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McLarnon SR. Pathophysiology of Red Blood Cell Trapping in Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury. Compr Physiol 2023; 14:5325-5343. [PMID: 38158367 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c230010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Red blood cell (RBC) trapping describes the accumulation of RBCs in the microvasculature of the kidney outer medulla that occurs following ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI). Despite its prominence in human kidneys following AKI, as well as evidence from experimental models demonstrating that the severity of RBC trapping is directly correlated with renal recovery, to date, RBC trapping has not been a primary focus in understanding the pathogenesis of ischemic kidney injury. New evidence from rodent models suggests that RBC trapping is responsible for much of the tubular injury occurring in the initial hours after kidney reperfusion from ischemia. This early injury appears to result from RBC cytotoxicity and closely reflects the injury profile observed in human kidneys, including sloughing of the medullary tubules and the formation of heme casts in the distal tubules. In this review, we discuss what is currently known about RBC trapping. We conclude that RBC trapping is likely avoidable. The primary causes of RBC trapping are thought to include rheologic alterations, blood coagulation, tubular cell swelling, and increased vascular permeability; however, new data indicate that a mismatch in blood flow between the cortex and medulla where medullary perfusion is maintained during cortical ischemia is also likely critical. The mechanism(s) by which RBC trapping contributes to renal functional decline require more investigation. We propose a renewed focus on the mechanisms mediating RBC trapping, and RBC trapping-associated injury is likely to provide important knowledge for improving AKI outcomes. © 2024 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 14:5325-5343, 2024.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah R McLarnon
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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McLarnon SR, Johnson C, Sun J, Wei Q, Csanyi G, O'Herron P, Marshall B, Giddens P, Sullivan JC, Barrett A, O'Connor PM. Extravasation of Blood and Blood Toxicity Drives Tubular Injury from RBC Trapping in Ischemic AKI. FUNCTION 2023; 4:zqad050. [PMID: 37753180 PMCID: PMC10519276 DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Red blood cell (RBC) trapping is common in ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI) and presents as densely packed RBCs that accumulate within and engorge the kidney medullary circulation. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that "RBC trapping directly promotes tubular injury independent of extending ischemia time." Studies were performed on rats. Red blood cell congestion and tubular injury were compared between renal arterial clamping, venous clamping, and venous clamping of blood-free kidneys. Vessels were occluded for either 15 or 45 min with and without reperfusion. We found that RBC trapping in the medullary capillaries occurred rapidly following reperfusion from renal arterial clamping and that this was associated with extravasation of blood from congested vessels, uptake of blood proteins by the tubules, and marked tubular injury. To determine if this injury was due to blood toxicity or an extension of ischemia time, we compared renal venous and arterial clamping without reperfusion. Venous clamping resulted in RBC trapping and marked tubular injury within 45 min of ischemia. Conversely, despite the same ischemia time, RBC trapping and tubular injury were minimal following arterial clamping without reperfusion. Confirming the role of blood toward tubular injury, injury was markedly reduced in blood-free kidneys with venous clamping. Our data demonstrate that RBC trapping results in the rapid extravasation and uptake of blood components by tubular cells, causing toxic tubular injury. Tubular toxicity from extravasation of blood following RBC trapping appears to be a major component of tubular injury in ischemic AKI, which has not previously been recognized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah R McLarnon
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, 27599, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 30912, Augusta, GA, USA
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