of Grx1 protects atherosclerosis-prone mice against macrophage reprogramming and dysfunction induced by a high-calorie diet (HCD) and thereby reduces the severity of atherosclerosis. Methods: We generated lentiviral vectors carrying cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68) promoter-driven enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) or Grx1 constructs and conducted bone marrow (BM) transplantation studies to overexpress Grx1 in a macrophage-specific manner in male and female atherosclerosis-prone LDLR−/− mice, and fed these mice a HCD to induce atherogenesis. Atherosclerotic lesion size was determined in both the aortic root and the aorta. We isolated BM-derived macrophages (BMDM) to assess protein S-glutathionylation levels and loss of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) activity as measures of HCD-induced thiol oxidative stress. We also conducted gene profiling on these BMDM to determine the impact of Grx1 activity on HCD-induced macrophage reprogramming. Results: Overexpression of Grx1 protected macrophages against HCD-induced protein S-glutathionylation, reduced monocyte chemotaxis in vivo, limited macrophage recruitment into atherosclerotic lesions, and was sufficient to reduce the severity of atherogenesis in both male and female mice. Gene profiling revealed major sex differences in the transcriptional reprogramming of macrophages induced by HCD feeding, but Grx1 overexpression only partially reversed HCD-induced transcriptional reprogramming of macrophages. Conclusions: Macrophage Grx1 plays a major role in protecting mice atherosclerosis mainly by maintaining the thiol redox state of the macrophage proteome and preventing macrophage dysfunction. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
URI
https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/119593
DOI
10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117383
ISSN
0021-9150
Article Type
Article
Citation
Atherosclerosis, vol. 387, page. 117383, 2023-12
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