PMID- 34268368 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220424 IS - 2305-5839 (Print) IS - 2305-5847 (Electronic) IS - 2305-5839 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 9 DP - 2021 May TI - PRMT5 inhibition modulates murine dendritic cells activation by inhibiting the metabolism switch: a new therapeutic target in periodontitis. PG - 755 LID - 10.21037/atm-20-7362 [doi] LID - 755 AB - BACKGROUND: Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) catalyzes the methylation of arginine residues in multiple proteins. Recent reports have highlighted the anti-inflammatory role of PRMT5. Dendritic cells (DCs) are well-known professional antigen-presenting cells that are crucial for immune response initiation. However, whether PRMT5 participates in DC immunity processes is unknown. METHODS: In an in vitro experiment, a PRMT5 inhibitor (EPZ015666) was used to inhibit PRMT5 expression, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation was applied to mimic the inflammation context. Proinflammatory cytokine production, interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), costimulatory molecules, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) expression and DC metabolism were measured following PRMT5 inhibition and LPS stimulation. In an in vivo study, we first tested PRMT5 mRNA and protein expression in a BALB/c mouse ligature-induced periodontitis model. Then, we evaluated changes in periodontal tissue and DC migration to cervical lymph nodes after local treatment with the PRMT5 inhibitor. RESULTS: The in vitro results revealed that PRMT5 inhibition attenuated DC activation and maturation by inhibiting the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, ISGs, costimulatory molecules, and MHC induced by LPS stimulation. We also found that inhibition of PRMT5 blocked the DC metabolic switch to glycolysis. In the in vivo study, we found that PRMT5 inhibition reversed the severity of the lesions and slowed the migration of DCs to cervical lymph nodes. CONCLUSIONS: The results show a critical role of PRMT5 in the control of DC activation through inhibition of the metabolic switch and indicate that PRMT5 is a promising therapeutic target in periodontitis. CI - 2021 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. FAU - Mi, Wenxiang AU - Mi W AD - Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. AD - Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Qiao, Shichong AU - Qiao S AD - Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Xiaomeng AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wu, Dongle AU - Wu D AD - Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Linyi AU - Zhou L AD - Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. FAU - Lai, Hongchang AU - Lai H AD - Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Ann Transl Med JT - Annals of translational medicine JID - 101617978 PMC - PMC8246170 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells (DCs) OT - immunity OT - inflammation OT - metabolism OT - periodontitis COIS- Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-20-7362). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2021/07/17 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/17 06:01 PMCR- 2021/05/01 CRDT- 2021/07/16 06:42 PHST- 2020/11/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/16 06:42 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/17 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - atm-09-09-755 [pii] AID - 10.21037/atm-20-7362 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Transl Med. 2021 May;9(9):755. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-7362.