PMID- 32208002 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201026 LR - 20240405 IS - 1522-1555 (Electronic) IS - 0193-1849 (Print) IS - 0193-1849 (Linking) VI - 318 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Jun 1 TI - GRP94 regulates M1 macrophage polarization and insulin resistance. PG - E1004-E1013 LID - 10.1152/ajpendo.00542.2019 [doi] AB - Macrophage polarization contributes to obesity-induced insulin resistance. Glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone specialized for folding and quality control of secreted and membrane proteins. To determine the role of GRP94 in macrophage polarization and insulin resistance, macrophage-specific GRP94 conditional knockout (KO) mice were challenged with a high-fat diet (HFD). Glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and macrophage composition were compared with control mice. KO mice showed better glucose tolerance and increased insulin sensitivity. Adipose tissues from HFD-KO mice contained lower numbers of M1 macrophages, with lower expression of M1 macrophage markers, than wild-type (WT) mice. In vitro, WT adipocytes cocultured with KO macrophages retained insulin sensitivity, whereas those cultured with WT macrophages did not. In addition, compared with WT bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), BMDMs from GRP94 KO mice exhibited lower expression of M1 macrophage marker genes following stimulation with LPS or IFN-gamma, and exhibited partially increased expression of M2 macrophage marker genes following stimulation with interleukin-4. These findings identify GRP94 as a novel regulator of M1 macrophage polarization and insulin resistance and inflammation. FAU - Song, Lili AU - Song L AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Kim, Do-Sung AU - Kim DS AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Gou, Wenyu AU - Gou W AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Wang, Jingjing AU - Wang J AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Wang, Ping AU - Wang P AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Wei, Zhiguo AU - Wei Z AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Liu, Bei AU - Liu B AD - Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Li, Zihai AU - Li Z AD - Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. FAU - Gou, Kemian AU - Gou K AD - Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Hongjun AU - Wang H AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. AD - Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina. LA - eng GR - P30 DK123704/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK120394/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA186866/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK105183/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI077283/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK118529/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - I01 BX004536/BX/BLRD VA/United States GR - R01 CA213290/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK126454/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20200324 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab JT - American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism JID - 100901226 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (endoplasmin) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - Adipocytes/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Cytokines/genetics/immunology MH - *Diet, High-Fat MH - Glucose Tolerance Test MH - Inflammation/genetics/immunology MH - Insulin Resistance/*genetics/immunology MH - Interferon-gamma/pharmacology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Macrophage Activation/*genetics/immunology MH - Macrophages/drug effects/*immunology MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/*genetics/immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Obesity/genetics/*immunology/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism PMC - PMC7311672 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GRP94 OT - insulin sensitivity OT - macrophage polarization COIS- No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors. EDAT- 2020/03/26 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/27 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/01 CRDT- 2020/03/26 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - E-00542-2019 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajpendo.00542.2019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Jun 1;318(6):E1004-E1013. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00542.2019. Epub 2020 Mar 24.