Danger signal extracellular calcium initiates differentiation of monocytes into SPP1/osteopontin-producing macrophages

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The danger signal extracellular calcium is pathophysiologically increased in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Calcium activates the NLRP3-inflammasome via the calcium-sensing receptor in monocytes/macrophages primed by lipopolysaccharide, and this effect is mediated by the uptake of calciprotein particles (CPPs) formed out of calcium, phosphate, and fetuin-A. Aim of the study was to unravel the influence of calcium on monocytes when the priming signal is not present. Monocytes were isolated from the blood of healthy controls and RA patients. Macrophages were characterized using scRNA-seq, DNA microarray, and proteomics. Imaging flow cytometry was utilized to study intracellular events. Here we show that extracellular calcium and CPPs lead to the differentiation of monocytes into calcium-macrophages when the priming signal is absent. Additional growth factors are not needed, and differentiation is triggered by calcium-dependent CPP-uptake, lysosomal alkalization due to CPP overload, and TFEB- and STAT3-dependent increased transcription of the lysosomal gene network. Calcium-macrophages have a needle-like shape, are characterized by excessive, constitutive SPP1/osteopontin production and a strong pro-inflammatory cytokine response. Calcium-macrophages differentiated out of RA monocytes show a stronger manifestation of this phenotype, suggesting the differentiation process might lead to the pro-inflammatory macrophage response seen in the RA synovial membrane.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cell death & disease - 13(2022), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 53

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murthy, Supriya [VerfasserIn]
Karkossa, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Hoffmann, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Hagemann, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Rothe, Kathrin [VerfasserIn]
Seifert, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Anderegg, Ulf [VerfasserIn]
von Bergen, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Schubert, Kristin [VerfasserIn]
Rossol, Manuela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

106441-73-0
Calcium
Journal Article
Osteopontin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SPP1 protein, human
SY7Q814VUP

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Date Completed 08.04.2022

Date Revised 24.10.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41419-022-04507-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335572812