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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

BMDM-derived ORP8 suppresses lipotoxicity and inflammation by relieving endoplasmic reticulum stress in mice with MASH.

Yi Chen, Kangjie Xie, Caiyang Chen, Xihui Wang, Chenchen Ma, Zhangxiang Huang, Yingfu Jiao, Weifeng Yu

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yi Chen *Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 160, Pujian Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200217, China.
Kangjie Xie *Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China.
Caiyang Chen *Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 160, Pujian Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200217, China.
Xihui WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China.
Chenchen MaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China.
Zhangxiang HuangDepartment of Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China. adams7777@163.com.
Yingfu JiaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 160, Pujian Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200217, China. yingfujiao@yeah.net.
Weifeng YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 160, Pujian Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200217, China. ywf808@yeah.net.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2021M703484Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 24X010202059)National Natural Science Foundation of China 32030043National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160229Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Perioperative Organ Support and Function Preservation 20DZ2254200
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide, and specific treatment modalities are lacking. Accumulating evidence suggests that hepatic inflammation plays a key role in the progression from hepatic steatosis to MASH. Macrophages, especially anti-inflammatory macrophages, serve as natural immune cells that maintain homeostasis in the immune microenvironment. Here, we aimed to reveal the role of anti-inflammatory macrophages in MASH and investigate the underlying mechanism involved. METHODS &

resultsExtracellular vesicles (EVs) were isolated from the supernatant of anti-inflammatory bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) by ultracentrifugation, and their protein profile was characterized by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC‒MS/MS) analysis. Murine hepatocytes were stimulated with palmitic acid (PA) followed by treatment with EVs or oxysterol-binding protein-related protein 8 (ORP8/Osbpl8) shRNA. C57BL/6 mice were fed a methionine- and choline-deficient (MCD) diet for 3 weeks to establish MASH. The mice were then treated with EVs or shRNA-encoding AAV. In vitro and ex vivo experiments revealed that extracellular vesicles derived from anti-inflammatory BMDMs inhibited inflammatory responses and alleviated lipotoxicity during MASH. We identified Osbpl8 as a vital component of M2-BMDMs by LC-MS/MS analysis and found that Osbpl8 remodels lipid metabolism by inhibiting excessive IRE1α-XBP1-related ER stress. Furthermore, Osbpl8-enriched M2-BMDM-EVs promoted anti-inflammatory and antilipotoxic effects and could be a novel therapeutic target for the clinical treatment of MASH.

conclusionsOur findings indicate that Osbpl8 derived from EVs secreted by anti-inflammatory BMDMs plays important roles in intercellular communication between macrophages and hepatocytes, revealing a novel regulatory mechanism of macrophage homoeostasis in MASH.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum StressFatty LiverInflammationMacrophagesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular VesiclesHepatocytesLipid MetabolismMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxysterol Binding ProteinsOxysterol Binding ProteinsBone marrow-derived macrophagesEndoplasmic reticulum stressExtracellular vesiclesLipotoxicityMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis

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