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Features of the Population of Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages Isolated after Stimulation with Concanavalin A and Thioglycolate

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Murine peritoneal macrophages isolated from the lavage fluid after administration of thioglycolate and concanavalin A are presented by two populations of cells of different diameters. Polarization of macrophages into a proinflammatory (M1) phenotype is accompanied by an increase in number of small cells. Macrophages obtained after administration of thioglycolate demonstrate higher tendency to anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotype, while macrophages isolated after administration of concanavalin A are committed in the proinflammatory direction. Lactate level is increased in M1 macrophages in comparison with M2 cells, which indicates predominance of glycolytic metabolism. Macrophages obtained after administration of concanavalin A have reduced mitochondrial potential, which reflects a tendency to apoptosis. Autophagy activation and inhibition neutralize the differences in pro- and anti-inflammatory properties of polarized macrophages obtained after thioglycolate administration, but have less pronounced effect on macrophages obtained after administration concanavalin A. Autophagy inhibitor increases mitochondrial potential in non-polarized macrophages obtained after administration of concanavalin A. These results demonstrate divergent properties of macrophages obtained after administration of glycolate and concanavalin A due to the difference in the mechanisms of experimental peritonitis.

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Translated from Kletochnye Tekhnologii v Biologii i Meditsine, No. 2, pp. 107-115, June, 2021

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Zubkova, E.S., Dergilev, K.V., Beloglazova, I.B. et al. Features of the Population of Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages Isolated after Stimulation with Concanavalin A and Thioglycolate. Bull Exp Biol Med 171, 532–540 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-021-05265-6

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