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Differential Fatty Acid Response of Resident Macrophages in Human Skeletal Muscle Fiber and Intermuscular Adipose Tissue.

Authors :
Chen X
Müller A
Pishnamaz M
Hildebrand F
Bollheimer LC
Nourbakhsh M
Source :
International journal of molecular sciences [Int J Mol Sci] 2024 Oct 05; Vol. 25 (19). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 05.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Human skeletal muscle contains different types of tissues with skeletal muscle fibers (SMFs) and intermuscular adipose tissues (IMATs) as the main components. We maintained human skeletal muscle tissues from 12 study participants under native conditions in vitro for 11 days to investigate the dynamics of macrophages that reside in adjacent IMATs and SMFs simultaneously. The samples were subjected to immunohistochemical analysis for macrophage phenotyping and mitochondrial mass assessment before and after maintenance in vitro. Multiplex protein analysis was used to determine cytokine/chemokine expression in tissue extracts. The results revealed significant correlations between donor age or body mass index (BMI) and distinct phenotypes of resident macrophages in SMFs and IMATs. The dynamics of SMF- and IMAT-resident macrophages differed significantly in vitro and exhibited inverse correlations with chemokine/cytokine expression levels and mitochondrial activity. Moreover, the responses of macrophages to saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (FAs) differed substantially between SMFs and IMATs. These findings showed the functional diversity of phenotypically identical macrophages in adjacent niches. Thus, the currently available macrophage markers cannot capture the functional diversity of human tissue-resident macrophages. The model used in the present study may help elucidate how macrophages affect muscle homeostasis and disease in humans.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1422-0067
Volume :
25
Issue :
19
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of molecular sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39409051
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910722