B cell subsets contribute to myocardial protection by inducing neutrophil apoptosis after ischemia and reperfusion

A robust, sterile inflammation underlies myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury (MIRI). Several subsets of B cells possess the immunoregulatory capacity that limits tissue damage, yet the role of B cells in MIRI remains elusive. Here, we sought to elucidate the contribution of B cells to MIRI by transient ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in B cell-depleted or -deficient mice. Following ischemia and reperfusion (I/R), regulatory B cells are rapidly recruited to the heart. B cell-depleted or -deficient mice exhibited exacerbated tissue damage, adverse cardiac remodeling, and an augmented inflammatory response after I/R. Rescue and chimeric experiments indicated that the cardioprotective effect of B cells was not solely dependent on IL-10. Coculture experiments demonstrated that B cells induced neutrophil apoptosis through contact-dependent interactions, subsequently promoting reparative macrophage polarization by facilitating the phagocytosis of neutrophils by macrophages. The in vivo cardioprotective effect of B cells was undetectable in the absence of neutrophils after I/R. Mechanistically, ligand-receptor imputation identified FCER2A as a potential mediator of interactions between B cells and neutrophils. Blocking FCER2A on B cells resulted in a reduction in the percentage of apoptotic neutrophils, contributing to the deterioration of cardiac remodeling. Our findings unveil a potential cardioprotective role of B cells in MIRI through mechanisms involving FCER2A, neutrophils, and macrophages.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

JCI insight - 9(2024), 4 vom: 22. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Fangyang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jialiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Tianyi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Kexin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yutong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yuanning [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Mao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Li [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Immunology
Innate immunity
Journal Article

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Date Completed 23.02.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.167201

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367803372