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Research article Immunometabolic profiling of human monocytes in response to lipid exposure Ion Bogdan Mănescu, Sara Thomas, Daniel Gîrlea, Liliana Demian, Ana Maria Fotache, Minodora Dobreanu
Correspondence should be addressed to: Ana Maria Fotache
Abstract: Background: Monocytes are central in inflammation and atherogenesis. Postprandial lipemia is a known pro-atherogenic state, yet its impact on monocyte activation remains incompletely understood. This study aimed to investigate morphological and immunophenotypical changes in circulating monocytes following lipid exposure. Methods: Monocytes from 19 healthy volunteers were analyzed at baseline (fasting/T0), three hours postprandially (T3), and after 24-hour incubation with autologous serum (T24). Flow cytometry was used to assess monocyte subsets (classical/CM, intermediate/IM, and nonclassical/NCM) based on CD14/CD16 expression, alongside markers of activation (CD11b, CD14), lipid uptake (BODIPY), and lipid handling (LDLR, CD36). Morphological parameters (FSC, SSC) were also evaluated. Results: At T3, all monocyte subsets showed increased size, with CM and NCM also showing increased granularity (↑SSC). LDLR expression decreased in all subsets, while CD36 increased only in NCM. At T24, monocytes displayed further increase in size, as well as higher lipid accumulation and activation (CD11b, CD14, LDLR), particularly in CM and IM. NCMs uniquely increased in size while decreasing granularity and showed no rise in activation markers. Overall, IMs consistently exhibited the most proinflammatory phenotype, while NCMs retained an anti-inflammatory profile. A novel inverse correlation was found between BMI and monocyte LDLR expression. Conclusions: These findings underscore the dynamic and subset-specific responses of monocytes to lipid exposure, highlighting intermediate monocytes as key proinflammatory players and suggesting a more quiescent role for non-classical monocytes. This phenotypic distinction may hold clinical relevance for early immune monitoring in cardiometabolic risk states, as well as for advancing novel therapeutic interventions targeting monocytes at the cellular level. Keywords: lipemia, monocyte, postprandial, LDLR, CD36
Received: 30.5.2025 |
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