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. 2022 Jan;45(1):105-114.
doi: 10.1007/s40618-021-01621-5. Epub 2021 Jun 25.

Human cell-based anti-inflammatory effects of rosiglitazone

M Sottili #  1 , T Filardi #  2 , G Cantini  1   3 , L Cosmi  4 , S Morano  2 , M Luconi  1   3   5 , A Lenzi  2 , C Crescioli  6
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Human cell-based anti-inflammatory effects of rosiglitazone

M Sottili et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: The C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) participates in diabetes and diabetic cardiomyopathy development from the early stages. Rosiglitazone (RGZ) exhibits anti-inflammatory properties and can target cardiomyocytes secreting CXCL10, under interferon (IFN)γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α challenge. Cardiomyocyte remodeling, CD4 + T cells and dendritic cells (DCs) significantly contribute to the inflammatory milieu underlying and promoting disease development. We aimed to study the effect of RGZ onto inflammation-induced secretion of CXCL10, IFNγ, TNFα, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 by human CD4 + T and DCs, and onto IFNγ/TNFα-dependent signaling in human cardiomyocytes associated with chemokine release.

Methods: Cells maintained within an inflammatory-like microenvironment were exposed to RGZ at near therapy dose (5 µM). ELISA quantified cytokine secretion; qPCR measured mRNA expression; Western blot analyzed protein expression and activation; immunofluorescent analysis detected intracellular IFNγ/TNFα-dependent trafficking.

Results: In human CD4 + T cells and DCs, RGZ inhibited CXCL10 release likely with a transcriptional mechanism, and reduced TNFα only in CD4 + T cells. In human cardiomyocytes, RGZ impaired IFNγ/TNFα signal transduction, blocking the phosphorylation/nuclear translocation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (Stat1) and nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB), in association with a significant decrease in CXCL10 expression, IL-6 and IL-8 release.

Conclusion: As the combination of Th1 biomarkers like CXCL10, IL-8, IL-6 with classical cardiovascular risk factors seems to improve the accuracy in predicting T2D and coronary events, future studies might be desirable to further investigate the anti-Th1 effect of RGZ.

Keywords: Human cardiomyocytes; Human immune cells; Inflammation; Metabolism; Rosiglitazone; Thiazolidinediones.

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