Annexin A1 induces a pro-angiogenic macrophage phenotype to promote myocardial repair

Ferraro, Bartolo; Leoni, Giovanna; Hinkel, Rabea; Ormanns, Steffen; Paulin, Nicole; Ortega-Gomez, Almudena; Viola, Joana R.; Jong, Renske J. de; Bongiovanni, Dario; Bozoglu, T; Maas, Sanne L.; D'Amico, M; Kessler, Thorsten; Zeller, Tanja; Hristov, Michael; Reutelingsperger, Chris; Sager, Hendrik B.; Döring, Yvonne; Nahrendorf, Matthias; Kupatt, Christian und Soehnlein, Oliver (18. Juni 2019): Annexin A1 induces a pro-angiogenic macrophage phenotype to promote myocardial repair. In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Bd. 73, Nr. 23: S. 2990-3002

Abstract

Background Heart failure following myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the major causes of death worldwide, and its treatment is a crucial challenge of cardiovascular medicine. An attractive therapeutic strategy is to stimulate endogenous mechanisms of myocardial regeneration.

Objectives This study evaluates the potential therapeutic treatment with annexin A1 (AnxA1) to induce cardiac repair after MI.

Methods AnxA1 knockout (AnxA1−/−) and wild-type mice underwent MI induced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Cardiac functionality was assessed by longitudinal echocardiographic measurements. Histological, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, dot blot analysis, and in vitro/ex vivo studies were used to assess the myocardial neovascularization, macrophage content, and activity in response to AnxA1.

Results AnxA1−/− mice showed a reduced cardiac functionality and an expansion of proinflammatory macrophages in the ischemic area. Cardiac macrophages from AnxA1−/− mice exhibited a dramatically reduced ability to release the proangiogenic mediator vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)–A. However, AnxA1 treatment enhanced VEGF-A release from cardiac macrophages, and its delivery in vivo markedly improved cardiac performance. The positive effect of AnxA1 treatment on cardiac performance was abolished in wild-type mice transplanted with bone marrow derived from Cx3cr1creERT2Vegfflox/flox or in mice depleted of macrophages. Similarly, cardioprotective effects of AnxA1 were obtained in pigs in which full-length AnxA1 was overexpressed by use of a cardiotropic adeno-associated virus.

Conclusions AnxA1 has a direct action on cardiac macrophage polarization toward a pro-angiogenic, reparative phenotype. AnxA1 stimulated cardiac macrophages to release high amounts of VEGF-A, thus inducing neovascularization and cardiac repair.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• EU Funded Grant Agreement Number: 675111
• EU-Projekte: Horizon 2020 > Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions > Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks > 675111: EVOLUTION - European Vascular Interventions and Therapeutic Innovation Network
• Publikationsform: Postprint
• Fakultät: Biologie
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
• ISSN: 0735-1097
• Sprache: Englisch