MicroRNA cargo of extracellular vesicles released by skeletal muscle fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells is significantly altered with disuse atrophy and IL-1b deficiency

Emily Parker, Bharati Mendhe, Ling Ruan, Brendan Marshall, Wenbo Zhi, Yutao Liu, Sadanand Fulzele, Yao Liang Tang, Meghan McGee-Lawrence, Tae Jin Lee, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Maribeth Johnson, Jie Chen, Mark W. Hamrick

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Abstract

Fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells (FAPs) are a population of stem cells in skeletal muscle that play multiple roles in muscle repair and regeneration through their complex secretome; however, it is not well understood how the FAP secretome is altered with muscle disuse atrophy. Previous work suggests that the inflammatory cytokine IL-1β is increased in FAPs with disuse and denervation. Inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion are also known to stimulate the release of extracellular vesicles (EVs). Here, we examined the microRNA (miRNA) cargo of FAP-derived, platelet-derived growth factor receptor A (PDGFRα+) EVs from hindlimb muscles of wild-type and IL-1β KO mice after 14 days of single-hindlimb immobilization. Hindlimb muscles were isolated from mice following the immobilization period, and PDGFRα+ extracellular vesicles were isolated using size-exclusion chromatography and immunoprecipitation. Microarrays were performed to detect changes in miRNAs with unloading and IL-1β deficiency. Results indicate that the PDGFRα+, FAP-derived EVs show a significant increase in miRNAs, such as miR-let-7c, miR-let-7b, miR-181a, and miR-124. These miRNAs have previously been demonstrated to play important roles in cellular senescence and muscle atrophy. Furthermore, the expression of these same miRNAs was not significantly altered in FAP-derived EVs isolated from the immobilized IL-1β KO. These data suggest that disuse-related activation of IL-1β can mediate the miRNA cargo of FAP-derived EVs, contributing directly to the release of senescence-and atrophy-related miRNAs. Therapies targeting FAPs in settings associated with muscle disuse atrophy may therefore have the potential to preserve muscle function and enhance muscle recovery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)296-304
Number of pages9
JournalPhysiological Genomics
Volume54
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • PDGFRa
  • let-7 family
  • miR-124
  • miR-181a
  • senescence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Genetics

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