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. 2023 Apr 14;14:1155746. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1155746

Table 1.

Interaction between M1 macrophage and NP.

Study Species Experiment Molecular change Phenotype change
(37) Rat In vitro : IL-1β stimulates NPC In vivo : Acupuncture IDD model NPC: ADAMTS5*, MMP3/9/13*, ACAN#, COL1/2#, ROS*, NF-κB*, PI3K/Akt*, MAPK*
M1: IRE1#, COX2/5a*、CCL2*, TNFα* M2: CD206#
NPC: Apoptosis M1: Differentiation M2: Differentiation inhibition
(40) Human In vitro : TNFα stimulates NPC Clinical sample NPC: SLC20A1-1*, miR-146a-5p#, TRAF6*, Caspase3* M1: TNFα* NP: Degeneration NPC: Apoptosis, growth inhibition M: Recruitment, migration
(49) Human, rat In vitro : Coculture M1 with NPC In vivo : Acupuncture IDD model Clinical sample NPC: COL2#, ACAN# M1: TNF-α*, IL-1β*, MMP13*, NF-κB*, MAPK*, HSP70#, JAK2*, STAT3* NPC: Inflammation, degeneration M1: Differentiation, migration
(63) Human, mice In vitro : Coculture M1 (RAW264.7) with NPC (Human) NPC: COL2#, NO* NPC: Cell viability inhibition, oxidative stress M1: Differentiation, inflammation
(64) Human, rat In vitro : Coculture M1 with NPC In vivo : Acupuncture IDD model NPC: ACAN#, COL2#, MMP13*, IL-1β/6/12* NPC: Degeneration ECM: Catabolism M1: Inflammation, differentiation
(48) Human In vitro : Coculture M1 with NPC NPC: HMGB1*, Myd88*, NF-κB*, NLRP3*, Bax*, Caspase3/9*, MMP3/13*, ADAMTS4/5*, COL2#, ACAN# M1: IL-1β*, IL-6*, TNF-α*, IL-18*, HMGB1*, MyD88*, NF-κB*, NLRP3* NPC: Apoptosis, cell viability inhibition, degeneration M1: Differentiation
(51) Human, mice In vitro : IL-1β stimulates NPC NPC: LRG1#, p38MAPK# M1: LRG1#, p38 MAPK* NPC: Apoptosis, degeneration, M1: Differentiation
(42) Human, rabbit In vitro : Coculture M1 (THP-1) with NPC (Human, rabbit) In vivo : Acupuncture IDD model NPC: CCL2/3/5*, IL-8*, COL2/1#, MMP13* M1: CCR1*, CCR2* NP: Degeneration M1: Inflammation
(65) Rat In vitro : Coculture M1 (RAW264.7) with NPC (rat) NPC: Adamts4/5*, Mmp3/13*, IL-1β*, IL-6*, Ccl2/3*ERK*, JNK*, Sox9, ACAN#, Col2# NP: Degeneration M1: Inflammation
(66) Rat, mice In vitro : Coculture M1 (RAW264.7) with NPC (rat) NPC: TNF-α*, IL-1β*, COX-2*, MMP-3/13*, ADAMTS-4/5*, CCL3/4/20*
M1: TNF-α*, IL-1β*, COX-2*, MM P-3/13*, ADAMTS-4/5*, CCL3/4/20*
NP: Degeneration M1: Inflammation ECM: Catabolism
(67) Rat In vitro : Coculture M1 with NPC NPC: TNF-α, IL-1β, MCP-1 M1: CD68, TNF-α, MCP-1, MMP, IL-6/8, PGE2, COX2, NO M1: Inflammation
(61) Human In vitro : IL-1β stimulates NPC and coculture M1 with NPC under hypoxic conditions NPC: IL-6#, VCAM#, TIMP-1/2#, IL-8*, VEGF*, MMP1/3* NP: Degeneration M1: Inflammation ECM: Catabolism and angiogenesis
(54) Human In vitro : Coculture M1 with NPC NPC: p38α/p38β MAPK*, ADAMTS4/5*, MMP13*, CCL3*, COL2#, ACAN# M1: Inflammation and differentiate
(55) Human In vitro : Coculture M1 with NPC NPC: Fasl*, disintegrin*, AD AM10* NPC: Apoptosis NP: Degeneration M1: Inflammation and migration
(41) Mice In vivo : Acupuncture IDD model NPC: CCL2*
M1: TNF-α*, CD86*, NOS2*, YM1* M2a: YM1*
M1: Differentiation, migration, recruitment and inflammation M2a: Differentiation and recruitment
(44) Human In vitro and in vivo NPC: CCL4*, p38-MAPK*, NF-κB*, TLR-4* M1: Migration
(68) Mice In vitro : LPS stimulates NPC NPC: IL-6/10*, GM-CSF* M1: Migration and inflammation

*Activate or upregulate; #Downregulate or inhibit; M1, M1 macrophage; M2, M2 macrophage; M, macrophages of unspecified type; NPC, nucleus pulposus cell; NP, nucleus pulposus (nucleus pulposus cell and ECM).