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Kockx M, Glaros E, Leung B, Ng TW, Berbée JFP, Deswaerte V, Nawara D, Quinn C, Rye KA, Jessup W, Rensen PCN, Meikle PJ, Kritharides L. Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Dependent and Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Independent Mechanisms of Cyclosporin A-Induced Dyslipidemia. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2016; 36:1338-49. [PMID: 27150391 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.115.307030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunosuppressant commonly used to prevent organ rejection but is associated with hyperlipidemia and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Although studies suggest that CsA-induced hyperlipidemia is mediated by inhibition of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr)-mediated lipoprotein clearance, the data supporting this are inconclusive. We therefore sought to investigate the role of the LDLr in CsA-induced hyperlipidemia by using Ldlr-knockout mice (Ldlr(-/-)). APPROACH AND RESULTS Ldlr(-/-) and wild-type (wt) C57Bl/6 mice were treated with 20 mg/kg per d CsA for 4 weeks. On a chow diet, CsA caused marked dyslipidemia in Ldlr(-/-) but not in wt mice. Hyperlipidemia was characterized by a prominent increase in plasma very low-density lipoprotein and intermediate-density lipoprotein/LDL with unchanged plasma high-density lipoprotein levels, thus mimicking the dyslipidemic profile observed in humans. Analysis of specific lipid species by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry suggested a predominant effect of CsA on increased very low-density lipoprotein-IDL/LDL lipoprotein number rather than composition. Mechanistic studies indicated that CsA did not alter hepatic lipoprotein production but did inhibit plasma clearance and hepatic uptake of [(14)C]cholesteryl oleate and glycerol tri[(3)H]oleate-double-labeled very low-density lipoprotein-like particles. Further studies showed that CsA inhibited plasma lipoprotein lipase activity and increased levels of apolipoprotein C-III and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that CsA does not cause hyperlipidemia via direct effects on the LDLr. Rather, LDLr deficiency plays an important permissive role for CsA-induced hyperlipidemia, which is associated with abnormal lipoprotein clearance, decreased lipoprotein lipase activity, and increased levels of apolipoprotein C-III and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9. Enhancing LDLr and lipoprotein lipase activity and decreasing apolipoprotein C-III and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 levels may therefore provide attractive treatment targets for patients with hyperlipidemia receiving CsA.
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- Maaike Kockx
- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.)
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- From the ANZAC Research Institute (M.K., D.N., W.J., L.K.) and Department of Cardiology (L.K.), Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Vascular Research (E.G., C.Q.) and Department of Pathology (B.L.), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia (T.W.N., P.J.M.); Department of Medicine, Division Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands (J.F.P.B., P.C.N.R.); Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia (V.D.); Lipid Research Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia (K.-A.R.).
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Kwun J, Oh BC, Gibby AC, Ruhil R, Lu VT, Kim DW, Page EK, Bulut OP, Song MQ, Farris AB, Kirk AD, Knechtle SJ, Iwakoshi NN. Patterns of de novo allo B cells and antibody formation in chronic cardiac allograft rejection after alemtuzumab treatment. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:2641-51. [PMID: 22759336 PMCID: PMC5464351 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Even though the etiology of chronic rejection (CR) is multifactorial, donor specific antibody (DSA) is considered to have a causal effect on CR development. Currently the antibody-mediated mechanisms during CR are poorly understood due to lack of proper animal models and tools. In a clinical setting, we previously demonstrated that induction therapy by lymphocyte depletion, using alemtuzumab (anti-human CD52), is associated with an increased incidence of serum alloantibody, C4d deposition and antibody-mediated rejection in human patients. In this study, the effects of T cell depletion in the development of antibody-mediated rejection were examined using human CD52 transgenic (CD52Tg) mice treated with alemtuzumab. Fully mismatched cardiac allografts were transplanted into alemtuzumab treated CD52Tg mice and showed no acute rejection while untreated recipients acutely rejected their grafts. However, approximately half of long-term recipients showed increased degree of vasculopathy, fibrosis and perivascular C3d depositions at posttransplant day 100. The development of CR correlated with DSA and C3d deposition in the graft. Using novel tracking tools to monitor donor-specific B cells, alloreactive B cells were shown to increase in accordance with DSA detection. The current animal model could provide a means of testing strategies to understand mechanisms and developing therapeutic approaches to prevent chronic rejection.
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- J. Kwun
- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA,Corresponding author: Stuart J. Knechtle,
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- Emory Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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De Vleeschauwer S, Jungraithmayr W, Wauters S, Willems S, Rinaldi M, Vaneylen A, Verleden S, Willems-Widyastuti A, Bracke K, Brusselle G, Verbeken E, Van Raemdonck D, Verleden G, Vanaudenaerde B. Chronic rejection pathology after orthotopic lung transplantation in mice: the development of a murine BOS model and its drawbacks. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29802. [PMID: 22238655 PMCID: PMC3253086 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Almost all animal models for chronic rejection (CR) after lung transplantation (LTx) fail to resemble the human situation. It was our attempt to develop a representative model of CR in mice. Orthotopic LTx was performed in allografts receiving daily immunosuppression with steroids and cyclosporine. Controls included isografts and mice only undergoing thoracotomy (SHAM). Allografts were sacrificed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 weeks after LTx. Pulmonary function was measured repeatedly in the 12w allografts, isografts and SHAM mice. Histologically, all allografts demonstrated acute rejection (AR) around the blood vessels and airways two weeks after LTx. This decreased to 50-75% up to 10 weeks and was absent after 12 weeks. Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) lesions were observed in 25-50% of the mice from 4-12 weeks. Isografts and lungs of SHAM mice were normal after 12 weeks. Pulmonary function measurements showed a decline in FEV(0.1), TLC and compliance in the allografts postoperatively (2 weeks) with a slow recovery over time. After this initial decline, lung function of allografts increased more than in isografts and SHAM mice indicating that pulmonary function measurement is not a good tool to diagnose CR in a mouse. We conclude that a true model for CR, with clear OB lesions in about one third of the animals, but without a decline in lung function, is possible. This model is an important step forward in the development of an ideal model for CR which will open new perspectives in unraveling CR pathogenesis and exploring new treatment options.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thoracic Surgery, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thoracic Surgery, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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