Author:
Chen Xutao,Wan Zhuo,Yang Liu,Song Shuang,Fu Zhaoyue,Tang Kang,Chen Lihua,Song Yingliang
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Periodontitis is characterized by progressive inflammation and alveolar bone loss resulting in tooth loss finally. Macrophages including pro-inflammatory M1-like macrophages and reparative M2-like macrophages play a vital role in inflammation and tissue homeostasis in periodontitis. Among them, reparative M2-like macrophages have been shown to promote tissue repair and prevent bone loss. However, the mechanism of reparative M2 macrophages-induced osteoprotective effect remains elusive.
Results
Exosomes from reparative M2-like macrophages (M2-Exos) were isolated and identified successfully. M2-Exos could promote bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) osteogenic differentiation while suppressing bone marrow derived macrophage (BMDM) osteoclast formation, and prohibit pathological alveolar bone resorption because of the intercellular communication via exosomes. High expression level of IL-10 mRNA was detected not only in reparative M2-like macrophages but also in M2-Exos. Meanwhile, IL-10 expression level in BMSCs or BMDM was also upregulated significantly after co-culturing with M2-Exos in a concentration-dependent manner. In vitro, recombinant IL-10 proteins had the ability to selectively promote osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs and hinder osteoclast differentiation of BMDM. Moreover, after treatment with M2-Exos and IL-10R antibody together, the capacity of promoting osteogenesis and suppressing osteoclastogenesis of M2-Exos was significantly reversed. In vivo experiments further showed that M2-Exos reduced alveolar bone resorption in mice with periodontitis via IL-10/IL-10R pathway.
Conclusion
In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the reparative M2-like macrophages could promote osteogenesis while inhibiting osteoclastogenesis in vitro as well as protect alveolar bone against resorption in vivo significantly. M2-Exos could upregulate the IL-10 cytokines expression of BMSCs and BMDM via delivering exosomal IL-10 mRNA to cells directly, leading to activation of the cellular IL-10/IL-10R pathway to regulate cells differentiation and bone metabolism. These results might partly account for the mechanism of osteoprotective effect of reparative M2-like macrophages and provide a novel perspective and a potential therapeutic approach on improving alveolar resorption by M2-Exos.
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Funder
the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Pharmaceutical Science,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Biomedical Engineering,Molecular Medicine,Medicine (miscellaneous),Bioengineering
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