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Bosch AJT, Keller L, Steiger L, Rohm TV, Wiedemann SJ, Low AJY, Stawiski M, Rachid L, Roux J, Konrad D, Wueest S, Tugues S, Greter M, Böni-Schnetzler M, Meier DT, Cavelti-Weder C. CSF1R inhibition with PLX5622 affects multiple immune cell compartments and induces tissue-specific metabolic effects in lean mice. Diabetologia 2023; 66:2292-2306. [PMID: 37792013 PMCID: PMC10627931 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-023-06007-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF1) promotes the proliferation, differentiation and survival of macrophages, which have been implicated in both beneficial and detrimental effects on glucose metabolism. However, the physiological role of CSF1 signalling in glucose homeostasis and the potential therapeutic implications of modulating this pathway are not known. We aimed to study the composition of tissue macrophages (and other immune cells) following CSF1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibition and elucidate the metabolic consequences of CSF1R inhibition. METHODS We assessed immune cell populations in various organs by flow cytometry, and tissue-specific metabolic effects by hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamps and insulin secretion assays in mice fed a chow diet containing PLX5622 (a CSF1R inhibitor) or a control diet. RESULTS CSF1R inhibition depleted macrophages in multiple tissues while simultaneously increasing eosinophils and group 2 innate lymphoid cells. These immunological changes were consistent across different organs and were sex independent and reversible after cessation of the PLX5622. CSF1R inhibition improved hepatic insulin sensitivity but concomitantly impaired insulin secretion. In healthy islets, we found a high frequency of IL-1β+ islet macrophages. Their depletion by CSF1R inhibition led to downregulation of macrophage-related pathways and mediators of cytokine activity, including Nlrp3, suggesting IL-1β as a candidate insulin secretagogue. Partial restoration of physiological insulin secretion was achieved by injecting recombinant IL-1β prior to glucose stimulation in mice lacking macrophages. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Macrophages and macrophage-derived factors, such as IL-1β, play an important role in physiological insulin secretion. A better understanding of the tissue-specific effects of CSF1R inhibition on immune cells and glucose homeostasis is crucial for the development of targeted immune-modulatory treatments in metabolic disease. DATA AVAILABILITY The RNA-Seq dataset is available in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) under the accession number GSE189434 ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE189434 ).
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela J T Bosch
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Marc Stawiski
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Leila Rachid
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Julien Roux
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Daniel Konrad
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Children's Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Children's Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Sonia Tugues
- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Melanie Greter
- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | | | - Daniel T Meier
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Claudia Cavelti-Weder
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ), University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland.
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