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A simple model to evaluate skeletal muscle-macrophage interaction during skeletal muscle regeneration

A simple model to evaluate skeletal muscle-macrophage interaction during skeletal muscle regeneration
Evaluation of regeneration efficiency in LPS-pre-stimulated macrophages. (A) Schematic representation of the time course and culture conditions. (B) Flow cytometry analysis for the detection of Naive-M and LPS-M at 6 dpi. (C) The number of Naive-M and LPS-M at 0 and 6 dpi (N = 4). (D) Representative images of myotube formation after addition of Naive-M and LPS-M at 6 dpi. Scale bar indicates 100 μm. (E, F) Quantification of (E) myotube and (F) debris areas (N = 4). Statistical analysis was performed using the Student’s t-test: *p < 0.05. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation of biologically independent samples from different mice. DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; dpi, days post-injury. Credit: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2023). DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1022081

A research group led by Dr. Naoya Kase and Prof. Megumu Saito have successfully established a model to evaluate skeletal muscle regeneration efficiency and determine how macrophages contribute to the process by using a simple culture method that does not rely on special cell culture conditions. The results of this study were published online in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology on May 18, 2023.

Muscle tissue has a high capacity to regenerate after injury. Macrophages, a type of immune cell, play a critical role in muscle regeneration, but the detailed mechanism by which they contribute to muscle regeneration is not fully understood.

The research group created a simple model by culturing mouse primary muscle cells in a dish. The group found in the culture before and after muscle injury and that they contributed to muscle regeneration. Furthermore, the group observed macrophages pre-treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a macrophage-activating molecule, had a lower capacity to help muscle regenerate due to increased extracellular matrix production.

Together, the researchers developed a new model to study the interactions between skeletal muscle cells and macrophages and assess how muscle regeneration may be affected. By identifying the mechanism by which macrophages contribute to , it will be of tremendous interest to examine how this may change in various muscular pathologies. Moreover, these findings suggest macrophages could be a viable therapeutic target for muscle disorders and injuries.

More information: Naoya Kase et al, A concise in vitro model for evaluating interactions between macrophage and skeletal muscle cells during muscle regeneration, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2023). DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1022081

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