Anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects of pinolenic acid in rheumatoid arthritis

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology..

OBJECTIVES: In pre-clinical studies, pinolenic acid (PNLA), an omega-6-polyunsaturated fatty acid from pine nuts, has shown anti-inflammatory effects. We aimed to investigate the effect of PNLA in human cell lines and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from RA patients and healthy controls (HCs).

METHODS: A modified Boyden chamber was used to assess chemokine-induced migration of THP-1 monocytes. Macropinocytosis was assessed using Lucifer yellow and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) uptake using DiI-labelled oxLDL in THP-1 macrophages and human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDMs). IL-6, TNF-α and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) release by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated PBMCs from RA patients and HCs was measured by ELISA. The transcriptomic profile of PNLA-treated, LPS-activated PBMCs was investigated by RNA-sequencing.

RESULTS: PNLA reduced THP-1 cell migration by 55% (P < 0.001). Macropinocytosis and DiI-oxLDL uptake were reduced by 50% (P < 0.001) and 40% (P < 0.01), respectively, in THP-1 macrophages and 40% (P < 0.01) and 25% (P < 0.05), respectively, in HMDMs. PNLA reduced IL-6 and TNF-α release from LPS-stimulated PBMCs from RA patients by 60% (P < 0.001) and from HCs by 50% and 35%, respectively (P < 0.01). PNLA also reduced PGE2 levels in such PBMCs from RA patients and HCs (P < 0.0001). Differentially expressed genes whose expression was upregulated included pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-4, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, fructose bisphosphatase1 and N-Myc downstream-regulated gene-2, which have potential roles in regulating immune and metabolic pathways. Pathway analysis predicted upstream activation of the nuclear receptors peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors involved in anti-inflammatory processes, and inhibition of nuclear factor-κB and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1.

CONCLUSIONS: PNLA has immune-metabolic effects on monocytes and PBMCs that are pathogenic in RA and atherosclerosis. Dietary PNLA supplementation may be beneficial in RA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 61(2022), 3 vom: 02. März, Seite 992-1004

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Takala, Rabaa [VerfasserIn]
Ramji, Dipak P [VerfasserIn]
Andrews, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, You [VerfasserIn]
Burston, James [VerfasserIn]
Choy, Ernest [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

13237-97-3
5,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid
Dinoprostone
Inflammatory cytokines
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
K7Q1JQR04M
Linolenic Acids
Lipid uptake
Lipoproteins, LDL
Macropinocytosis
PBMCs
Pinolenic acid
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rheumatoid arthritis
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 14.03.2022

Date Revised 14.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/keab467

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326289860