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Article Dans Une Revue Genes and Nutrition Année : 2014

The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid favorably modulates the inflammatory pathways and macrophage polarization within aorta of LDLR-/- mice

Cécile Gladine
Marie-Anne Verny
Blandine Comte
André Mazur

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The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has potent anti-atherogenic properties but its mechanisms of action at the vascular level remain poorly explored. Knowing the broad range of molecular targets of omega-3 fatty acids, microarray analysis was used to open-mindedly evaluate the effects of DHA on aorta gene expression in LDLR-/- mice and better understand its local anti-atherogenic action. Mice were fed an atherogenic diet and received daily oral gavages with oils rich in oleic acid or DHA. Bioinformatics analysis of microarray data first identified inflammation and innate immunity as processes the most affected by DHA supplementation within aorta. More precisely, several down-regulated genes were associated with the inflammatory functions of macrophages (e. g., CCL5 and CCR7), cell movement (e. g., ICAM-2, SELP, and PECAM-1), and the major histocompatibility complex (e. g., HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DRB1). Interestingly, several genes were identified as specific biomarkers of macrophage polarization, and their changes suggested a preferential orientation toward a M2 reparative phenotype. This observation was supported by the upstream regulator analysis highlighting the involvement of three main regulators of macrophage polarization, namely PPAR gamma (z-score = 2.367, p = 1.50 x 10(-13)), INF gamma (z-score = -2.797, p = 2.81 x 10(-14)), and NF kappa B (z-score = 2.360, p = 6.32 x 10(-9)). Moreover, immunohistological analysis of aortic root revealed an increased abundance of Arg1 (+111 %, p = 0.01), a specific biomarker of M2 macrophage. The present study showed for the first time that DHA supplementation during atherogenesis is associated with protective modulation of inflammation and innate immunity pathways within aorta putatively through the orientation of plaque macrophages toward a M2 reparative phenotype.

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hal-02631766 , version 1 (27-05-2020)

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Cécile Gladine, Monika Zmojdzian, Laurie L. Joumard-Cubizolles, Marie-Anne Verny, Blandine Comte, et al.. The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid favorably modulates the inflammatory pathways and macrophage polarization within aorta of LDLR-/- mice. Genes and Nutrition, 2014, 9 (5), n.p. ⟨10.1007/s12263-014-0424-4⟩. ⟨hal-02631766⟩
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