Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2020, 164(2):133-137 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2019.011

Macrophages of the subcutaneous and omental fatty tissue in obese patients: Immunohistochemical phenotyping of M2 subtypes in relation to type 2 diabetes

Jaroslava Chylikovaa, Jana Dvorackovab, Katerina Cizkovac, Helena Laceyc, Vojtech Kamarada
a Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
b Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
c Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Background and Aims: Macrophages are linked to the initiation of the chronic inflammation believed to underlie the changes taking place in the white fatty tissue of obese people. Both the number of macrophages, but their functional status, play an important role in the development of inflammation. Classically, macrophages are divided into two types: pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) types, and based on current immunological studies, further views on the functional distribution of macrophages are suggested. In this study, we evaluated the M1 and M2 macrophages ratio in obese subjects with, or without diabetes. To identify all macrophages, we used CD68 expression, while CD204 expression is typically used for the M2 macrophage.

Materials and Methods: During bariatric surgery, carried out in obese people with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D), we obtained subcutaneous adipose tissue from the navel and omental adipose tissue. We also obtained the same tissue from people with a physiological range of BMI from a judicial autopsy. Applying immunohistochemical staining anti-CD68 and anti-CD204, we carried out a quantitative evaluation of the number of macrophages.

Results: We found CD68+ and CD204+ positive macrophages in perivascular spaces and between fat cells, both isolated and in larger infiltrates. They were also present in so-called "crown-like structures" (CLS) around dying adipocytes. Quantitative analysis showed an increased number of macrophages in all obese patients compared to the control group of non-obese, individuals without T2D. The most striking observation was the macrophage increase in the visceral fatty tissue of diabetics. The number of CD68 and CD204 positive macrophages was statistically significantly smaller in patients without T2D.

Conclusion: We demonstrated a significantly greater number of macrophages in visceral adipose tissue, especially in patients with T2D. Our results also show a positive correlation between the presence of T2D and the total number of macrophages; a significantly greater number of macrophages were found in visceral adipose tissue, especially in patients with T2D.

Keywords: adipose tissue, type 2 diabetes, macrophage, M1/M2 polarization, immunohistochemistry

Received: January 11, 2019; Revised: March 26, 2019; Accepted: March 26, 2019; Prepublished online: April 9, 2019; Published: June 18, 2020  Show citation

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Chylikova, J., Dvorackova, J., Cizkova, K., Lacey, H., & Kamarad, V. (2020). Macrophages of the subcutaneous and omental fatty tissue in obese patients: Immunohistochemical phenotyping of M2 subtypes in relation to type 2 diabetes. Biomedical papers, 164(2), 133-137. doi: 10.5507/bp.2019.011
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