PMID- 36301028 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221031 LR - 20221118 IS - 2050-4527 (Electronic) IS - 2050-4527 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Effect of regulating macrophage polarization phenotype on intervertebral disc degeneration. PG - e714 LID - 10.1002/iid3.714 [doi] LID - e714 AB - BACKGROUND: Macrophages are the only inflammatory cells that can penetrate the closed nucleus pulposus and their polarization plays an important role in intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This paper attempted to investigate the pathogenesis of IVDD by altering the polarization state of macrophages. METHODS: Macrophage RAW264.7 cells were induced by interferongamma (IFN-gamma) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The polarization of RAW264.7 cells was estimated by western blot and immunofluorescence. The expressions of inflammatory factors were detected by ELISA. Subsequently, RAW264.7 cells were treated with different concentrations of minocycline (Mino) and sinomenine (Sino), followed by the assessment of cell viability with cell counting kit-8 kit. Then, RAW264.7 cell culture medium was collected for the culture of human nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs). Toluidine blue staining and type II collagen staining were applied to assay the level of type II collagen. The cell apoptosis, oxidative stress, and nitric oxide (NO) level were appraised by TUNEL, oxidative stress kits and NO kit, respectively. Western blot was employed to test the levels of apoptosis- and oxidative stress-related proteins. RESULTS: IFN-gamma and LPS could induce M1 polarization of RAW264.7 cells. Mino and Sino could reduce the polarization of RAW264.7 cells toward M1. M1-polarized medium inhibited LPS-induced activity, inflammation, and damage of NPCs, which were enhanced by Mino and Sino in medium. CONCLUSION: M1 polarization of macrophages promoted LPS-induced inflammation and damage of NPCs. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Hou, Xuefeng AU - Hou X AD - Department of Orthopedics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Shen, Yucheng AU - Shen Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Sun, Minli AU - Sun M AD - Department of Geriatrics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Binhai, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Zhang, Bing AU - Zhang B AD - Department of Orthopedics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Dai, Jiuming AU - Dai J AD - Department of Orthopedics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Chen, Dong AU - Chen D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7163-6696 AD - Department of Orthopedics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Liu, Zhidong AU - Liu Z AD - Department of Orthopedics, Binhai County People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Immun Inflamm Dis JT - Immunity, inflammation and disease JID - 101635460 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Collagen Type II) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Intervertebral Disc Degeneration/metabolism/pathology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity MH - Collagen Type II MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Inflammation/pathology MH - Phenotype PMC - PMC9609449 OTO - NOTNLM OT - M1 polarization OT - inflammation OT - intervertebral disc degeneration OT - macrophages COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/01 06:00 PMCR- 2022/10/27 CRDT- 2022/10/27 09:43 PHST- 2022/08/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/27 09:43 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IID3714 [pii] AID - 10.1002/iid3.714 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immun Inflamm Dis. 2022 Nov;10(11):e714. doi: 10.1002/iid3.714.