PMID- 36839783 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230301 IS - 1999-4923 (Print) IS - 1999-4923 (Electronic) IS - 1999-4923 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Jan 30 TI - CCR7 Mediates Dendritic-Cell-Derived Exosome Migration and Improves Cardiac Function after Myocardial Infarction. LID - 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020461 [doi] LID - 461 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) play key roles in promoting wound healing after myocardial infarction (MI). Our previous studies have shown that exosomes derived from DCs (DEXs) could migrate to lymphoid tissue and improve cardiac function post-MI by activating CD4(+) T cells; however, the mechanism of DEXs' migration to lymphoid tissue and the improvement of cardiac function are still unknown. In our study, we found that CCR7 expression significantly increased in MI-DEXs compared with control-DEXs; meanwhile, CCL19 and CCL21, the ligands of CCR7, significantly increased in the serum of MI-model mice. Subsequently, we overexpressed and knocked down CCR7 in MI-DEXs and found that overexpressed CCR7 enhanced the migration of MI-DEXs to the spleen; however, CCR7 knockdown attenuated MI-DEXs' migration according to near-IR fluorescence imaging. Furthermore, overexpressed CCR7 in MI-DEXs enhanced the MI-DEXs' improvement of cardiac function after MI; however, CCR7-knockdown MI-DEXs attenuated this improvement. In addition, after DEXs' migration to the spleen, MI-DEXs activated CD4(+) T cells and induced the expression of IL-4 and IL-10, which were significantly increased in the MI-DEX group compared with the control group. In conclusion, CCR7 could mediate DEXs' migration to the spleen and improve cardiac function after MI, and we found that the mechanism was partly via activation of CD4(+) T cells and secretion of IL-4 and IL-10. Our study presented an innovative method for improving cardiac function by enhancing the migration ability of MI-DEXs after MI, while CCR7 could be a potential candidate for MI-DEX bioengineering to enhance migration. FAU - Zhang, Youming AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201700, China. AD - Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200100, China. FAU - Gao, Wei AU - Gao W AD - Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China. FAU - Yuan, Jie AU - Yuan J AD - Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China. FAU - Zhong, Xin AU - Zhong X AD - Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China. FAU - Yao, Kang AU - Yao K AD - Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China. FAU - Luo, Rong AU - Luo R AD - Department of Cardiology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201700, China. FAU - Liu, Haibo AU - Liu H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6999-8927 AD - Department of Cardiology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201700, China. LA - eng GR - 81400263/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 81770350/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230130 PL - Switzerland TA - Pharmaceutics JT - Pharmaceutics JID - 101534003 PMC - PMC9964111 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCR7 OT - CD4+ T cells OT - dendritic cells OT - exosomes OT - myocardial infarction COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/02/26 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/26 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/30 CRDT- 2023/02/25 04:17 PHST- 2022/11/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/25 04:17 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - pharmaceutics15020461 [pii] AID - pharmaceutics-15-00461 [pii] AID - 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020461 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Pharmaceutics. 2023 Jan 30;15(2):461. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020461.