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Wu, Ming‐Yue; Ge, Yun‐Jun; Wang, Er‐Jin; Liao, Qi‐Wen; Ren, Zheng‐Yu; Yu, Yang; Zhu, Guoyuan; Liu, Chun‐Ping; Zhang, Meng‐Ni; Su, Huanxing; Shen, Han‐Ming; Chen, Ye; Wang, Lei; Wang, Yi‐Tao; Li, Min; Bian, Zhaoxiang; Chai, Jin; Ye, Richard D; Lu, Jia‐Hong
EMBO molecular medicine, 07 December 2023, Volume: 15, Issue: 12Journal Article
Efficient clearance of dying cells (efferocytosis) is an evolutionarily conserved process for tissue homeostasis. Genetic enhancement of efferocytosis exhibits therapeutic potential for inflammation resolution and tissue repair. However, pharmacological approaches to enhance efferocytosis remain sparse due to a lack of targets for modulation. Here, we report the identification of columbamine (COL) which enhances macrophage‐mediated efferocytosis and attenuates intestinal inflammation in a murine colitis model. COL enhances efferocytosis by promoting LC3‐associated phagocytosis (LAP), a non‐canonical form of autophagy. Transcriptome analysis and pharmacological characterization revealed that COL is a biased agonist that occupies a part of the ligand binding pocket of formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2), a G‐protein coupled receptor involved in inflammation regulation. Genetic ablation of the Fpr2 gene or treatment with an FPR2 antagonist abolishes COL‐induced efferocytosis, anti‐colitis activity and LAP. Taken together, our study identifies FPR2 as a potential target for modulating LC3‐associated efferocytosis to alleviate intestinal inflammation and highlights the therapeutic value of COL, a natural and biased agonist of FPR2, in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Synopsis Enhancement of efferocytosis has been regarded as an emerging strategy for inflammatory diseases, while pharmacological approaches to modulate efferocytosis are poorly defined. Our study identified a natural compound, columbamine (COL), that can activate LC3‐associated efferocytosis and attenuate DSS‐induced colitis by biasedly targeting FPR2 on macrophages. This study provides a novel therapeutic strategy for inflammatory diseases, including colitis, via enhancing FPR2‐mediated efferocytosis. COL has been identified as a novel efferocytosis enhancer that ameliorates mouse colitis. COL binds to and biasedly activates FPR2, leading to enhanced efferocytosis in macrophages. FPR2 emerges as a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of inflammatory diseases through modulating LC3‐associated efferocytosis in macrophages. Enhancement of efferocytosis has been regarded as an emerging strategy for inflammatory diseases, while pharmacological approaches to modulate efferocytosis are poorly defined. Our study identified a natural compound, columbamine (COL), that can activate LC3‐associated efferocytosis and attenuate DSS‐induced colitis by biasedly targeting FPR2 on macrophages. This study provides a novel therapeutic strategy for inflammatory diseases, including colitis, via enhancing FPR2‐mediated efferocytosis.
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