PMID- 32093892 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201109 LR - 20201109 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 525 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Apr 30 TI - Advanced glycation end products enhance M1 macrophage polarization by activating the MAPK pathway. PG - 334-340 LID - S0006-291X(20)30321-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.02.053 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: beta-cell dysfunction is one of the core pathogenetic mechanisms of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, there are currently no effective therapeutic strategies to preserve beta-cell mass and function. The role of islet macrophage phenotype reprogramming in beta-cell dysfunction has attracted great attention. Given that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are major pathogenic factors in T2DM, we investigated the effect of AGEs on macrophage activation and their role in beta-cell dysfunction. METHODS: We examined cytokine secretion, M1 and M2 macrophage-associated marker expression and MAPK phosphorylation levels in AGEs-stimulated macrophages. MIN6 cells were cocultured with AGEs-pretreated macrophages to study the effect of AGEs-induced macrophage activation on beta-cell dysfunction. RESULTS: We found that AGEs treatment significantly enhanced macrophage secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. The expression of M1 macrophage markers, such as iNOS and the surface marker CD11c, was significantly upregulated, whereas the expression of M2 macrophage markers, such as Arg1 and CD206, was reciprocally downregulated upon AGEs stimulation. AGEs treatment predominantly activated the MAPK pathway, and the inhibition of the MAPK pathway partially attenuated the AGEs-induced polarization of macrophages. In addition, coculture with AGEs-pretreated macrophages significantly inhibited the expression of molecules involved in beta-cell function and was accompanied by the impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in MIN6 cells. CONCLUSION: AGEs enhance the expression of proinflammatory molecules by activating the MAPK pathway. Moreover, these data imply that AGEs induce macrophage M1 phenotype polarization but restrain M2 polarization, which might contribute to beta-cell dysfunction in the pathogenesis of T2DM. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - He, Sunyue AU - He S AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Hu, Qiuyue AU - Hu Q AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Xu, Xiaoyuan AU - Xu X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Niu, Yixin AU - Niu Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Chen, Youming AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Jiao Tong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Lu, Yao AU - Lu Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Su, Qing AU - Su Q AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. Electronic address: suqingxinhua@163.com. FAU - Qin, Li AU - Qin L AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China; Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital Chongming Branch, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 25 Nanmen Road, Shanghai, 202150, China. Electronic address: qinli@xinhuamed.com.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200221 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Glycation End Products, Advanced) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology/pathology MH - Glycation End Products, Advanced/*pharmacology MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism/pathology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - Macrophage Activation/*drug effects MH - Macrophages/drug effects/immunology/*metabolism MH - Mice OTO - NOTNLM OT - AGEs OT - MAPK OT - Macrophage polarization OT - T2DM OT - beta-Cell dysfunction COIS- Declaration of competing interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/02/26 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/11 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/26 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(20)30321-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.02.053 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Apr 30;525(2):334-340. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.02.053. Epub 2020 Feb 21.