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ArticleCommunications biology2024

A secretory protein neudesin regulates splenic red pulp macrophages in erythrophagocytosis and iron recycling.

Yoshiaki Nakayama, Yuki Masuda, Takehiro Mukae, Tadahisa Mikami, Ryohei Shimizu, Naoto Kondo, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Nobuyuki Itoh, Morichika Konishi

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiaki NakayamaLaboratory of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2187-3292
Yuki MasudaLaboratory of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
Takehiro MukaeLaboratory of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
Tadahisa MikamiLaboratory of Biochemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9191-3213
Ryohei ShimizuLaboratory of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
Naoto KondoLaboratory of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
Hiroshi KitagawaLaboratory of Biochemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9307-7079
Nobuyuki ItohKyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Kyoto, Japan.
Morichika KonishiLaboratory of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan. mkonishi@kobepharma-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-2424-7169
Kobe Pharmaceutical University · JPKyoto University · JP

Funding

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 20K07060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neudesin, originally identified as a neurotrophic factor, has primarily been studied for its neural functions despite its widespread expression. Using 8-week-old neudesin knockout mice, we elucidated the role of neudesin in the spleen. The absence of neudesin caused mild splenomegaly, shortened lifespan of circulating erythrocytes, and abnormal recovery from phenylhydrazine-induced acute anemia. Blood cross-transfusion and splenectomy experiments revealed that the shortened lifespan of erythrocytes was attributable to splenic impairment. Further analysis revealed increased erythrophagocytosis and decreased iron stores in the splenic red pulp, which was linked to the upregulation of Fcγ receptors and iron-recycling genes in neudesin-deficient macrophages. In vitro analysis confirmed that neudesin suppressed erythrophagocytosis and expression of Fcγ receptors through ERK1/2 activation in heme-stimulated macrophages. Finally, we observed that 24-week-old neudesin knockout mice exhibited severe symptoms of anemia. Collectively, our results suggest that neudesin regulates the function of red pulp macrophages and contributes to erythrocyte and iron homeostasis.

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AnemiaIronAnimalsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsPhagocytosisReceptors, IgGSpleenIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIronNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, IgG

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PMID38272969
PMCPMC10811329
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