The release of exosomes can lead to cell–cell communication. Nutrients such as vitamin D3 and sphingolipids have important roles in many cellular functions, including proliferation, dif-ferentiation, senescence, and cancer. However, the specific composition of sphingolipids in exo-somes and their changes induced by vitamin D3 treatment have not been elucidated. Here, we ini-tially observed neutral sphingomyelinase and vitamin D receptors in exosomes released from HN9.10 embryonic hippocampal cells. Using ultrafast liquid chromatography tandem mass spec-trometry, we showed that exosomes are rich in sphingomyelin species compared to whole cells. To interrogate the possible functions of vitamin D3, we established the optimal conditions of cell treatment and we analyzed exosome composition. Vitamin D3 was identified as responsible for the vitamin D receptor loss, for the increase in neutral sphingomyelinase content and sphingomyelin changes. As a consequence, the generation of ceramide upon vitamin D3 treatment was evident. Incubation of the cells with neutral sphingomyelinase, or the same concentration of ceramide pro-duced in exosomes was necessary and sufficient to stimulate embryonic hippocampal cell differen-tiation, as vitamin D3. This is the first time that exosome ceramide is interrogated for mediate the effect of vitamin D3 in inducing cell differentiation.

Vitamin d3 enriches ceramide content in exosomes released by embryonic hippocampal cells

Conte C.;Cataldi S.
Investigation
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Arcuri C.;Mirarchi A.;Lazzarini A.;Beccari T.;Albi E.
Conceptualization
2021

Abstract

The release of exosomes can lead to cell–cell communication. Nutrients such as vitamin D3 and sphingolipids have important roles in many cellular functions, including proliferation, dif-ferentiation, senescence, and cancer. However, the specific composition of sphingolipids in exo-somes and their changes induced by vitamin D3 treatment have not been elucidated. Here, we ini-tially observed neutral sphingomyelinase and vitamin D receptors in exosomes released from HN9.10 embryonic hippocampal cells. Using ultrafast liquid chromatography tandem mass spec-trometry, we showed that exosomes are rich in sphingomyelin species compared to whole cells. To interrogate the possible functions of vitamin D3, we established the optimal conditions of cell treatment and we analyzed exosome composition. Vitamin D3 was identified as responsible for the vitamin D receptor loss, for the increase in neutral sphingomyelinase content and sphingomyelin changes. As a consequence, the generation of ceramide upon vitamin D3 treatment was evident. Incubation of the cells with neutral sphingomyelinase, or the same concentration of ceramide pro-duced in exosomes was necessary and sufficient to stimulate embryonic hippocampal cell differen-tiation, as vitamin D3. This is the first time that exosome ceramide is interrogated for mediate the effect of vitamin D3 in inducing cell differentiation.
2021
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