PMID- 31601865 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201111 LR - 20231213 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Oct 10 TI - Macrophage polarization impacts tunneling nanotube formation and intercellular organelle trafficking. PG - 14529 LID - 10.1038/s41598-019-50971-x [doi] LID - 14529 AB - Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are cellular extensions enabling cytosol-to-cytosol intercellular interaction between numerous cell types including macrophages. Previous studies of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) transplantation for the lysosomal storage disorder cystinosis have shown that HSPC-derived macrophages form TNTs to deliver cystinosin-bearing lysosomes to cystinotic cells, leading to tissue preservation. Here, we explored if macrophage polarization to either proinflammatory M1-like M(LPS/IFNgamma) or anti-inflammatory M2-like M(IL-4/IL-10) affected TNT-like protrusion formation, intercellular transport and, ultimately, the efficacy of cystinosis prevention. We designed new automated image processing algorithms used to demonstrate that LPS/IFNgamma polarization decreased bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) formation of protrusions, some of which displayed characteristics of TNTs, including cytoskeletal structure, 3D morphology and size. In contrast, co-culture of macrophages with cystinotic fibroblasts yielded more frequent and larger protrusions, as well as increased lysosomal and mitochondrial intercellular trafficking to the diseased fibroblasts. Unexpectedly, we observed normal protrusion formation and therapeutic efficacy following disruption of anti-inflammatory IL-4/IL-10 polarization in vivo by transplantation of HSPCs isolated from the Rac2(-/-) mouse model. Altogether, we developed unbiased image quantification systems that probe mechanistic aspects of TNT formation and function in vitro, while HSPC transplantation into cystinotic mice provides a complex in vivo disease model. While the differences between polarization cell culture and mouse models exemplify the oversimplicity of in vitro cytokine treatment, they simultaneously demonstrate the utility of our co-culture model which recapitulates the in vivo phenomenon of diseased cystinotic cells stimulating thicker TNT formation and intercellular trafficking from macrophages. Ultimately, we can use both approaches to expand the utility of TNT-like protrusions as a delivery system for regenerative medicine. FAU - Goodman, Spencer AU - Goodman S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5825-5055 AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. FAU - Naphade, Swati AU - Naphade S AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. FAU - Khan, Meisha AU - Khan M AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. FAU - Sharma, Jay AU - Sharma J AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. FAU - Cherqui, Stephanie AU - Cherqui S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1240-5219 AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. scherqui@ucsd.edu. LA - eng GR - P30 NS047101/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS108965/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK090058/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20191010 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rac GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Cystinosis/metabolism MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Cytoskeleton/metabolism MH - Female MH - Fibroblasts/cytology MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology MH - Inflammation MH - Lysosomes/metabolism MH - Macrophages/*cytology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Nanotubes/*chemistry MH - Organelles/*metabolism MH - Phenotype MH - Stem Cells/cytology MH - rac GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics MH - RAC2 GTP-Binding Protein PMC - PMC6787037 COIS- Stephanie Cherqui is a cofounder, shareholder and a member of both the Scientific Board and Board of Directors of GenStem Therapeutics Inc. Stephanie Cherqui serves as a consultant for AVROBIO and receives compensation for these services. Stephanie Cherqui also serves as a member of the Scientific Review Board and Board of Trustees of the Cystinosis Research Foundation. The terms of this arrangement have been reviewed and approved by the University of California San Diego in accordance with its conflict of interest policies. EDAT- 2019/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/12 06:00 PMCR- 2019/10/10 CRDT- 2019/10/12 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/09/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-019-50971-x [pii] AID - 50971 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-019-50971-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 10;9(1):14529. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50971-x.