High fat diet deviates PtC-specific B1 B cell phagocytosis in obese mice
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2014-12
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Vo, Hung
Chiu, Joanna
Allaimo, Danielle
Mao, Changchuin
Wang, Yaqi
Gong, Yuefei
Ow, Hooisweng
Porter, Tyrone
Zhong, Xuemei
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Hung Vo, Joanna Chiu, Danielle Allaimo, Changchuin Mao, Yaqi Wang, Yuefei Gong, Hooisweng Ow, Tyrone Porter, Xuemei Zhong. 2014. "High fat diet deviates PtC-specific B1 B cell phagocytosis in obese mice.." Immun Inflamm Dis, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. 254 - 261. doi: 10.1002/iid3.41
Abstract
Phagocytosis had been attributed predominantly to "professional" phagocytes such as macrophages, which play critical roles in adipose tissue inflammation. However, recently, macrophage-like phagocytic activity has been reported in B1 B lymphocytes. Intrigued by the long-established correlation between high fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and immune dysfunction, we investigated how HFD affects B1 B cell phagocytosis. A significant number of B1 B cells recognize phosphatidylcholine (PtC), a common phospholipid component of cell membrane. We report here that unlike macrophages, B1 B cells have a unique PtC-specific phagocytic function. In the presence of both PtC-coated and non-PtC control fluorescent nano-particles, B1 B cells from healthy lean mice selectively engulfed PtC-coated beads, whereas B1 B cells from HFD-fed obese mice non-discriminately phagocytosed both PtC-coated and control beads. Morphologically, B1 B cells from obese mice resembled macrophages, displaying enlarged cytosol and engulfed more beads. Our study suggests for the first time that HFD can affect B1 B cell phagocytosis, substantiating the link of HFD-induced obesity and immune deviation.
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© 2014 The Authors. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.