Abstract
Macrophages represent primary players of the innate immune system. Macrophage activation triggers several signaling pathways and is tightly associated with metabolic changes, which drive different immune subsets. Recent studies unveil the role of various metabolic enzymes in macrophage activation. Here, we show that malic enzyme 1 (ME1) is overexpressed in LPS-induced macrophages. Through chromatin immunoprecipitation, we demonstrate that ME1 transcriptional regulation is under control of NF-κB. Furthermore, ME1 activity is also increased in activated human PBMC-derived macrophages. Notably, ME1 gene silencing decreases nitric oxide as well as reactive oxygen species and prostaglandin E2 inflammatory mediators. Therefore, modulating ME1 provides a potential approach for immunometabolic regulation and in turn macrophage function.
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