Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/75286
Title: Gene Deficiency in Activating Fcγ Receptors Influences the Macrophage Phenotypic Balance and Reduces Atherosclerosis in Mice
Authors: Mallavia, Beñat
Oguiza, Ainhoa
Lopez-Franco, Oscar
Recio Cruz, Carlota Pilar 
Ortiz-Muñoz, Guadalupe
Lazaro, Iolanda
Lopez-Parra, Virginia
Egido, Jesus
Gomez-Guerrero, Carmen
Editors: Lutgens, Esther
UNESCO Clasification: 3207 Patología
Issue Date: 2013
Project: SAF2009-11794
SAF2012-38830
FIS PI10/00072
RECAVA RD12/0042/0038
Journal: PLoS ONE 
Abstract: Immunity contributes to arterial inflammation during atherosclerosis. Oxidized low-density lipoproteins induce an autoimmune response characterized by specific antibodies and immune complexes in atherosclerotic patients. We hypothesize that specific Fcγ receptors for IgG constant region participate in atherogenesis by regulating the inflammatory state of lesional macrophages. In vivo we examined the role of activating Fcγ receptors in atherosclerosis progression using bone marrow transplantation from mice deficient in γ-chain (the common signaling subunit of activating Fcγ receptors) to hyperlipidemic mice. Hematopoietic deficiency of Fcγ receptors significantly reduced atherosclerotic lesion size, which was associated with decreased number of macrophages and T lymphocytes, and increased T regulatory cell function. Lesions of Fcγ receptor deficient mice exhibited increased plaque stability, as evidenced by higher collagen and smooth muscle cell content and decreased apoptosis. These effects were independent of changes in serum lipids and antibody response to oxidized low-density lipoproteins. Activating Fcγ receptor deficiency reduced pro-inflammatory gene expression, nuclear factor-κB activity, and M1 macrophages at the lesion site, while increasing anti-inflammatory genes and M2 macrophages. The decreased inflammation in the lesions was mirrored by a reduced number of classical inflammatory monocytes in blood. In vitro, lack of activating Fcγ receptors attenuated foam cell formation, oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory gene expression, and increased M2-associated genes in murine macrophages. Our study demonstrates that activating Fcγ receptors influence the macrophage phenotypic balance in the artery wall of atherosclerotic mice and suggests that modulation of Fcγ receptor-mediated inflammatory responses could effectively suppress atherosclerosis.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/75286
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066754
Source: PLoS ONE [ISSN 1932-6203], v. 8 (6), e66754
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