Heme-Induced Macrophage Phenotype Switching and Impaired Endogenous Opioid Homeostasis Correlate with Chronic Widespread Pain in HIV

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is associated with a high rate of disability and decreased quality of life in people with HIV-1 (PWH). We previously showed that PWH with CWP have increased hemolysis and elevated plasma levels of cell-free heme, which correlate with low endogenous opioid levels in leukocytes. Further, we demonstrated that cell-free heme impairs β-endorphin synthesis/release from leukocytes. However, the cellular mechanisms by which heme dampens β-endorphin production are inconclusive. The current hypothesis is that heme-dependent TLR4 activation and macrophage polarization to the M1 phenotype mediate this phenomenon. Our novel findings showed that PWH with CWP have elevated M1-specific macrophage chemokines (ENA-78, GRO-α, and IP-10) in plasma. In vitro, hemin-induced polarization of M0 and M2 macrophages to the M1 phenotype with low β-endorphins was mitigated by treating cells with the TLR4 inhibitor, TAK-242. Similarly, in vivo phenylhydrazine hydrochloride (PHZ), an inducer of hemolysis, injected into C57Bl/6 mice increased the M1/M2 cell ratio and reduced β-endorphin levels. However, treating these animals with the heme-scavenging protein hemopexin (Hx) or TAK-242 reduced the M1/M2 ratio and increased β-endorphins. Furthermore, Hx attenuated heme-induced mechanical, heat, and cold hypersensitivity, while TAK-242 abrogated hypersensitivity to mechanical and heat stimuli. Overall, these results suggest that heme-mediated TLR4 activation and M1 polarization of macrophages correlate with impaired endogenous opioid homeostasis and hypersensitivity in people with HIV.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cells - 12(2023), 12 vom: 06. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chatterjee, Tanima [VerfasserIn]
Arora, Itika [VerfasserIn]
Underwood, Lilly B [VerfasserIn]
Lewis, Terry L [VerfasserIn]
Masjoan Juncos, Juan Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Heath, Sonya L [VerfasserIn]
Goodin, Burel R [VerfasserIn]
Aggarwal, Saurabh [VerfasserIn]

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β-endorphin
42VZT0U6YR
60617-12-1
Analgesics, Opioid
Beta-Endorphin
Cell-free heme
Chronic widespread pain
Ethyl 6-(N-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)sulfamoyl)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate
HIV
Heme
Journal Article
Macrophage phenotype
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Toll-Like Receptor 4
Toll-like receptor-4

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Date Completed 29.06.2023

Date Revised 01.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells12121565

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358723450