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Li X, Zeng M, Liu J, Zhang S, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Wei C, Yang K, Huang Y, Zhang L, Xiao L. Identifying potential biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of IgA nephropathy based on bioinformatics analysis. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:63. [PMID: 36978098 PMCID: PMC10044383 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01494-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND IgA nephropathy (IgAN) has become the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in young adults. Nevertheless, the current diagnosis exclusively relies on invasive renal biopsy, and specific treatment is deficient. Thus, our study aims to identify potential crucial genes, thereby providing novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and therapy of IgAN. METHODS Three microarray datasets were downloaded from GEO official website. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by limma package. GO and KEGG analysis were conducted. Tissue/organ-specific DEGs were distinguished via BioGPS. GSEA was utilized to elucidate the predominant enrichment pathways. The PPI network of DEGs was established, and hub genes were mined through Cytoscape. The CTD database was employed to determine the association between hub genes and IgAN. Infiltrating immune cells and their relationship to hub genes were evaluated based on CIBERSORT. Furthermore, the diagnostic effectiveness of hub markers was subsequently predicted using the ROC curves. The CMap database was applied to investigate potential therapeutic drugs. The expression level and diagnostic accuracy of TYROBP was validated in the cell model of IgAN and different renal pathologies. RESULTS A total of 113 DEGs were screened, which were mostly enriched in peptidase regulator activity, regulation of cytokine production, and collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Among these DEGs, 67 genes manifested pronounced tissue and organ specificity. GSEA analysis revealed that the most significant enriched gene sets were involved in proteasome pathway. Ten hub genes (KNG1, FN1, ALB, PLG, IGF1, EGF, HRG, TYROBP, CSF1R, and ITGB2) were recognized. CTD showed a close connection between ALB, IGF, FN1 and IgAN. Immune infiltration analysis elucidated that IGF1, EGF, HRG, FN1, ITGB2, and TYROBP were closely associated with infiltrating immune cells. ROC curves reflected that all hub genes, especially TYROBP, exhibited a good diagnostic value for IgAN. Verteporfin, moxonidine, and procaine were the most significant three therapeutic drugs. Further exploration proved that TYROBP was not only highly expressed in IgAN, but exhibited high specificity for the diagnosis of IgAN. CONCLUSIONS This study may offer novel insights into the mechanisms involved in IgAN occurrence and progression and the selection of diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for IgAN.
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- Xiaohui Li
- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
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Van Laecke S, Van Damme K, Dendooven A. Immunosenescence: an unexplored role in glomerulonephritis. Clin Transl Immunology 2022; 11:e1427. [PMID: 36420421 PMCID: PMC9676375 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Immunosenescence is a natural ageing phenomenon with alterations in innate and especially adaptive immunity and contributes to reduced antimicrobial defence and chronic low‐grade inflammation. This is mostly reflected by an increase in organ‐directed and/or circulating reactive and cytolytic terminally differentiated T cells that have lost their expression of the costimulatory receptor CD28. Apart from being induced by a genetic predisposition, ageing or viral infections (particularly cytomegalovirus infection), immunosenescence is accelerated in many inflammatory diseases and uraemia. This translates into an enhancement of vascular inflammation and cardiovascular disease varying from endothelial dysfunction to plaque rupture. Emerging data point to a mechanistic role of CD28null T cells in glomerulonephritis, where they initiate and propagate local inflammation in concordance with dendritic cells and macrophages. They are suitably equipped to escape immunological dampening by the absence of homing to lymph nodes, anti‐apoptotic properties and resistance to suppression by regulatory T cells. Early accumulation of senescent CD28null T cells precedes glomerular or vascular injury, and targeting these cells could open avenues for early treatment interventions that aim at abrogating a detrimental vicious cycle.
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- Renal Division Ghent University Hospital Ghent Belgium
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, Center for Inflammation Research VIB Center for Inflammation Research Ghent Belgium
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Yang D, Liu H, Peng Y, Fu Y, Chen A, Xu X, Yuan S, Dong Z, Liu Y, Liu H. Clinical implication of the circumferential crescents lesions in immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a single-center study of Han Chinese population. Hum Pathol 2021; 118:49-59. [PMID: 34592241 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A crescentic lesion in renal biopsy could be segmental or circumferential, but the distribution and clinical implication of the circumferential crescents in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains unknown. A total of 384 crescentic IgAN patients between 2011 and 2019 were included. The subjects were classified as the circumferential crescent who have at least one crescent involving ≥50% circumference of Bowman's capsule, otherwise as to the segmental crescent. Clinical, pathological, and prognostic relationships were analyzed. The primary endpoint was a 30% decline in eGFR, and the secondary endpoint was more than 3.5 g/d proteinuria during follow-up. Of the 384 patients, 72 (18.8%) patients had more than one circumferential crescent. 52 (17.6%) Oxford C1 patients have circumferential crescent. During a mean follow-up of 32.3 months, both the primary and secondary endpoints have occurred more in the circumferential crescent patients. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the patient with the circumferential crescent had significantly lower renal survival than those without. In multivariable Cox analyses, having the circumferential crescents in at least one-fifth of glomeruli was independently associated with primary endpoint (hazard ratio:3.60, 95% CI:1.46-8.83), after adjusting for Oxford-score, eGFR, systolic blood pressure, and proteinuria. Furthermore, those patients who scored C1 in Oxford and presenting with circumferential crescents, had better renal survival if they received the other immunosuppressants therapy. The circumferential crescents lesion was associated with adverse outcomes in IgAN, and more than one-fifth of glomeruli circumferential crescents is an independent predictor of 30% eGFR decline after adjusting for clinical and histological parameters.
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- Danyi Yang
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.139, Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, PR China.
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Tang Y, He H, Hu P, Xu X. T lymphocytes in IgA nephropathy. Exp Ther Med 2020; 20:186-194. [PMID: 32509008 PMCID: PMC7271719 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.8673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, is the main cause of end-stage renal disease. IgAN is characterized by the accumulation of immune complexes in the circulation, which contain abnormal levels of IgA. IgAN primarily results from galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) and Gd-IgA1 deposition in the renal mesangium, causing local proliferation and matrix expansion. Gd-IgA1 has been confirmed as one of the key effectors in the pathogenesis of IgAN, but the origin of Gd-IgA1 is not clear. Recent studies have shown that Gd-IgA1 deposition could be the result of mucosally primed plasma cells and is associated with T cell dysregulation. T cells contribute to the IgA response and play an important role in the development of IgAN. In the present review, the latest discoveries regarding the role of T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of IgAN have been summarized. Understanding these advances will allow novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of IgAN.
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- Yuyan Tang
- Department of Nephrology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, P.R. China
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Chen A, Lee K, Guan T, He JC, Schlondorff D. Role of CD8+ T cells in crescentic glomerulonephritis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:564-572. [PMID: 30879039 PMCID: PMC7139212 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Crescentic glomerulonephritis (cGN) comprises three main types according to the pathogenesis and immunofluorescence patterns: anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody cGN, vasculitis-associated cGN and post-infectious immune complex cGN. In this brief review of the immune-pathogenesis of cGN, the focus is mainly on the role of CD8+ T cells in the progression of cGN. Under control conditions, Bowman's capsule (BC) provides a protected immunological niche by preventing access of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells to Bowman's space and thereby podocytes. Even in experimental nephrotoxic nephritis, leukocytes accumulate around the glomeruli, but remain outside of BC, as long as the latter remains intact. However, when and where breaches in BC occur, the inflammatory cells can gain access to and destroy podocytes, thus converting cGN into rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). These conclusions also apply to human cGN, where biopsies show that loss of BC integrity is associated with RPGN and progression to end-stage kidney disease. We propose a two-hit hypothesis for the role of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells in the progression of cGN. The initial insult occurs in response to the immune complex formation or deposition, resulting in local capillary and podocyte injury (first hit). The injured podocytes release neo-epitopes, eventually causing T-cell activation and migration to the glomerulus. Upon generation of breaches in BC, macrophages and CD8+ T cells can now gain access to the glomerular space and destroy neo-epitope expressing podocytes (second hit), resulting in RPGN. While further investigation will be required to test this hypothesis, future therapeutic trials should consider targeting of CD8+ T cells in the therapy of progressive cGN.
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- Anqun Chen
- Division of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian province, China
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian province, China
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Renal Section, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Chen A, Lee K, D'Agati VD, Wei C, Fu J, Guan TJ, He JC, Schlondorff D, Agudo J. Bowman's capsule provides a protective niche for podocytes from cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:3413-3424. [PMID: 29985168 DOI: 10.1172/jci97879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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T cells play a key role in immune-mediated glomerulonephritis, but how cytotoxic T cells interact with podocytes remains unclear. To address this, we injected EGFP-specific CD8+ T cells from just EGFP death inducing (Jedi) mice into transgenic mice with podocyte-specific expression of EGFP. In healthy mice, Jedi T cells could not access EGFP+ podocytes. Conversely, when we induced nephrotoxic serum nephritis (NTSN) and injected Jedi T cells, EGFP+ podocyte transgenic mice showed enhanced proteinuria and higher blood urea levels. Morphometric analysis showed greater loss of EGFP+ podocytes, which was associated with severe crescentic and necrotizing glomerulonephritis. Notably, only glomeruli with disrupted Bowman's capsule displayed massive CD8+ T cell infiltrates that were in direct contact with EGFP+ podocytes, causing their apoptosis. Thus, under control conditions with intact Bowman's capsule, podocytes are not accessible to CD8+ T cells. However, breaches in Bowman's capsule, as also noted in human crescentic glomerulonephritis, allow access of CD8+ T cells to the glomerular tuft and podocytes, resulting in their destruction. Through these mechanisms, a potentially reversible glomerulonephritis undergoes an augmentation process to a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, leading to end-stage kidney disease. Translating these mechanistic insights to human crescentic nephritis should direct future therapeutic interventions at blocking CD8+ T cells, especially in progressive stages of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
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- Anqun Chen
- Division of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, affiliated with Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.,Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, affiliated with Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Renal Section, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Precision Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York New York, USA
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Otaka R, Takahara M, Ueda S, Nagato T, Kishibe K, Nomura K, Katada A, Hayashi T, Harabuchi Y. Up-regulation of CX3CR1 on tonsillar CD8-positive cells in patients with IgA nephropathy. Hum Immunol 2017; 78:375-383. [PMID: 28196748 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although tonsillectomy are used as therapeutic options to prevent chronic renal failure in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients, the relationship between IgAN and tonsils is not fully proved by basic research. Recently, circulating CX3CR1-positive cells were reportedly involved in promoting hematuria in patients with IgAN. In this study, we focused on the expression of CX3CR1 in tonsillar mononuclear cells in IgAN patients. Immunohistological analysis revealed greater distribution of CX3CR1-positive cells in the inter-follicular area of tonsils in IgAN patients than in non-IgAN patients. CX3CR1-positive cells were also found in the affected renal glomerulus of IgAN patients. Flow cytometric analysis revealed the expression of CX3CR1 on tonsillar CD8-positive cells to be significantly higher in IgAN patients. CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides enhanced the expression in IgAN patients. The chemotactic response of tonsillar mononuclear cells to fractalkine was significantly higher in IgAN patients. Expression of CX3CR1 on peripheral blood CD8-positive cells in IgAN patients was significantly higher, and decreased after tonsillectomy, along with the disappearance of hematuria. These results suggest that hyper-immune response to microbial DNA enhanced the expression of CX3CR1 on tonsillar CD8-positive cells in IgAN patients, followed by the migration of the cells to renal lesions via blood circulation, resulting in the development of hematuria.
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- Ryuki Otaka
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
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Zhu G, Wang Y, Wang J, Tay YC, Yung T, Rangan GK, Harris DCH. Significance of CD25 positive cells and macrophages in noncrescentic IgA nephropathy. Ren Fail 2006; 28:229-35. [PMID: 16703795 DOI: 10.1080/08860220600580373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine whether infiltration by CD25 positive cells, macrophages, and activated macrophages in the kidney is predictive of chronic histological injury and renal prognosis in adults with noncrescentic IgA nephropathy. Renal biopsies of 36 patients with noncrescentic IgA nephropathy were examined by immunohistochemistry for glomerular and interstitial CD4, CD8, and CD25 positive cells, monocytes/macrophage (Mac387), and activated macrophages (27E10). Renal injury (glomerulosclerosis, mesangial cell hypercellularity, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis) at the time of biopsy and renal prognosis (follow-up creatinine and creatinine clearance) were assessed. The mean follow-up period was 22.5 +/- 16.5 months. The number of interstitial CD8 positive cells was the best predictor of renal injury at the time of biopsy, and was positively correlated with glomerulosclerosis (p = 0.04), tubular atrophy (p = 0.04), and interstitial fibrosis (p = 0.01) but not with mesangial cell hypercellularity. The number of interstitial Mac387 and 27E10 positive cells were the best predictors of renal prognosis (r2 = 0.33 and 0.34 respectively, both p < 0.01). These data suggest the presence of CD8 cells and macrophages in the kidney at the time of biopsy could potentially serve as pathological markers to identify patients with IgA nephropathy, which may warrant more aggressive medical therapy.
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- Guozhen Zhu
- Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Australia
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Chao TK, Rifai A, Ka SM, Yang SM, Shui HA, Lin YF, Sytwu HK, Lee WH, Kung JT, Chen A. The endogenous immune response modulates the course of IgA-immune complex mediated nephropathy. Kidney Int 2006; 70:283-97. [PMID: 16738538 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In animal models of IgA nephropathy, the inevitable endogenous immune response to passively administered antigens alone or in complex with specific IgA mask the exact role each might play in pathogenesis. To delineate the role the immune response might play, we have developed a passive model with exclusive IgA-immune complex-mediated nephropathy in B-cell-deficient (BCD) mice. Glomerular IgA immune deposits were induced by administration of purified IgA antiphosphorylcholine and the specific pneumococcal C-polysaccharide (PnC) antigen daily for 2 weeks into BCD and wild-type (WT) mice. In BCD mice IgA+PnC deposits induced severe glomerular injury and renal dysfunction. In contrast, WT mice developed intense glomerular IgG and IgM and C3 co-deposits of the IgA+PnC with significantly less renal injury. Cytofluorometric analysis revealed that PnC induced in BCD, but not in WT, a rapid and dramatic increase in number of activated CD3(+)/CD69(+) T-cell population. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) transcription factor was activated early and progressively increased in response to glomerular IgA+PnC deposits. These results suggest that nephritogenic IgA+PnC immune deposits induce glomerular and renal dysfunction through activation of the NF-kappaB. This inflammatory pathway is modulated by the endogenous cellular and antibody response to the antigen affecting the course of IgA nephropathy progression.
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- T-K Chao
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Crescent formation in glomerulonephritis (GN) is a manifestation of severe glomerular injury that usually results in a poor clinical outcome. In humans, crescentic GN is frequently associated with evidence of either systemic or organ-specific autoimmunity. T cells play a major role in initiation of adaptive immune responses that lead to crescentic injury. In experimental models of crescentic GN, Th1 predominant immune responses have been shown to promote crescent formation. Perturbation of regulatory T cell function may contribute to development of autoimmune crescentic GN. The presence of T cells and macrophages in crescentic glomeruli, frequently in the absence of humoral mediators of immunity, suggest a dominant effector role for T cells in crescentic GN. The association of cellular immune mediators with local fibrin deposition implicates cell-mediated "delayed-type hypersensitivity-like" mechanisms in crescent formation. Intrinsic renal cells also contribute to T cell-driven effector mechanisms in crescentic GN, via expression of MHC II and co-stimulatory molecules and by production of chemokines and cytokines that amplify leukocyte recruitment and injury.
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- Peter G Tipping
- Monash University, Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Rd, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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The pediatric IgA nephropathies are IgA nephrothapy (Berger's Disease) and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis. Both conditions are reviewed in detail with respect to epidemiology, clinical features, outcome, prognostic markers, and therapeutic approaches. For both conditions variable disease severity and outcome along with the lack of conclusive evidence for efficacy of treatment based on randomized clinical trials makes it difficult to make strong recommendations regarding therapy.
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- Noel M Delos Santos
- Children's Foundation Research Center at the Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Ikezumi Y, Kanno K, Karasawa T, Han GD, Ito Y, Koike H, Toyabe S, Uchiyama M, Shimizu F, Kawachi H. The role of lymphocytes in the experimental progressive glomerulonephritis. Kidney Int 2004; 66:1036-48. [PMID: 15327397 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00852.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glomerular accumulation of leukocytes, including lymphocytes, is a common feature in most types of glomerulonephritis. However, the role of lymphocytes in progressive glomerulonephritis has not been elucidated. We examined the role of lymphocytes in the development of progressive mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis induced by two injections of monoclonal antibody 1-22-3 in rats. METHODS To elucidate the role of lymphocytes, circulating lymphocytes were depleted using specific monoclonal antibodies to rat lymphocytes prior to the induction of progressive glomerulonephritis. The effects of lymphocyte depletion on proteinuria and glomerular alterations were assessed 7 and 56 days after the induction of progressive glomerulonephritis. RESULTS Significant glomerular accumulation of CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, and ED3+-activated macrophage were observed after the induction of glomerulonephritis. Depletion studies showed that continuous treatment with anti-CD5, anti-CD4, or anti-CD8 treatment reduced proteinuria and ameliorated the glomerular lesions on day 56. Depletion of CD4+ T cells also reduced glomerular accumulation of CD8+ T cells and ED3+-activated macrophages, and reduced glomerular expression of mRNA for interferon-gamma (INF-gamma) (63.0% in anti-CD5 and 62.3% reduction in anti-CD4). Transit lymphocyte depletion limited in early stage of progressive glomerulonephritis demonstrated that CD4+ T-cell depletion, but not anti-CD8 treatment prevented glomerular injuries 56 days after the induction of progressive glomerulonephritis. CONCLUSION CD4+ T cells played a central role in the development of progressive glomerulonephritis, controlling recruitment and activation of CD8+ cytotoxic cells and/or macrophages.
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- Yohei Ikezumi
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Nephrology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Wardle EN. Is IgA nephropathy induced by hyperproduction of interferon-α? Med Hypotheses 2004; 62:625-8. [PMID: 15050119 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2002] [Accepted: 11/23/2003] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The frequent occurrence of tonsillitis or upper respiratory tract infections preceeding exacerbations of haematuria in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) suggests a relationship to the pathogenesis. Since it has been shown that release of type I interferon (IFN-alpha) can promote the release of BAFF which aids maturation of B lymphocytes, and IFN-alpha is released as part of innate immunity to pathogens of the upper respiratory tract, it is suggested than IFN-alpha may trigger the pathogenic process of IgAN. How cells in the tonsils contribute and whether Il-6 formation in the lungs also helps development of Th.2 lymphocytes are to be considered.
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Kimura S, Horie A, Hiki Y, Yamamoto C, Suzuki S, Kuroda J, Deguchi M, Kato GI, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A, Yoshikawa T, Maekawa T. Nephrotic syndrome with crescent formation and massive IgA deposition following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma. Blood 2003; 101:4219-21. [PMID: 12543867 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-07-2290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We describe herein a case of nephrotic syndrome (NS) following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT) for natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma. Histologic studies defined the diagnosis as crescentic glomerulonephritis with massive immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposition, which has never been reported in NS cases following allo-BMT. Most of the massive infiltrated cells in the interstice were CD3(+)CD4(-)CD8(+) T cells derived from the donor. We observed mesangial deposition of Haemophilus parainfluenza outer membrane (OMHP) antigen and decreased glycosylation of the IgA1 hinge in the recipient's samples is consistent with the recently reported pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Further, the titer of IgA antibody against the donor serum was as high as other IgA nephropathy cases. These findings suggest that NS and crescentic glomerulonephritis in this case occurred as one of the forms of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and that IgA deposition was associated with H parainfluenza and decreased glycosylation of the IgA1 hinge.
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- Shinya Kimura
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
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