Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
FASEB J. 2024 Sep 30;38(18):e70067. doi: 10.1096/fj.202400414RRR.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation is a chronic vascular pathology characterized by inflammation, leukocyte infiltration, and vascular remodeling. The aim of this study was to delineate the protective role of Resolvin D2 (RvD2), a bioactive isoform of specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators, via G-protein-coupled receptor 18 (GPR18) receptor signaling in attenuating AAAs. Importantly, RvD2 and GPR18 levels were significantly decreased in aortic tissue of AAA patients compared with controls. Furthermore, using an established murine model of AAA in C57BL/6 (WT) mice, we observed that treatment with RvD2 significantly attenuated aortic diameter, pro-inflammatory cytokine production, immune cell infiltration (neutrophils and macrophages), elastic fiber disruption, and increased smooth muscle cell α-actin expression as well as increased TGF-β2 and IL-10 expressions compared to untreated mice. Moreover, the RvD2-mediated protection from vascular remodeling and AAA formation was blocked when mice were previously treated with siRNA for GPR18 signifying the importance of RvD2/GPR18 signaling in vascular inflammation. Mechanistically, RvD2-mediated protection significantly enhanced infiltration and activation of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSCs) by increasing TGF-β2 and IL-10 secretions in a GPR18-dependent manner to attenuate aortic inflammation and vascular remodeling. Collectively, this study demonstrates that RvD2 treatment induces an expansion of myeloid-lineage committed progenitors, such as M-MDSCs, activates GPR18-dependent signaling to enhance TGF-β2 and IL-10 secretion, and mitigates SMC activation that contributes to resolution of aortic inflammation and remodeling during AAA formation.
腹主动脉瘤 (AAA) 的形成是一种慢性血管病理,其特征是炎症、白细胞浸润和血管重塑。本研究旨在通过 G 蛋白偶联受体 18 (GPR18) 受体信号阐明特殊的促解决脂质介质的生物活性同型物 Resolvin D2 (RvD2) 在减轻 AAA 中的保护作用。重要的是,与对照组相比,AAA 患者的主动脉组织中 RvD2 和 GPR18 水平显着降低。此外,在 C57BL/6 (WT) 小鼠的 AAA 建立模型中,我们观察到与未治疗的小鼠相比,RvD2 治疗显着减轻了主动脉直径、促炎细胞因子产生、免疫细胞浸润(中性粒细胞和巨噬细胞)、弹性纤维破坏以及平滑肌细胞α-肌动蛋白表达增加,以及 TGF-β2 和 IL-10 表达增加。此外,当先前用 GPR18 的 siRNA 处理小鼠时,RvD2 介导的血管重塑和 AAA 形成的保护作用被阻断,这表明 RvD2/GPR18 信号在血管炎症中很重要。从机制上讲,RvD2 介导的保护作用通过增加 TGF-β2 和 IL-10 的分泌,以 GPR18 依赖性方式显着增强单核细胞髓系来源的抑制细胞 (M-MDSC) 的浸润和激活,从而减轻主动脉炎症和血管重塑。总之,这项研究表明,RvD2 治疗诱导髓系谱系定向祖细胞(例如 M-MDSC)的扩张,激活 GPR18 依赖性信号以增强 TGF-β2 和 IL-10 的分泌,并减轻 SMC 的激活,这有助于解决 AAA 形成过程中的主动脉炎症和重塑。
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