Nicotine Suppresses Phagocytic Ability of Macrophages by Regulating the miR-296-3p–SIRPα Axis

Phagocytic ability of macrophage is responsible for tuberculosis infection. Nicotine has been shown to attenuate the phagocytic ability of macrophage; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that nicotine increased the message RNA (mRNA) and protein expression of sig...

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Main Authors: Zhen Liu, Fang Wang, Xiaowu Huang, Zhi Chen, Yicheng Zhao, Yawei Wang, Xiaobo Luo, Guanren Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6306358
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Summary:Phagocytic ability of macrophage is responsible for tuberculosis infection. Nicotine has been shown to attenuate the phagocytic ability of macrophage; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that nicotine increased the message RNA (mRNA) and protein expression of signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) and enhanced the stability of SIRPα mRNA in macrophage. Nicotine decreased the expression of microRNA (miR)-296-3p, which directly targeted the 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of SIRPα mRNA in macrophage. Furthermore, nicotine inhibited the phagocytic ability of macrophage by regulating the miR-296-3p–SIRPα axis. Moreover, nicotine decreased miR-296-3p expression via increasing c-Myc expression in macrophage. Together, we found that nicotine attenuate the phagocytic ability of macrophage by regulating the c-Myc-miR-296-3p–SIRPα signal.
ISSN:2210-7185