Pivotal role for skin trans-endothelial radio-resistant anti-inflammatory macrophages in tissue repair

  1. Olga Barreiro
  2. Danay Cibrian
  3. Cristina Clemente
  4. David Alvarez
  5. Vanessa Moreno
  6. Inigo Valiente
  7. Antonio Bernad
  8. Dietmar Vestweber
  9. Alicia G Arroyo
  10. Pilar Martín
  11. Ulrich von Andrian
  12. Francisco Sánchez Madrid  Is a corresponding author
  1. Harvard Medical School, United States
  2. Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Spain
  3. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Germany

Abstract

Heterogeneity and functional specialization among skin-resident macrophages are incompletely understood. In this study, we describe a novel subset of murine dermal perivascular macrophages that extend protrusions across the endothelial junctions in steady-state and capture blood-borne macromolecules. Unlike other skin-resident macrophages that are reconstituted by bone marrow-derived progenitors after a genotoxic insult, these cells are replenished by an extramedullary radio-resistant and UV-sensitive Bmi1+ progenitor. Furthermore, they possess a distinctive anti-inflammatory transcriptional profile, which cannot be polarized under inflammatory conditions, and are involved in repair and remodeling functions for which other skin-resident macrophages appear dispensable. Based on all their properties, we define these macrophages as Skin Transendothelial Radio-resistant Anti-inflammatory Macrophages (STREAM) and postulate that their preservation is important for skin homeostasis.

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  1. Olga Barreiro

    Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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  2. Danay Cibrian

    Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  3. Cristina Clemente

    Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  4. David Alvarez

    Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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  5. Vanessa Moreno

    Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  6. Inigo Valiente

    Department of Cardiovascular Development and Repair, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  7. Antonio Bernad

    Department of Cardiovascular Development and Repair, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  8. Dietmar Vestweber

    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany
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  9. Alicia G Arroyo

    Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  10. Pilar Martín

    Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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  11. Ulrich von Andrian

    Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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  12. Francisco Sánchez Madrid

    Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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    fsmadrid@salud.madrid.org
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Ethics

Animal experimentation: Animal studies were approved by the local ethics committee and by the Division of Animal Protection of Comunidad de Madrid (approved protocols PROEX 159/15 and 160/15). All animal procedures conformed to EU Directive 2010/63EU and Recommendation 2007/526/EC regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, enforced in Spanish law under Real Decreto 1201/2005

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© 2016, Barreiro et al.

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  1. Olga Barreiro
  2. Danay Cibrian
  3. Cristina Clemente
  4. David Alvarez
  5. Vanessa Moreno
  6. Inigo Valiente
  7. Antonio Bernad
  8. Dietmar Vestweber
  9. Alicia G Arroyo
  10. Pilar Martín
  11. Ulrich von Andrian
  12. Francisco Sánchez Madrid
(2016)
Pivotal role for skin trans-endothelial radio-resistant anti-inflammatory macrophages in tissue repair
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