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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Apoptotic Cells induce Proliferation of Peritoneal Macrophages.

Anne-Kathrin Knuth, Arnaud Huard, Zumer Naeem, Peter Rappl, Rebekka Bauer, Ana Carolina Mota, Tobias Schmid, Ingrid Fleming, Bernhard Brüne, Simone Fulda and 1 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Progression in the In Vitro Macrophage Expansion.Journal of immunology research · 2025
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  5. To Die or Not to Die: Cell Death in Biology and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anne-Kathrin KnuthInstitute for Experimental Cancer Research in Pediatrics, Goethe-University, Komturstraße 3a, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.
Arnaud HuardFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Zumer NaeemInstitute for Vascular Signaling, Department of Molecular Medicine, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Peter RapplFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Rebekka BauerFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9799-7489
Ana Carolina MotaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Tobias SchmidFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1952-5259
Ingrid FlemingInstitute for Vascular Signaling, Department of Molecular Medicine, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Bernhard BrüneFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8237-2841
Simone FuldaInstitute for Experimental Cancer Research in Pediatrics, Goethe-University, Komturstraße 3a, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.
Andreas WeigertFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7529-1952
Goethe University Frankfurt · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GRK 2336 TP1, TP2, TP5, TP6; SFB1039 TPA06, B04, B06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interaction of macrophages with apoptotic cells is required for efficient resolution of inflammation. While apoptotic cell removal prevents inflammation due to secondary necrosis, it also alters the macrophage phenotype to hinder further inflammatory reactions. The interaction between apoptotic cells and macrophages is often studied by chemical or biological induction of apoptosis, which may introduce artifacts by affecting the macrophages as well and/or triggering unrelated signaling pathways. Here, we set up a pure cell death system in which NIH 3T3 cells expressing dimerizable Caspase-8 were co-cultured with peritoneal macrophages in a transwell system. Phenotype changes in macrophages induced by apoptotic cells were evaluated by RNA sequencing, which revealed an unexpectedly dominant impact on macrophage proliferation. This was confirmed in functional assays with primary peritoneal macrophages and IC-21 macrophages. Moreover, inhibition of apoptosis during Zymosan-induced peritonitis in mice decreased mRNA levels of cell cycle mediators in peritoneal macrophages. Proliferation of macrophages in response to apoptotic cells may be important to increase macrophage numbers in order to allow efficient clearance and resolution of inflammation.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCell ProliferationAnimalsCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesMacrophages, PeritonealMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPeritonitisPhagocytosisZymosanZymosanapoptosisperitoneal macrophagesproliferationRNA sequencingZymosan-induced peritonitis

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PMID33668084
PMCPMC7956251
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