Intermittent fasting attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice by modulating macrophage polarization

ElsevierVolume 110, December 2022, 109133The Journal of Nutritional BiochemistryAbstract

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a spectrum of acute and life-threatening pulmonary inflammatory conditions. Treatment of ALI remains a clinical challenge. Recently, intermittent fasting (IF) has been shown to improve health and alleviate many diseases. In this study, we tested whether IF attenuated ALI and investigated the mechanism underlying this process. In vivo, the effects of IF on ALI were evaluated in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced murine ALI model. We found that two times of 24-h fasting in a week before ALI efficiently ameliorated LPS-induced lung injury in mice, characterized by alleviated lung lesions, wet-to-dry weight ratio, myeloperoxidase activity, malondialdehyde content, and lower levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1β. In vitro, functional assays were conducted to assess IF on the inflammatory response and macrophage polarization of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) treated with LPS or IL-4. And PPARγ antagonist GW9662 and AMPK siRNA were used to test the role of PPARγ and AMPK in the IF-mediated improvement of ALI. The results showed that IF (serum deprivation) suppressed macrophage M1 activation and promoted M2 activation in LPS-treated BMDMs. While, IF also augmented macrophage M2 polarization in IL-4-treated BMDMs. Further mechanistic studies showed that the promotive effect of IF on M2 polarization was related to the activation of the PPARγ and AMPK pathways. In conclusion, this study suggests that IF enhances M2 polarization by activating the AMPK and PPARγ pathways, thus facilitating anti-inflammatory response and ameliorating ALI.

Keywords

Acute lung injury

intermittent fasting

macrophage polarization

PPARγ

AMPK

AbbreviationsAMPK

AMP-activated protein kinase

ANOVA

one-way analysis of variance

BMDMs

bone marrow-derived macrophages

DMEM

Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

PPARγ

peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

TNF-α

tumor necrosis factor-α

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