Phenylalanine diminishes M1 macrophage inflammation

摘要

Emerging evidence suggests that amino acids dictate the effector functions of immune cells; however, whether and how phenylalanine（Phe） orchestrates the polarization of macrophages is not understood. Here, we determined that Phe attenuated lipopolysaccharide（LPS） and P. multocida serotype A strain CQ2（PmCQ2） infection-induced inflammation in vivo. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Phe inhibited the production of interleukin（IL）-1β and tumor necrosis factor（TNF）-α in proinflammatory（M1） macrophages. Phe reprogrammed the transcriptomic and metabolic profiles and enhanced oxidative phosphorylation in M1 macrophages, which reduced the activation of caspase-1. Notably, the valine-succinyl-CoA axis played a critical role in Phe-mediated inhibition of IL-1β production in M1 macrophages. Taken together, our findings suggest that manipulating the valine-succinyl-CoA axis provides a potential target for preventing and/or treating macrophage-related diseases.