Jennifer Marvin1, Jillian P Rhoads1, Amy S Major2. 1. Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA. 2. Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA. Electronic address: amy.major@vumc.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Circulating levels of oxidized lipoprotein (oxLDL) correlate with myocardial infarction risk and atherosclerosis severity. Our previous study demonstrates that oxLDL immune complexes (oxLDL-ICs) can signal through FcγRs on bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and enhance their activation and inflammatory cytokine secretion. While global FcγR-/- studies have shown that activating FcγRs are proatherogenic, the role of the inhibitory FcγRIIb is unclear. We sought to determine the role of DC-specific FcγRIIb in atherosclerosis. METHODS: Bone marrow chimeras were generated by rescuing lethally irradiated Ldlr-/- mice with hematopoietic cells from littermate CD11c-Cre+ or CD11c-Cre-Fcgr2bfl/fl donors. Four weeks following transplant, recipients were placed on a Western diet for eight weeks. Various tissues and organs were analyzed for differences in inflammation. RESULTS: Quantitation of atherosclerosis in the proximal aorta demonstrated a 58% increase in female CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients, but a surprising 44% decrease in male recipients. Hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides were increased in female CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients. This was associated with an increase in CD36 and MHC Class II expression on hepatic CD11c+CD11b+ DCs in female livers. In contrast, male CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients had decreased hepatic lipids with a corresponding decrease in CD36 and MHC Class II expression on CD11c+ cells. Interestingly, both sexes of CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients had significant decreases in serum cholesterol and TGs with corresponding decreases in liver Fasn transcripts. CONCLUSIONS: The absence of FcγRIIb expression on CD11c+ cells results in sex-dependent alteration in liver inflammation influencing atherogenesis and sex-independent modulation of serum cholesterol and TGs. Published by Elsevier B.V.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Circulating levels of oxidized lipoprotein (oxLDL) correlate with myocardial infarction risk and atherosclerosis severity. Our previous study demonstrates that oxLDL immune complexes (oxLDL-ICs) can signal through FcγRs on bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and enhance their activation and inflammatory cytokine secretion. While global FcγR-/- studies have shown that activating FcγRs are proatherogenic, the role of the inhibitory FcγRIIb is unclear. We sought to determine the role of DC-specific FcγRIIb in atherosclerosis. METHODS: Bone marrow chimeras were generated by rescuing lethally irradiated Ldlr-/- mice with hematopoietic cells from littermate CD11c-Cre+ or CD11c-Cre-Fcgr2bfl/fl donors. Four weeks following transplant, recipients were placed on a Western diet for eight weeks. Various tissues and organs were analyzed for differences in inflammation. RESULTS: Quantitation of atherosclerosis in the proximal aorta demonstrated a 58% increase in female CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients, but a surprising 44% decrease in male recipients. Hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides were increased in female CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients. This was associated with an increase in CD36 and MHC Class II expression on hepatic CD11c+CD11b+ DCs in female livers. In contrast, male CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients had decreased hepatic lipids with a corresponding decrease in CD36 and MHC Class II expression on CD11c+ cells. Interestingly, both sexes of CD11c-Cre+Fcgr2bfl/fl recipients had significant decreases in serum cholesterol and TGs with corresponding decreases in liver Fasn transcripts. CONCLUSIONS: The absence of FcγRIIb expression on CD11c+ cells results in sex-dependent alteration in liver inflammation influencing atherogenesis and sex-independent modulation of serum cholesterol and TGs. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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