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- Title
Phenotypic Alteration of BMDM In Vitro Using Small Interfering RNA.
- Authors
Halimani, Noreen; Nesterchuk, Mikhail; Andreichenko, Irina N.; Tsitrina, Alexandra A.; Elchaninov, Andrey; Lokhonina, Anastasia; Fatkhudinov, Timur; Dashenkova, Nataliya O.; Brezgina, Vera; Zatsepin, Timofei S.; Mikaelyan, Arsen S.; Kotelevtsev, Yuri V.
- Abstract
Autologous macrophage transfer is an emerging platform for cell therapy. It is anticipated that conventional macrophage reprogramming based on ex vivo polarization using cytokines and ligands of TLRs may enhance the therapeutic effect. We describe an alternative approach based on small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of selected molecular cues of macrophage polarization, namely EGR2, IRF3, IRF5, and TLR4 in Raw264.7 monocyte/macrophage cell line and mouse-bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). The impact of IRF5 knockdown was most pronounced, curtailing the expression of other inflammatory mediators such as IL-6 and NOS2, especially in M1-polarized macrophages. Contrary to IRF5, EGR2 knockdown potentiated M1-associated markers while altogether abolishing M2 marker expression, which is indicative of the principal role of EGR2 in the maintenance of alternative phenotypes. IRF3 knockdown suppressed M1 polarization but upregulated Arg 1, a canonical marker of alternative polarization in M1 macrophages. As anticipated, the knockdown of TLR4 also attenuated the M1 phenotype but, akin to IRF3, significantly induced Arginase 1 in M0 and M1, driving the phenotype towards M2. This study validates RNAi as a viable option for the alteration and maintenance of macrophage phenotypes.
- Subjects
SMALL interfering RNA; PHENOTYPIC plasticity
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 16, p2498
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells11162498