Toll-like receptor deficiency worsens inflammation and lymphedema after lymphatic injury

Author:

Zampell Jamie C.1,Elhadad Sonia1,Avraham Tomer1,Weitman Evan1,Aschen Seth1,Yan Alan1,Mehrara Babak J.1

Affiliation:

1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Abstract

Mechanisms regulating lymphedema pathogenesis remain unknown. Recently, we have shown that lymphatic fluid stasis increases endogenous danger signal expression, and these molecules influence lymphatic repair (Zampbell JC, et al. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 300: C1107–C1121, 2011). Endogenous danger signals activate Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2, 4, and 9 and induce homeostatic or harmful responses, depending on physiological context. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of TLRs in regulating tissue responses to lymphatic fluid stasis. A surgical model of lymphedema was used in which wild-type or TLR2, 4, or 9 knockout (KO) mice underwent tail lymphatic excision. Six weeks postoperatively, TLR KOs demonstrated markedly increased tail edema compared with wild-type animals (50–200% increase; P < 0.01), and this effect was most pronounced in TLR4 KOs ( P < 0.01). TLR deficiency resulted in decreased interstitial and lymphatic transport, abnormal lymphatic architecture, and fewer capillary lymphatics (40–50% decrease; P < 0.001). Lymphedematous tissues of TLR KOs demonstrated increased leukocyte infiltration ( P < 0.001 for TLR4 KOs), including higher numbers of infiltrating CD3+ cells ( P < 0.05, TLR4 and TLR9 KO), yet decreased infiltrating F4/80+ macrophages ( P < 0.05, all groups). Furthermore, analysis of isolated macrophages revealed twofold reductions in VEGF-C ( P < 0.01) and LYVE-1 ( P < 0.05) mRNA from TLR2-deficient animals. Finally, TLR deficiency was associated with increased collagen type I deposition and increased transforming growth factor-β1 expression ( P < 0.01, TLR4 and TLR9 KO), contributing to dermal fibrosis. In conclusion, TLR deficiency worsens tissue responses to lymphatic fluid stasis and is associated with decreased lymphangiogenesis, increased fibrosis, and reduced macrophage infiltration. These findings suggest a role for innate immune responses, including TLR signaling, in lymphatic repair and lymphedema pathogenesis.

Publisher

American Physiological Society

Subject

Cell Biology,Physiology

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