Krebs cycle derivatives, dimethyl fumarate and itaconate, control metabolic reprogramming in inflammatory human microglia cell line
- PMID: 39276907
- DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2024.101966
Krebs cycle derivatives, dimethyl fumarate and itaconate, control metabolic reprogramming in inflammatory human microglia cell line
Abstract
Metabolic reprogramming drives inflammatory activity in macrophages, including microglia, with Krebs cycle (KC) intermediates playing a crucial role as signaling molecules. Here, we show that the bioenergetic profile of LPS-activated human microglialclone 3 cell line (HMC3) is characterized by high levels of glycolysis and mitochondrial (mt) respiration, and the treatment with KC derivatives, namely dimethyl-fumarate (DMF) and itaconate (ITA), almost restores normal metabolism. However, despite comparable bioenergetic and anti-inflammatory effects, the mt hyper-activity was differentially modulated by DMF and ITA. DMF normalized complex I activity, while ITA dampened both complex I and II hyper-activity counteracting oxidative stress more efficiently.
Keywords: Dimethyl fumarate; Immunometabolism; Itaconate; Krebs cycle; Microglia; Mitochondria.
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Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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