M2 Macrophage-derived Exosomes Carry MiR-142-3p to Restore the Differentiation Balance of Irradiated BMMSCs by Targeting TGF-β1

Overview

Journal Mol Cell Biochem

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2023 Jun 3

PMID 37269411

Authors

Chong Huang

Lu Zhao

Yun Xiao

Zihao Tang

Li Jing

Kai Guo

Lei Tian

Chunlin Zong

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Abstract

Radiotherapy is essential to cancer treatment, while it inevitably injures surrounding normal tissues, and bone tissue is one of the most common sites prone to irradiation. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) are sensitive to irradiation and the irradiated dysfunction of BMMSCs may be closely related to irradiation-induced bone damage. Macropahges play important role in regulating stem cell function, bone metabolic balance and irradiation response, but the effects of macrophages on irradiated BMMSCs are still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the role of macrophages and macrophage-derived exosomes in restoring irradiated BMMSCs function. The effects of macrophage conditioned medium (CM) and macrophage-derived exosomes on osteogenic and fibrogenic differentiation capacities of irradiated BMMSCs were detected. The key microribonucleic acids (miRNAs) and targeted proteins in exosomes were also determined. The results showed that irradiation significantly inhibited the proliferation of BMMSCs, and caused differentiation imbalance of BMMSCs, with decreased osteogenic differentiation and increased fibrogenic differentiation. M2 macrophage-derived exosomes (M2D-exos) inhibited the fibrogenic differentiation and promoted the osteogenic differentiation of irradiated BMMSCs. We identified that miR-142-3p was significantly overexpressed in M2D-exos and irradiated BMMSCs treated with M2D-exos. After inhibition of miR-142-3p in M2 macrophage, the effects of M2D-exos on irradiated BMMSCs differentiation were eliminated. Furthermore, transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), as a direct target of miR-142-3p, was significantly decreased in irradiated BMMSCs treated with M2D-exos. This study indicated that M2D-exos could carry miR-142-3p to restore the differentiation balance of irradiated BMMSCs by targeting TGF-β1. These findings pave a new way for promising and cell-free method to treat irradiation-induced bone damage.

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