Ethanol Induces Extracellular Vesicle Secretion by Altering Lipid Metabolism through the Mitochondria-Associated ER Membranes and Sphingomyelinases
Por:
F. IBANEZ, J. MONTESINOS, E. AREA-GOMEZ, C. GUERRI and M. PASCUAL
Publicada:
1 ago 2021
Resumen:
Recent evidence pinpoints extracellular vesicles (EVs) as key players in intercellular communication. Given the importance of cholesterol and sphingomyelin in EV biology, and the relevance of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes (MAMs) in cholesterol/sphingomyelin homeostasis, we evaluated if MAMs and sphingomyelinases (SMases) could participate in ethanol-induced EV release. EVs were isolated from the extracellular medium of BV2 microglia treated or not with ethanol (50 and 100 mM). Radioactive metabolic tracers combined with thin layer chromatography were used as quantitative methods to assay phospholipid transfer, SMase activity and cholesterol uptake/esterification. Inhibitors of SMase (desipramine and GW4869) and MAM (cyclosporin A) activities were also utilized. Our data show that ethanol increases the secretion and inflammatory molecule concentration of EVs. Ethanol also upregulates MAM activity and alters lipid metabolism by increasing cholesterol uptake, cholesterol esterification and SMase activity in microglia. Notably, the inhibition of either SMase or MAM activity prevented the ethanol-induced increase in EV secretion. Collectively, these results strongly support a lipid-driven mechanism, specifically via SMases and MAM, to explain the effect of ethanol on EV secretion in glial cells.
Filiaciones:
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Principe Felipe Res Ctr, Dept Mol & Cellular Pathol Alcohol, Valencia 46012, Spain
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Columbia Univ, Dept Neurol, Med Ctr, New York, NY 10032 USA
E. AREA-GOMEZ:
Columbia Univ, Dept Neurol, Med Ctr, New York, NY 10032 USA
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Principe Felipe Res Ctr, Dept Mol & Cellular Pathol Alcohol, Valencia 46012, Spain
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Principe Felipe Res Ctr, Dept Mol & Cellular Pathol Alcohol, Valencia 46012, Spain
Univ Valencia, Sch Med & Dent, Dept Physiol, Valencia 46010, Spain
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