PMID- 38482013 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240315 LR - 20240318 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 15 DP - 2024 TI - IL-6 signaling drives self-renewal and alternative activation of adipose tissue macrophages. PG - 1201439 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1201439 [doi] LID - 1201439 AB - INTRODUCTION: Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation of adipose tissue (AT) and an increase of AT macrophages (ATMs) that is linked to the onset of type 2 diabetes. We have recently shown that neutralization of interleukin (IL)-6 in obese AT organ cultures inhibits proliferation of ATMs, which occurs preferentially in alternatively activated macrophage phenotype. METHODS: In this study, we investigated AT biology and the metabolic phenotype of mice with myeloid cell-specific IL-6Ralpha deficiency (Il6ra (Deltamyel)) after normal chow and 20 weeks of high-fat diet focusing on AT inflammation, ATM polarization and proliferation. Using organotypical AT culture and bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of IL-4Ralpha knockout mice (Il4ra (-/-)) we studied IL-6 signaling. RESULTS: Obese Il6ra (Deltamyel) mice exhibited no differences in insulin sensitivity or histological markers of AT inflammation. Notably, we found a reduction of ATMs expressing the mannose receptor 1 (CD206), as well as a decrease of the proliferation marker Ki67 in ATMs of Il6ra (Deltamyel) mice. Importantly, organotypical AT culture and BMDM data of Il4ra (-/-) mice revealed that IL-6 mediates a shift towards the M2 phenotype independent from the IL-6/IL-4Ralpha axis. DISCUSSION: Our results demonstrate IL-4Ralpha-independent anti-inflammatory effects of IL-6 on macrophages and the ability of IL-6 to maintain proliferation rates in obese AT. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Ackermann, Arndt, Froba, Lindhorst, Glass, Kirstein, Hobusch, Wunderlich, Braune and Gericke. FAU - Ackermann, Jan AU - Ackermann J AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany. FAU - Arndt, Lilli AU - Arndt L AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany. FAU - Froba, Janine AU - Froba J AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Lindhorst, Andreas AU - Lindhorst A AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Glass, Markus AU - Glass M AD - Institute of Molecular Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Halle (Saale), Germany. FAU - Kirstein, Michaela AU - Kirstein M AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany. FAU - Hobusch, Constance AU - Hobusch C AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Wunderlich, F Thomas AU - Wunderlich FT AD - Max-Planck-Institute for Metabolism Research, Research Group for Obesity and Cancer, Cologne, Germany. FAU - Braune, Julia AU - Braune J AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Gericke, Martin AU - Gericke M AD - Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20240228 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism MH - Adipose Tissue/metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Obesity/metabolism PMC - PMC10933059 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IL-6 OT - adipose tissue inflammation OT - alternative activation OT - diabetes OT - macrophages OT - mannose receptor OT - obesity OT - self-renewal COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2024/03/14 06:47 MHDA- 2024/03/15 06:43 PMCR- 2024/01/01 CRDT- 2024/03/14 04:18 PHST- 2023/04/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/15 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/14 06:47 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/14 04:18 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1201439 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2024 Feb 28;15:1201439. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1201439. eCollection 2024.