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Conditional deletion of caspase-8 in macrophages alters macrophage activation in a RIPK-dependent manner.

AbstractINTRODUCTION:
Although caspase-8 is a well-established initiator of apoptosis and suppressor of necroptosis, recent evidence suggests that this enzyme maintains functions beyond its role in cell death. As cells of the innate immune system, and in particular macrophages, are now at the forefront of autoimmune disease pathogenesis, we examined the potential involvement of caspase-8 within this population.
METHODS:
Cre (LysM) Casp8 (fl/fl) mice were bred via a cross between Casp8 (fl/fl) mice and Cre (LysM) mice, and RIPK3 (-/-) Cre (LysM) Casp8 (fl/fl) mice were generated to assess the contribution of receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase (RIPK)3. Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses were used to examine renal damage. Flow cytometric analysis was employed to characterize splenocyte distribution and activation. Cre (LysM) Casp8 (fl/fl) mice were treated with either Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists or oral antibiotics to assess their response to TLR activation or TLR agonist removal. Luminex-based assays and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to measure cytokine/chemokine and immunoglobulin levels in serum and cytokine levels in cell culture studies. In vitro cell culture was used to assess macrophage response to cell death stimuli, TLR activation, and M1/M2 polarization. Data were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test.
RESULTS:
Loss of caspase-8 expression in macrophages promotes onset of a mild systemic inflammatory disease, which is preventable by the deletion of RIPK3. In vitro cell culture studies reveal that caspase-8-deficient macrophages are prone to a caspase-independent death in response to death receptor ligation; yet, caspase-8-deficient macrophages are not predisposed to unchecked survival, as analysis of mixed bone marrow chimeric mice demonstrates that caspase-8 deficiency does not confer preferential expansion of myeloid populations. Loss of caspase-8 in macrophages dictates the response to TLR activation, as injection of TLR ligands upregulates expression of costimulatory CD86 on the Ly6C(high)CD11b(+)F4/80(+) splenic cells, and oral antibiotic treatment to remove microbiota prevents splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy in Cre (LysM) Casp8 (fl/fl) mice. Further, caspase-8-deficient macrophages are hyperresponsive to TLR activation and exhibit aberrant M1 macrophage polarization due to RIPK activity.
CONCLUSIONS:
These data demonstrate that caspase-8 functions uniquely in macrophages by controlling the response to TLR activation and macrophage polarization in an RIPK-dependent manner.
AuthorsCarla M Cuda, Alexander V Misharin, Sonal Khare, Rana Saber, FuNien Tsai, Amy M Archer, Philip J Homan, G Kenneth Haines 3rd, Jack Hutcheson, Andrea Dorfleutner, G R Scott Budinger, Christian Stehlik, Harris Perlman
JournalArthritis research & therapy (Arthritis Res Ther) Vol. 17 Pg. 291 (Oct 16 2015) ISSN: 1478-6362 [Electronic] England
PMID26471282 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antigens, Differentiation
  • Antigens, Ly
  • B7-2 Antigen
  • CD11b Antigen
  • Ly-6C antigen, mouse
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • monocyte-macrophage differentiation antigen
  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Ripk3 protein, mouse
  • Muramidase
  • lysozyme M, mouse
  • Caspase 8
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Differentiation (immunology, metabolism)
  • Antigens, Ly (immunology, metabolism)
  • B7-2 Antigen (immunology, metabolism)
  • Blotting, Western
  • CD11b Antigen (immunology, metabolism)
  • Caspase 8 (genetics, immunology, metabolism)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Inflammation (genetics, immunology, metabolism)
  • Macrophage Activation (immunology)
  • Macrophages (enzymology, immunology, metabolism)
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Muramidase (genetics, immunology, metabolism)
  • Myeloid Cells (enzymology, immunology, metabolism)
  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases (genetics, immunology, metabolism)
  • Spleen (immunology, metabolism, pathology)
  • Toll-Like Receptors (immunology, metabolism)

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