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. 2013 Aug 6;18(2):251-64.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2013.06.017.

AMPKα1 regulates macrophage skewing at the time of resolution of inflammation during skeletal muscle regeneration

Rémi Mounier  1 , Marine Théret, Ludovic Arnold, Sylvain Cuvellier, Laurent Bultot, Olga Göransson, Nieves Sanz, Arnaud Ferry, Kei Sakamoto, Marc Foretz, Benoit Viollet, Bénédicte Chazaud
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AMPKα1 regulates macrophage skewing at the time of resolution of inflammation during skeletal muscle regeneration

Rémi Mounier et al. Cell Metab. .
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Abstract

Macrophages control the resolution of inflammation through the transition from a proinflammatory (M1) to an anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotype. Here, we present evidence for a role of AMPKα1, a master regulator of energy homeostasis, in macrophage skewing that occurs during skeletal muscle regeneration. Muscle regeneration was impaired in AMPKα1(-/-) mice. In vivo loss-of-function (LysM-Cre;AMPKα1(fl/fl) mouse) and rescue (bone marrow transplantation) experiments showed that macrophagic AMPKα1 was required for muscle regeneration. Cell-based experiments revealed that AMPKα1(-/-) macrophages did not fully acquire the phenotype or the functions of M2 cells. In vivo, AMPKα1(-/-) leukocytes did not acquire the expression of M2 markers during muscle regeneration. Skewing from M1 toward M2 phenotype upon phagocytosis of necrotic and apoptotic cells was impaired in AMPKα1(-/-) macrophages and when AMPK activation was prevented by the inhibition of its upstream activator, CaMKKβ. In conclusion, AMPKα1 is crucial for phagocytosis-induced macrophage skewing from a pro- to anti-inflammatory phenotype at the time of resolution of inflammation.

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