The Cytokine TNF Promotes Transcription Factor SREBP Activity and Binding to Inflammatory Genes to Activate Macrophages and Limit Tissue Repair. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated macrophage polarization is important for inflammatory disease pathogenesis, but the mechanisms regulating polarization are not clear. We performed transcriptomic and epigenomic analysis of the TNF response in primary human macrophages and revealed late-phase activation of SREBP2, the master regulator of cholesterol biosynthesis genes. TNF stimulation extended the genomic profile of SREBP2 occupancy to include binding to and activation of inflammatory and interferon response genes independently of its functions in sterol metabolism. Genetic ablation of SREBP function shifted the balance of macrophage polarization from an inflammatory to a reparative phenotype in peritonitis and skin wound healing models. Genetic ablation of SREBP activity in myeloid cells or topical pharmacological inhibition of SREBP improved skin wound healing under homeostatic and chronic inflammatory conditions. Our results identify a function and mechanism of action for SREBPs in augmenting TNF-induced macrophage activation and inflammation and open therapeutic avenues for promoting wound repair.

publication date

  • July 11, 2019

Research

keywords

  • Inflammation
  • Macrophages
  • Peritonitis
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Skin Diseases
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6709581

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85070704594

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.06.005

PubMed ID

  • 31303399

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 51

issue

  • 2