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Kang L, Kohen M, McCarthy I, Hammelef E, Kim HS, Bapputty R, Gubitosi-Klug R, Orge FH, Kern T, Medof ME. Critical Role of CD55 in Controlling Wound Healing. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2024; 212:1142-1149. [PMID: 38372645 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
How reparative processes are coordinated following injury is incompletely understood. In recent studies, we showed that autocrine C3a and C5a receptor (C3ar1 and C5ar1) G protein-coupled receptor signaling plays an obligate role in vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 growth signaling in vascular endothelial cells. We documented the same interconnection for platelet-derived growth factor receptor growth signaling in smooth muscle cells, epidermal growth factor receptor growth signaling in epidermal cells, and fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling in fibroblasts, indicative of a generalized cell growth regulatory mechanism. In this study, we examined one physiological consequence of this signaling circuit. We found that disabling CD55 (also known as decay accelerating factor), which lifts restraint on autocrine C3ar1/C5ar1 signaling, concomitantly augments the growth of each cell type. The mechanism is heightened C3ar1/C5ar1 signaling resulting from the loss of CD55's restraint jointly potentiating growth factor production by each cell type. Examination of the effect of lifted CD55 restraint in four types of injury (burn, corneal denudation, ear lobe puncture, and reengraftment of autologous skin) showed that disabled CD55 function robustly accelerated healing in all cases, whereas disabled C3ar1/C5ar1 signaling universally retarded it. In wild-type mice with burns or injured corneas, applying a mouse anti-mouse CD55 blocking Ab (against CD55's active site) to wounds accelerated the healing rate by 40-70%. To our knowledge, these results provide new insights into mechanisms that underlie wound repair and open up a new tool for accelerating healing.
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- Lorna Kang
- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Heeger PS, Haro MC, Jordan S. Translating B cell immunology to the treatment of antibody-mediated allograft rejection. Nat Rev Nephrol 2024; 20:218-232. [PMID: 38168662 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-023-00791-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), including chronic AMR (cAMR), causes ~50% of kidney allograft losses each year. Despite attempts to develop well-tolerated and effective therapeutics for the management of AMR, to date, none has obtained FDA approval, thereby highlighting an urgent unmet medical need. Discoveries over the past decade from basic, translational and clinical studies of transplant recipients have provided a foundation for developing novel therapeutic approaches to preventing and treating AMR and cAMR. These interventions are aimed at reducing donor-specific antibody levels, decreasing graft injury and fibrosis, and preserving kidney function. Innovative approaches emerging from basic science findings include targeting interactions between alloreactive T cells and B cells, and depleting alloreactive memory B cells, as well as donor-specific antibody-producing plasmablasts and plasma cells. Therapies aimed at reducing the cytotoxic antibody effector functions mediated by natural killer cells and the complement system, and their associated pro-inflammatory cytokines, are also undergoing evaluation. The complexity of the pathogenesis of AMR and cAMR suggest that multiple approaches will probably be required to treat these disease processes effectively. Definitive answers await results from large, double-blind, multicentre, randomized controlled clinical trials.
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- Peter S Heeger
- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Li C, Patel K, Tu Z, Yang X, Kulik L, Alawieh A, Allen P, Cheng Q, Wallace C, Kilkenny J, Kwon J, Gibney B, Cantu E, Sharma A, Pipkin M, Machuca T, Emtiazjoo A, Goddard M, Holers VM, Nadig S, Christie J, Tomlinson S, Atkinson C. A novel injury site-natural antibody targeted complement inhibitor protects against lung transplant injury. Am J Transplant 2021; 21:2067-2078. [PMID: 33210808 PMCID: PMC8246004 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Complement is known to play a role in ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI). A general paradigm is that complement is activated by self-reactive natural IgM antibodies (nAbs), after they engage postischemic neoepitopes. However, a role for nAbs in lung transplantation (LTx) has not been explored. Using mouse models of LTx, we investigated the role of two postischemic neoepitopes, modified annexin IV (B4) and a subset of phospholipids (C2), in LTx. Antibody deficient Rag1-/- recipient mice were protected from LTx IRI. Reconstitution with either B4 or C2nAb restored IRI, with C2 significantly more effective than B4 nAb. Based on these information, we developed/characterized a novel complement inhibitor composed of single-chain antibody (scFv) derived from the C2 nAb linked to Crry (C2scFv-Crry), a murine inhibitor of C3 activation. Using an allogeneic LTx, in which recipients contain a full nAb repertoire, C2scFv-Crry targeted to the LTx, inhibited IRI, and delayed acute rejection. Finally, we demonstrate the expression of the C2 neoepitope in human donor lungs, highlighting the translational potential of this approach.
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- Changhai Li
- The Hepatic Surgery Centre at Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, HUST, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province for the Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, Hepatic and Vascular Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Immunology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- The Hepatic Surgery Centre at Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, HUST, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province for the Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Pathology Department, Papworth Hospital, NHS Trust, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine and Immunology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- South Carolina Investigators in Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, Lee Patterson Allen Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- South Carolina Investigators in Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Arias-Cabrales CE, Riera M, Pérez-Sáez MJ, Gimeno J, Benito D, Redondo D, Burballa C, Crespo M, Pascual J, Rodríguez E. Activation of final complement components after kidney transplantation as a marker of delayed graft function severity. Clin Kidney J 2020; 14:1190-1196. [PMID: 33841865 PMCID: PMC8023215 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) damage is a relevant cause of delayed graft function (DGF). Complement activation is involved in experimental I/R injury, but few data are available from kidney transplant (KT) patients. We studied the dynamics of membrane attack complex (C5b-9) as a soluble fraction (SC5b-9) and the histological deposit pattern of C3b, complement Factor H (FH) and C5b-9 in DGF patients. Methods We evaluated SC5b-9 levels in 59 recipients: 38 with immediate graft function and 21 with DGF. The SC5b-9 was measured at admission for KT and 7 days after KT. DGF-kidney biopsies (n = 12) and a control group of 1-year protocol biopsies without tissue damage (n = 4) were stained for C5b-9, C3b and FH. Results SC5b-9 increased significantly in DGF patients (Day 0: 6621 ± 2202 mAU/L versus Day 7: 9626 ± 4142 mAU/L; P = 0.006), while it remained stable in non-DGF patients. Days 0-7 increase >5% was the better cut-off associated with DGF versus non-DGF patient discrimination (sensitivity = 81%). In addition, SC5b-9 increase was related to DGF duration and worse graft function, and independently associated with DGF occurrence. SC5b-9, C3b and FH stains were observed in tubular epithelial cells basal membrane. DGF-kidney biopsies showed a more frequently high-intensity stain, a higher number of tubules with positive stain and larger perimeter of tubules with positive stains for SC5b-9, C3b and FH than control patients. Conclusions Both SC5b-9 levels and SC5b-9, C3b and FH deposits in tubular epithelial cells basal membrane are highly expressed in patients experiencing DGF. SC5b-9 levels increase could be useful as a marker of DGF severity.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.,Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.,Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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Frye CC, Bery AI, Kreisel D, Kulkarni HS. Sterile inflammation in thoracic transplantation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 78:581-601. [PMID: 32803398 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03615-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The life-saving benefits of organ transplantation can be thwarted by allograft dysfunction due to both infectious and sterile inflammation post-surgery. Sterile inflammation can occur after necrotic cell death due to the release of endogenous ligands [such as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and alarmins], which perpetuate inflammation and ongoing cellular injury via various signaling cascades. Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a significant contributor to sterile inflammation after organ transplantation and is associated with detrimental short- and long-term outcomes. While the vicious cycle of sterile inflammation and cellular injury is remarkably consistent amongst different organs and even species, we have begun understanding its mechanistic basis only over the last few decades. This understanding has resulted in the developments of novel, yet non-specific therapies for mitigating IRI-induced graft damage, albeit with moderate results. Thus, further understanding of the mechanisms underlying sterile inflammation after transplantation is critical for identifying personalized therapies to prevent or interrupt this vicious cycle and mitigating allograft dysfunction. In this review, we identify common and distinct pathways of post-transplant sterile inflammation across both heart and lung transplantation that can potentially be targeted.
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- C Corbin Frye
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 4523 Clayton Avenue, Campus Box 8052, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 4523 Clayton Avenue, Campus Box 8052, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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