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Chen X, Wang T, Chen L, Zhao Y, Deng Y, Shen W, Li L, Yin Z, Zhang C, Cai G, Zhang M, Chen X. Cross-species single-cell analysis uncovers the immunopathological mechanisms associated with IgA nephropathy progression. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e173651. [PMID: 38716725 PMCID: PMC11141938 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.173651] [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] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) represents the main cause of renal failure, while the precise pathogenetic mechanisms have not been fully determined. Herein, we conducted a cross-species single-cell survey on human IgAN and mouse and rat IgAN models to explore the pathogenic programs. Cross-species single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) revealed that the IgAN mesangial cells (MCs) expressed high levels of inflammatory signatures CXCL12, CCL2, CSF1, and IL-34 and specifically interacted with IgAN macrophages via the CXCL12/CXCR4, CSF1/IL-34/CSF1 receptor, and integrin subunit alpha X/integrin subunit alpha M/complement C3 (C3) axes. IgAN macrophages expressed high levels of CXCR4, PDGFB, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2, TNF, and C3, and the trajectory analysis suggested that these cells derived from the differentiation of infiltrating blood monocytes. Additionally, protein profiling of 21 progression and 28 nonprogression IgAN samples revealed that proteins CXCL12, C3, mannose receptor C-type 1, and CD163 were negatively correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) value and poor prognosis (30% eGFR as composite end point). Last, a functional experiment revealed that specific blockade of the Cxcl12/Cxcr4 pathway substantially attenuated the glomerulus and tubule inflammatory injury, fibrosis, and renal function decline in the mouse IgAN model. This study provides insights into IgAN progression and may aid in the refinement of IgAN diagnosis and the optimization of treatment strategies.
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- Xizhao Chen
- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Medical Center of People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, China
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Higashiyama M, Haniuda K, Nihei Y, Kazuno S, Kikkawa M, Miura Y, Suzuki Y, Kitamura D. Oral bacteria induce IgA autoantibodies against a mesangial protein in IgA nephropathy model mice. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202402588. [PMID: 38331476 PMCID: PMC10853438 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202402588] [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] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is caused by deposition of IgA in the glomerular mesangium. The mechanism of selective deposition and production of IgA is unclear; however, we recently identified the involvement of IgA autoantibodies. Here, we show that CBX3 is another self-antigen for IgA in gddY mice, a spontaneous IgAN model, and in IgAN patients. A recombinant antibody derived from gddY mice bound to CBX3 expressed on the mesangial cell surface in vitro and to glomeruli in vivo. An elemental diet and antibiotic treatment decreased the levels of autoantibodies and IgAN symptoms in gddY mice. Serum IgA and the recombinant antibody from gddY mice also bound to oral bacteria of the mice and binding was competed with CBX3. One species of oral bacteria was markedly decreased in elemental diet-fed gddY mice and induced anti-CBX3 antibody in normal mice upon immunization. These data suggest that particular oral bacteria generate immune responses to produce IgA that cross-reacts with mesangial cells to initiate IgAN.
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- Mizuki Higashiyama
- https://ror.org/05sj3n476 Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences (RIBS), Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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- https://ror.org/05sj3n476 Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences (RIBS), Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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- https://ror.org/05sj3n476 Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences (RIBS), Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteomics and Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteomics and Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteomics and Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- https://ror.org/05sj3n476 Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences (RIBS), Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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Li J, Dong Y, Chen F, Yang H, Chen P, Li H, Shi S, Zhou X, Zhu L, Zhang Y, Liu L, Xie X, Yu F, Jin J, Lv J, Zhang H. Heterozygous mutations in factor H aggravate pathological damage in a stable IgA deposition model induced by Lactobacillus casei cell wall extract. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1368322. [PMID: 38558821 PMCID: PMC10978756 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1368322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Introduction Activation of complement through the alternative pathway (AP) has a key role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). We previously showed, by intraperitoneal injection of Lactobacillus casei cell wall extract (LCWE), C57BL/6 mice develop mild kidney damage in association with glomerular IgA deposition. To further address complement activity in causing glomerular histological alterations as suggested in the pathogenesis of IgAN, here we used mice with factor H mutation (FHW/R) to render AP overactivation in conjunction with LCWE injection to stimulate intestinal production of IgA. Methods Dose response to LCWE were examined between two groups of FHW/R mice. Wild type (FHW/W) mice stimulated with LCWE were used as model control. Results The FHW/R mice primed with high dose LCWE showed elevated IgA and IgA-IgG complex levels in serum. In addition to 100% positive rate of IgA and C3, they display elevated biomarkers of kidney dysfunction, coincided with severe pathological lesions, resembling those of IgAN. As compared to wild type controls stimulated by the same high dose LCWE, these FHW/R mice exhibited stronger complement activation in the kidney and in circulation. Discussion The new mouse model shares many disease features with IgAN. The severity of glomerular lesions and the decline of kidney functions are further aggravated through complement overactivation. The model may be a useful tool for preclinical evaluation of treatment response to complement-inhibitors.
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- Jingyi Li
- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Lee M, Suzuki H, Ogiwara K, Aoki R, Kato R, Nakayama M, Fukao Y, Nihei Y, Kano T, Makita Y, Muto M, Yamada K, Suzuki Y. The nucleotide-sensing Toll-Like Receptor 9/Toll-Like Receptor 7 system is a potential therapeutic target for IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int 2023; 104:943-955. [PMID: 37648155 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The progression determinants of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) are still not fully elucidated. We have previously demonstrated that the mucosal activation of toll-like receptor (TLR) 9, which senses microbial unmethylated CpG DNA, influences progression by producing aberrantly glycosylated IgA. However, numerous recent reports of patients with IgAN presenting with gross hematuria after the mRNA vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 suggest that the RNA-sensing system also exacerbates IgAN. Here, we investigated whether TLR7, which recognizes microbial RNA, is also involved in IgAN progression using a murine model and tonsil tissue from 53 patients with IgAN compared to samples from 40 patients with chronic tonsillitis and 12 patients with sleep apnea syndrome as controls. We nasally administered imiquimod, the ligand of TLR7, to IgAN-prone ddY mice and found that TLR7 stimulation elevated the serum levels of aberrantly glycosylated IgA and induced glomerular IgA depositions and proteinuria. Co-administered hydroxychloroquine, which inhibits TLRs, canceled the kidney injuries. In vitro, stimulating splenocytes from ddY mice with imiquimod increased interleukin-6 and aberrantly glycosylated IgA levels. The expression of TLR7 in the tonsils was elevated in patients with IgAN and positively correlated with that of a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) involved in the production of aberrantly glycosylated IgA. Mechanistically, TLR7 stimulation enhanced the synthesis of aberrantly glycosylated IgA through the modulation of enzymes involved in the glycosylation of IgA. Thus, our findings suggest that nucleotide-sensing TLR9 and TLR7 play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of IgAN. Hence, nucleotide-sensing TLRs could be reasonably strong candidates for disease-specific therapeutic targets in IgAN.
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- Mingfeng Lee
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Nihei Y, Haniuda K, Higashiyama M, Asami S, Iwasaki H, Fukao Y, Nakayama M, Suzuki H, Kikkawa M, Kazuno S, Miura Y, Suzuki Y, Kitamura D. Identification of IgA autoantibodies targeting mesangial cells redefines the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadd6734. [PMID: 36947618 PMCID: PMC10032602 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add6734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common type of primary glomerulonephritis, often progressing to renal failure. IgAN is triggered by IgA deposition in the glomerular mesangium by an undefined mechanism. Here, we show that grouped ddY (gddY) mice, a spontaneous IgAN model, produce serum IgA against mesangial antigens, including βII-spectrin. Most patients with IgAN also have serum anti-βII-spectrin IgA. As in patients with IgAN, IgA+ plasmablasts accumulate in the kidneys of gddY mice. IgA antibodies cloned from the plasmablasts carry substantial V-region mutations and bind to βII-spectrin and the surface of mesangial cells. These IgAs recognize transfected and endogenous βII-spectrin exposed on the surface of embryonic kidney-derived cells. Last, we demonstrate that the cloned IgA can bind selectively to glomerular mesangial regions in situ. The identification of IgA autoantibody and its antigen in IgAN provides key insights into disease onset and redefines IgAN as a tissue-specific autoimmune disease.
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- Yoshihito Nihei
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
- Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 278-0022, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 278-0022, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 278-0022, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 278-0022, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
- Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 278-0022, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteomics and Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteomics and Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Laboratory of Proteomics and Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Cell Biology, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 278-0022, Japan
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Tanaka M, Moniwa N, Nogi C, Kano T, Matsumoto M, Sakai A, Maeda T, Takizawa H, Ogawa Y, Asanuma K, Suzuki Y, Furuhashi M. Glomerular expression and urinary excretion of fatty acid-binding protein 4 in IgA nephropathy. J Nephrol 2023; 36:385-395. [PMID: 36622635 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-022-01551-2] [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] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) is secreted from adipocytes and macrophages in adipose tissue and acts as an adipokine. It has recently been reported that FABP4, but not liver-type FABP (L-FABP/FABP1), is also expressed in injured glomerular endothelial cells and infiltrating macrophages in the glomerulus and that urinary FABP4 (U-FABP4) is associated with proteinuria and kidney function impairment in nephrotic patients. However, the link between glomerular FABP4 and U-FABP4 has not been fully addressed in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS We investigated the involvement of FABP4 in human and mouse IgAN. RESULTS In patients with IgAN (n = 23), the ratio of FABP4-positive area to total area within glomeruli (G-FABP4-Area) and U-FABP4 were positively correlated with proteinuria and were negatively correlated with eGFR. In 4-28-week-old male grouped ddY mice, a spontaneous IgAN-prone mouse model, FABP4 was detected in glomerular endothelial cells and macrophages, and G-FABP4-Area was positively correlated with urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (r = 0.957, P < 0.001). Endoplasmic reticulum stress markers were detected in glomeruli of human and mouse IgAN. In human renal glomerular endothelial cells, FABP4 was induced by treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor and was secreted from the cells. Treatment of human renal glomerular endothelial cells or mouse podocytes with palmitate-bound recombinant FABP4 significantly increased gene expression of inflammatory cytokines and endoplasmic reticulum stress markers, and the effects of FABP4 in podocytes were attenuated in the presence of an anti-FABP4 antibody. CONCLUSION FABP4 in the glomerulus contributes to proteinuria in IgAN, and U-FABP4 level is a useful surrogate biomarker for glomerular damage in IgAN.
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- Marenao Tanaka
- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Renal Pathology Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan.
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Nihei Y, Suzuki H, Suzuki Y. Current understanding of IgA antibodies in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1165394. [PMID: 37114051 PMCID: PMC10126238 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1165394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is the most abundant isotype of antibodies, provides a first line of defense at mucosal surfaces against pathogens, and thereby contributes to mucosal homeostasis. IgA is generally considered as a non-inflammatory antibody because of its main function, neutralizing pathogenic virus or bacteria. Meanwhile, IgA can induce IgA-mediated diseases, such as IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and IgA vasculitis. IgAN is characterized by the deposition of IgA and complement C3, often with IgG and/or IgM, in the glomerular mesangial region, followed by mesangial cell proliferation and excessive synthesis of extracellular matrix in glomeruli. Almost half a century has passed since the first report of patients with IgAN; it remains debatable about the mechanism how IgA antibodies selectively bind to mesangial region-a hallmark of IgAN-and cause glomerular injuries in IgAN. Previous lectin- and mass-spectrometry-based analysis have revealed that IgAN patients showed elevated serum level of undergalactosylated IgA1 in O-linked glycans of its hinge region, called galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1). Thereafter, numerous studies have confirmed that the glomerular IgA from IgAN patients are enriched with Gd-IgA1; thus, the first hit of the current pathogenesis of IgAN has been considered to increase circulating levels of Gd-IgA1. Recent studies, however, demonstrated that this aberrant glycosylation alone is not sufficient to disease onset and progression, suggesting that several additional factors are required for the selective deposition of IgA in the mesangial region and induce nephritis. Herein, we discuss the current understanding of the characteristics of pathogenic IgA and its mechanism of inducing inflammation in IgAN.
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- Yoshihito Nihei
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yusuke Suzuki, ; Hitoshi Suzuki,
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yusuke Suzuki, ; Hitoshi Suzuki,
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Mucosal Immune System Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123027. [PMID: 36551783 PMCID: PMC9775168 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The mucosal immune system, via a dynamic immune network, serves as the first line of defense against exogenous antigens. Mucosal immune system dysregulation is closely associated with the pathogenesis of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), as illustrated by IgAN having the clinical feature of gross hematuria, often concurrent with mucosal infections. Notably, previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of tonsillectomy and found that a targeted-release formulation of budesonide reduced proteinuria in patients with IgAN. However, it remains unclear how exogenous antigens interact with the mucosal immune system to induce or exacerbate IgAN. Thus, in this review, we focus on the dysregulation of mucosal immune response in the pathogenesis of IgAN.
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Ebefors K, Bergwall L, Nyström J. The Glomerulus According to the Mesangium. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 8:740527. [PMID: 35155460 PMCID: PMC8825785 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.740527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The glomerulus is the functional unit for filtration of blood and formation of primary urine. This intricate structure is composed of the endothelium with its glycocalyx facing the blood, the glomerular basement membrane and the podocytes facing the urinary space of Bowman's capsule. The mesangial cells are the central hub connecting and supporting all these structures. The components as a unit ensure a high permselectivity hindering large plasma proteins from passing into the urine while readily filtering water and small solutes. There has been a long-standing interest and discussion regarding the functional contribution of the different cellular components but the mesangial cells have been somewhat overlooked in this context. The mesangium is situated in close proximity to all other cellular components of the glomerulus and should be considered important in pathophysiological events leading to glomerular disease. This review will highlight the role of the mesangium in both glomerular function and intra-glomerular crosstalk. It also aims to explain the role of the mesangium as a central component involved in disease onset and progression as well as signaling to maintain the functions of other glomerular cells to uphold permselectivity and glomerular health.
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- Kerstin Ebefors
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Zambrano S, He L, Kano T, Sun Y, Charrin E, Lal M, Betsholtz C, Suzuki Y, Patrakka J. Molecular insights into the early stage of glomerular injury in IgA nephropathy using single-cell RNA sequencing. Kidney Int 2021; 101:752-765. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Is complement the main accomplice in IgA nephropathy? From initial observations to potential complement-targeted therapies. Mol Immunol 2021; 140:1-11. [PMID: 34601376 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is the main cause of primary glomerulonephritis, globally. This disease is associated with a wide range of clinical presentations, variable prognosis and a spectrum of histological findings. More than fifty years after its first description, this heterogeneity continues to complicate efforts to understand the pathogenesis. Nevertheless, involvement of the complement system in IgAN was identified early on. Dysfunction of the immunoglobulin A (IgA) system, the principal offender in this disease, including modification of isoforms and glycoforms of IgA1, the nature of immune complexes and autoantibodies to galactose deficient IgA1 might all be responsible for complement activation in IgAN. However, the specific mechanisms engaging complement are still under examination. Research in this domain should allow for identification of patients that may benefit from complement-targeted therapy, in the foreseeable future.
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Autoimmune-mediated renal disease and hypertension. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:2165-2196. [PMID: 34533582 DOI: 10.1042/cs20200955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and mortality. Troublingly, hypertension is highly prevalent in patients with autoimmune renal disease and hastens renal functional decline. Although progress has been made over the past two decades in understanding the inflammatory contributions to essential hypertension more broadly, the mechanisms active in autoimmune-mediated renal diseases remain grossly understudied. This Review provides an overview of the pathogenesis of each of the major autoimmune diseases affecting the kidney that are associated with hypertension, and describes the current state of knowledge regarding hypertension in these diseases and their management. Specifically, discussion focuses on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Lupus Nephritis (LN), Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy, Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy (IMN), Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis, and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). A summary of disease-specific animal models found to exhibit hypertension is also included to highlight opportunities for much needed further investigation of underlying mechanisms and novel therapeutic approaches.
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Wehbi B, Pascal V, Zawil L, Cogné M, Aldigier JC. History of IgA Nephropathy Mouse Models. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10143142. [PMID: 34300307 PMCID: PMC8306110 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10143142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis in the world. It was first described in 1968 by Jean Berger and Nicole Hinglais as the presence of intercapillary deposits of IgA. Despite this simple description, patients with IgAN may present very broad clinical features ranging from the isolated presence of IgA in the mesangium without clinical or biological manifestations to rapidly progressive kidney failure. These features are associated with a variety of histological lesions, from the discrete thickening of the mesangial matrix to diffuse cell proliferation. Immunofluorescence on IgAN kidney specimens shows the isolated presence of IgA or its inconsistent association with IgG and complement components. This clinical heterogeneity of IgAN clearly echoes its complex and multifactorial pathophysiology in humans, inviting further analyses of its various aspects through the use of experimental models. Small-animal models of IgAN provide the most pertinent strategies for studying the multifactorial aspects of IgAN pathogenesis and progression. Although only primates have the IgA1 subclass, several murine models have been developed in which various aspects of immune responses are deregulated and which are useful in the understanding of IgAN physiopathology as well as in the assessment of IgAN therapeutic approaches. In this manuscript, we review all murine IgAN models developed since 1968 and discuss their remarkable contribution to understanding the disease.
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- Batoul Wehbi
- Immunology Department, UMR CNRS 7276 INSERM 1262, Limoges University, 87032 Limoges, France; (B.W.); (V.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Immunology Department, UMR CNRS 7276 INSERM 1262, Limoges University, 87032 Limoges, France; (B.W.); (V.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Immunology Department, UMR CNRS 7276 INSERM 1262, Limoges University, 87032 Limoges, France; (B.W.); (V.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Immunology Department, EFS Bretagne, INSERM 1236, Rennes 1 University, 35000 Rennes, France;
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- Immunology Department, UMR CNRS 7276 INSERM 1262, Limoges University, 87032 Limoges, France; (B.W.); (V.P.); (L.Z.)
- Correspondence:
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Are there animal models of IgA nephropathy? Semin Immunopathol 2021; 43:639-648. [PMID: 34230994 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-021-00878-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. Up to 40% of IgAN patients develop end-stage kidney disease after 15-20 years. Despite the poor prognosis associated with this multifactorial disease, no clear treatment strategy has been identified, primarily due to the lack of understanding of its pathogenesis. Clinical observations indicate that aberrant IgAN immune systems, rather than intrinsic renal abnormalities, may be involved in its pathogenesis. Moreover, nephritogenic IgA and its related immune complexes are considered to be produced not only in the mucosa, but also in systemic immune sites, such as the bone marrow; however, there are numerous challenges to understanding this dynamic and complex immune axis in humans. Thus, several investigators have used experimental animal models. Although there are inter-strain differences in IgA molecules and immune responses between humans and rodents, animal models remain a powerful tool for investigating IgAN's pathogenesis, and the subsequent development of effective treatments. Here, we introduced some classical models of IgAN with or without genetic manipulation and recent translational approaches with some promising models. This includes humanized mouse models expressing human IgA1 and human IgA Fc receptor (CD89) that develops spontaneously the disease. Pre-clinical studies targeting IgA1 are discussed. Together, animal models are very useful tools to study pathophysiology and to validate new therapeutic approaches for IgAN.
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Kano T, Suzuki H, Makita Y, Fukao Y, Suzuki Y. Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue is the major induction site for nephritogenic IgA in murine IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int 2021; 100:364-376. [PMID: 33961870 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Dysregulation of mucosal immunity may play a role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, it is unclear whether the nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) or gut-associated lymphatic tissue is the major induction site of nephritogenic IgA synthesis. To examine whether exogenous mucosal antigens exacerbate the pathogenesis of IgAN, we assessed the disease phenotypes of IgAN-onset ddY mice housed germ-free. These mice were transferred to a specific pathogen-free environment and divided into three groups: challenged with the Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) ligand CpG-oligodeoxynucleotide, fecal transplantation, and the untreated control group. The levels of aberrantly glycosylated IgA and IgG-IgA immune complexes were measured in the serum and supernatant of cultured cells purified from the NALT, mesenteric lymph nodes, and Peyer's patch. Although the germ-free IgAN-onset ddY mice did not develop IgAN, they showed aggravation of kidney injury with mesangial IgA deposition after transfer to the specific pathogen-free state. The NALT cells produced more aberrantly glycosylated IgA than those from the mesenteric lymph node and Peyer's patch, resulting in induction of IgG-IgA immune complexes formation. Additionally, TLR9 enhanced the production of nephritogenic IgA and IgG-IgA immune complexes by nasal-associated lymphoid but not gut-associated lymphatic cells. Furthermore, the germ-free IgAN-onset ddY mice nasally immunized with CpG-oligonucleotide showed aggravation of kidney injury with mesangial IgA deposition, whereas those that received fecal transplants did not develop IgAN. Thus, NALT is the major induction site of the production of aberrantly glycosylated IgA in murine IgAN.
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- Toshiki Kano
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yang SR, Hua KF, Takahata A, Wu CY, Hsieh CY, Chiu HW, Chen CH, Mukhopadhyay D, Suzuki Y, Ka SM, Huang HS, Chen A. LCC18, a benzamide-linked small molecule, ameliorates IgA nephropathy in mice. J Pathol 2021; 253:427-441. [PMID: 33373038 DOI: 10.1002/path.5609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN), an immune complex-mediated process and the most common primary glomerulonephritis, can progress to end-stage renal disease in up to 40% of patients. Accordingly, a therapeutic strategy targeting a specific molecular pathway is urgently warranted. Aided by structure characterisation and target identification, we predicted that a novel ring-fused 6-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazine-2,4(3H)-dione (LCC18) targets the NLRP3 inflammasome, which participates in IgAN pathogenesis. We further developed biomarkers for the disease. We used two complementary IgAN models in C57BL/6 mice, involving TEPC-15 hybridoma-derived IgA, and in gddY mice. Moreover, we created specific cell models to validate therapeutic effects of LCC18 on IgAN and to explain its underlying mechanisms. IgAN mice benefited significantly from treatment with LCC18, showing dramatically improved renal function, including greatly reduced proteinuria and renal pathology. Mechanistic studies showed that the mode of action specifically involved: (1) blocking of the MAPKs/COX-2 axis-mediated priming of the NLRP3 inflammasome; (2) inhibition of ASC oligomerisation and NLRP3 inflammasome assembly by inhibiting NLRP3 binding to PKR, NEK7 and ASC; and (3) activation of autophagy. LCC18 exerts therapeutic effects on murine IgAN by differentially regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation and autophagy induction, suggesting this new compound as a promising drug candidate to treat IgAN. © 2020 The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Shin-Ruen Yang
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National Ilan University, Ilan, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate Institute of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Konno A, Matsumoto N, Tomono Y, Okazaki S. Pathological application of carbocyanine dye-based multicolour imaging of vasculature and associated structures. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12613. [PMID: 32724051 PMCID: PMC7387484 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69394-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Simultaneous visualisation of vasculature and surrounding tissue structures is essential for a better understanding of vascular pathologies. In this work, we describe a histochemical strategy for three-dimensional, multicolour imaging of vasculature and associated structures, using a carbocyanine dye-based technique, vessel painting. We developed a series of applications to allow the combination of vessel painting with other histochemical methods, including immunostaining and tissue clearing for confocal and two-photon microscopies. We also introduced a two-photon microscopy setup that incorporates an aberration correction system to correct aberrations caused by the mismatch of refractive indices between samples and immersion mediums, for higher-quality images of intact tissue structures. Finally, we demonstrate the practical utility of our approach by visualising fine pathological alterations to the renal glomeruli of IgA nephropathy model mice in unprecedented detail. The technical advancements should enhance the versatility of vessel painting, offering rapid and cost-effective methods for vascular pathologies.
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- Alu Konno
- Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cell Biology, Shigei Medical Research Institute, Okayama, Japan
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- Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Takahata A, Arai S, Hiramoto E, Kitada K, Kato R, Makita Y, Suzuki H, Nakata J, Araki K, Miyazaki T, Suzuki Y. Crucial Role of AIM/CD5L in the Development of Glomerular Inflammation in IgA Nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2020; 31:2013-2024. [PMID: 32611589 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019100987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND IgA nephropathy (IgAN) begins with aberrant IgA deposition in glomeruli, progresses to IgM/IgG/complement codeposition, and results in chronic inflammation and glomerular damage. However, the mechanism that drives such phlogogenic cascade has been unclear. Recently, apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) protein was shown to modulate macrophages' function in various pathologic conditions, thereby profoundly affecting the progression of renal disorders, including AKI. A spontaneous IgAN model, grouped ddY (gddY) mouse, revealed the requirement of AIM for the overall inflammatory glomerular injury following IgA deposition. METHODS We established an AIM-deficient IgAN model (AIM -/- gddY) using CRISPR/Cas9 and compared its phenotype with that of wild-type gddY with or without recombinant AIM administration. An IgA-deficient IgAN model (IgA -/- gddY) was also generated to further determine the role of AIM. RESULTS In both human and murine IgAN, AIM colocalized with IgA/IgM/IgG in glomeruli, whereas control kidneys did not exhibit AIM deposition. Although AIM -/- gddY showed IgA deposition at levels comparable with those of wild-type gddY, they did not exhibit glomerular accumulation of IgM/IgG complements, CD45+ leukocyte infiltration, and upregulation of inflammatory/fibrogenic genes, indicating protection from glomerular lesions and proteinuria/hematuria. Recombinant AIM administration reconstituted the IgAN phenotype, resulting in IgM/IgG/complement IgA codeposition. Neither spontaneous IgM/IgG codeposition nor disease was observed in IgA -/- gddY mice. CONCLUSIONS AIM may contribute to stable immune complex formation in glomeruli, thereby facilitating IgAN progression. Therefore, AIM deposition blockage or disassociation from IgM/IgG may present a new therapeutic target on the basis of its role in IgAN inflammation initiation.
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- Akiko Takahata
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine for Pathogenesis, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine for Pathogenesis, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine for Pathogenesis, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine for Pathogenesis, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan .,Leading Advanced Projects for Medical Innovation, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Wu CY, Hua KF, Hsu WH, Suzuki Y, Chu LJ, Lee YC, Takahata A, Lee SL, Wu CC, Nikolic-Paterson DJ, Ka SM, Chen A. IgA Nephropathy Benefits from Compound K Treatment by Inhibiting NF-κB/NLRP3 Inflammasome and Enhancing Autophagy and SIRT1. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 205:202-212. [PMID: 32482710 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerular disorder, has a relatively poor prognosis yet lacks a pathogenesis-based treatment. Compound K (CK) is a major absorbable intestinal bacterial metabolite of ginsenosides, which are bioactive components of ginseng. The present study revealed promising therapeutic effects of CK in two complementary IgAN models: a passively induced one developed by repeated injections of IgA immune complexes and a spontaneously occurring model of spontaneous grouped ddY mice. The potential mechanism for CK includes 1) inhibiting the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in renal tissues, macrophages and bone marrow-derived dendritic cells, 2) enhancing the induction of autophagy through increased SIRT1 expression, and 3) eliciting autophagy-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition. The results support CK as a drug candidate for IgAN.
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- Chung-Yao Wu
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National Ilan University, Ilan 260, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.,Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National Ilan University, Ilan 260, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, R.O.C. Military Academy, Kaohsiung 830, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology and Monash University Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Graduate Institute of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; and
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; .,Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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TLR9 activation induces aberrant IgA glycosylation via APRIL- and IL-6-mediated pathways in IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int 2019; 97:340-349. [PMID: 31748116 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) plays a crucial role in the development of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, the pathogenic mechanisms driving Gd-IgA1 production have not been fully elucidated. Innate-immune activation via Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is known to be involved in Gd-IgA1 production. A proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL) and IL-6 are also known to enhance Gd-IgA1 synthesis in IgAN. With this as background, we investigated how TLR9 activation in IgA secreting cells results in overproduction of nephritogenic IgA in the IgAN-prone ddY mouse and in human IgA1-secreting cells. Injection of the TLR9 ligand CpG-oligonucleotides increased production of aberrantly glycosylated IgA and IgG-IgA immune complexes in ddY mice that, in turn, exacerbated kidney injury. CpG-oligonucleotide-stimulated mice had elevated serum levels of APRIL that correlated with those of aberrantly glycosylated IgA and IgG-IgA immune complexes. In vitro, TLR9 activation enhanced production of the nephritogenic IgA as well as APRIL and IL-6 in splenocytes of ddY mice and in human IgA1-secreting cells. However, siRNA knock-down of APRIL completely suppressed overproduction of Gd-IgA1 induced by IL-6. Neutralization of IL-6 decreased CpG-oligonucleotide-induced overproduction of Gd-IgA1. Furthermore, APRIL and IL-6 pathways each independently mediated TLR9-induced overproduction of Gd-IgA1. Thus, TLR9 activation enhanced synthesis of aberrantly glycosylated IgA that, in a mouse model of IgAN, further enhanced kidney injury. Hence, APRIL and IL-6 synergistically, as well as independently, enhance synthesis of Gd-IgA1.
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis in the world. IgAN is characterized by mesangial deposits of IgA1-containing immune complexes. IgA1 usually co-deposits with complement C3 and variable IgG and/or IgM. Exactly 50 years have passed since IgAN was described, however, the pathogenesis of disease onset and progression have not been fully clarified. Animal models can re-create the complex immunologic microenvironments that foster human autoimmunity and nephritis and provide access to tissue compartments not readily examined in patients. Thus, multiple models that may be helpful in studies of specific aspects of IgAN have been developed. A unique spontaneous animal model of IgAN, the ddY mouse, was reported in 1985. These mice show mild proteinuria and glomerular IgA deposits, with a highly variable incidence and degree of glomerular injury owing to a heterogeneous genetic background. Thus, we intercrossed an early onset group of ddY mice in which the development of IgAN resulted in the establishment of a novel 100% early onset-grouped ddY mouse model with increased levels of aberrantly glycosylated IgA and immune complexes. Although the molecular features of human IgA1 are different from rodent IgA, human IgA1 knock-in (α1KI)-CD89 transgenic mice, which express both human IgA1 and CD89, show circulating and mesangial deposits of IgA1-soluble CD89 complexes that result in kidney inflammation, hematuria, and proteinuria. In this review, we introduce several murine models of IgAN that can be useful tools for the analysis of multiple aspects of the pathogenesis of IgAN, which may aid in the assessment of approaches for the treatment of IgAN.
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- Hitoshi Suzuki
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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A Proliferation Inducing Ligand (APRIL) targeted antibody is a safe and effective treatment of murine IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int 2019; 96:104-116. [PMID: 31027890 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most prevalent primary chronic glomerular disease for which no safe disease-specific therapies currently exist. IgAN is an autoimmune disease involving the production of autoantigenic, aberrantly O-glycosylated IgA1 and ensuing deposition of nephritogenic immune complexes in the kidney. A Proliferation Inducing Ligand (APRIL) has emerged as a key B-cell-modulating factor in this pathogenesis. Using a mouse anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody (4540), we confirm both the pathogenic role of APRIL in IgAN and the therapeutic efficacy of antibody-directed neutralization of APRIL in the grouped mouse ddY disease model. Treatment with 4540 directly translated to a reduction in relevant pathogenic mechanisms including suppressed serum IgA levels, reduced circulating immune complexes, significantly lower kidney deposits of IgA, IgG and C3, and suppression of proteinuria compared to mice receiving vehicle or isotype control antibodies. Furthermore, we translated these findings to the pharmacological characterization of VIS649, a highly potent, humanized IgG2κ antibody targeting and neutralizing human APRIL through unique epitope engagement, leading to inhibition of APRIL-mediated B-cell activities. VIS649 treatment of non-human primates showed dose-dependent reduction of serum IgA levels of up to 70%. A reduction of IgA+, IgM+, and IgG+ B cells was noted in the gut-associated mucosa of VIS649-treated animals. Population-based modeling predicted a favorable therapeutic dosing profile for subcutaneous administration of VIS649 in the clinical setting. Thus, our data highlight the potential therapeutic benefit of VIS649 for the treatment of IgAN.
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Inoue MK, Yamamotoya T, Nakatsu Y, Ueda K, Inoue Y, Matsunaga Y, Sakoda H, Fujishiro M, Ono H, Morii K, Sasaki K, Masaki T, Suzuki Y, Asano T, Kushiyama A. The Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor Febuxostat Suppresses the Progression of IgA Nephropathy, Possibly via Its Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Fibrotic Effects in the gddY Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3967. [PMID: 30544662 PMCID: PMC6320819 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Recent clinical studies have demonstrated the protective effect of xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitors against chronic kidney diseases, although the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. However, to date, neither clinical nor basic research has been carried out to elucidate the efficacy of XO inhibitor administration for IgA nephropathy. We thus investigated whether febuxostat, an XO inhibitor, exerts a protective effect against the development of IgA nephropathy, using gddY mice as an IgA nephropathy rodent model. Eight-week-old gddY mice were provided drinking water with (15 μg/mL) or without febuxostat for nine weeks and then subjected to experimentation. Elevated serum creatinine and degrees of glomerular sclerosis and fibrosis, judged by microscopic observations, were significantly milder in the febuxostat-treated than in the untreated gddY mice, while body weights and serum IgA concentrations did not differ between the two groups. In addition, elevated mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines such as TNFα, MCP-1, IL-1β, and IL-6, collagen isoforms and chemokines in the gddY mouse kidneys were clearly normalized by the administration of febuxostat. These data suggest a protective effect of XO inhibitors against the development of IgA nephropathy, possibly via suppression of inflammation and its resultant fibrotic changes, without affecting the serum IgA concentration.
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- Masa-Ki Inoue
- Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Center for Translational Research in Infection & Inflammation, School of Medicine, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, The Institute for Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0002, Japan.
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Harris CL, Pouw RB, Kavanagh D, Sun R, Ricklin D. Developments in anti-complement therapy; from disease to clinical trial. Mol Immunol 2018; 102:89-119. [PMID: 30121124 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The complement system is well known for its role in innate immunity and in maintenance of tissue homeostasis, providing a first line of defence against infection and playing a key role in flagging apoptotic cells and debris for disposal. Unfortunately complement also contributes to pathogenesis of a number of diseases; in some cases driving pathology, and in others amplifying or exacerbating the inflammatory and damaging impact of non-complement disease triggers. The role of complement in pathogenesis of an expanding number of diseases has driven industry and academia alike to develop an impressive arsenal of anti-complement drugs which target different proteins and functions of the complement cascade. Evidence from genetic and biochemical analyses, combined with improved identification of complement biomarkers and supportive data from sophisticated animal models of disease, has driven a drug development landscape in which the indications selected for clinical trial cluster in three 'target' tissues: the kidney, eye and vasculature. While the disease triggers may differ, complement activation and amplification is a common feature in many diseases which affect these three tissues. An abundance of drugs are in clinical development, some show favourable progression whereas others experience significant challenges. However, these hurdles in themselves drive an ever-evolving portfolio of 'next-generation' drugs with improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties. In this review we discuss the indications which are in the drug development 'spotlight' and review the relevant indication validation criteria. We present current progress in clinical trials, highlighting successes and difficulties, and look forward to approval of a wide selection of drugs for use in man which give clinicians choice in mechanistic target, modality and route of delivery.
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- Claire L Harris
- Complement Therapeutics Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK; National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre, Building 26, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Complement Therapeutics Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK; National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre, Building 26, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Complement Therapeutics Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Foster MH. Optimizing the translational value of animal models of glomerulonephritis: insights from recent murine prototypes. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 311:F487-95. [PMID: 27335377 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00275.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Animal models are indispensable for the study of glomerulonephritis, a group of diseases that destroy kidneys but for which specific therapies do not yet exist. Novel interventions are urgently needed, but their rational design requires suitable in vivo platforms to identify and test new candidates. Animal models can recreate the complex immunologic microenvironments that foster human autoimmunity and nephritis and provide access to tissue compartments not readily examined in patients. Study of rat Heymann nephritis identified fundamental disease mechanisms that ultimately revolutionized our understanding of human membranous nephropathy. Significant species differences in expression of a major target antigen, however, and lack of spontaneous autoimmunity in animals remain roadblocks to full exploitation of preclinical models in this disease. For several glomerulonephritides, humanized models have been developed to circumvent cross-species barriers and to study the effects of human genetic risk variants. Herein we review humanized mouse prototypes that provide fresh insight into mediators of IgA nephropathy and origins of antiglomerular basement membrane nephritis and Goodpasture's disease, as well as a means to test novel therapies for ANCA vasculitis. Additional and refined model systems are needed to mirror the full spectrum of human disease in a genetically diverse population, to facilitate development of patient-specific interventions, to determine the origin of nephritogenic autoimmunity, and to define the role of environmental exposures in disease initiation and relapse.
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- Mary H Foster
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Knoppova B, Reily C, Maillard N, Rizk DV, Moldoveanu Z, Mestecky J, Raska M, Renfrow MB, Julian BA, Novak J. The Origin and Activities of IgA1-Containing Immune Complexes in IgA Nephropathy. Front Immunol 2016; 7:117. [PMID: 27148252 PMCID: PMC4828451 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis, frequently leading to end-stage renal disease, as there is no disease-specific therapy. IgAN is diagnosed from pathological assessment of a renal biopsy specimen based on predominant or codominant IgA-containing immunodeposits, usually with complement C3 co-deposits and with variable presence of IgG and/or IgM. The IgA in these renal deposits is galactose-deficient IgA1, with less than a full complement of galactose residues on the O-glycans in the hinge region of the heavy chains. Research from the past decade led to the definition of IgAN as an autoimmune disease with a multi-hit pathogenetic process with contributing genetic and environmental components. In this process, circulating galactose-deficient IgA1 (autoantigen) is bound by antiglycan IgG or IgA (autoantibodies) to form immune complexes. Some of these circulating complexes deposit in glomeruli, and thereby activate mesangial cells and induce renal injury through cellular proliferation and overproduction of extracellular matrix components and cytokines/chemokines. Glycosylation pathways associated with production of the autoantigen and the unique characteristics of the corresponding autoantibodies in patients with IgAN have been uncovered. Complement likely plays a significant role in the formation and the nephritogenic activities of these complexes. Complement activation is mediated through the alternative and lectin pathways and probably occurs systemically on IgA1-containing circulating immune complexes as well as locally in glomeruli. Incidence of IgAN varies greatly by geographical location; the disease is rare in central Africa but accounts for up to 40% of native-kidney biopsies in eastern Asia. Some of this variation may be explained by genetically determined influences on the pathogenesis of the disease. Genome-wide association studies to date have identified several loci associated with IgAN. Some of these loci are associated with the increased prevalence of IgAN, whereas others, such as deletion of complement factor H-related genes 1 and 3, are protective against the disease. Understanding the molecular mechanisms and genetic and biochemical factors involved in formation and activities of pathogenic IgA1-containing immune complexes will enable the development of future disease-specific therapies as well as identification of non-invasive disease-specific biomarkers.
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- Barbora Knoppova
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Université Jean Monnet, Saint Etienne, France
- PRES Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Kim YG, Alvarez M, Suzuki H, Hirose S, Izui S, Tomino Y, Huard B, Suzuki Y. Pathogenic Role of a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand (APRIL) in Murine IgA Nephropathy. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137044. [PMID: 26348210 PMCID: PMC4562625 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily. Despite advances in clinical and genetic studies, the details of the pathological roles of APRIL in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remain to be fully defined. The present study aimed to further assess the pathological role of APRIL using a mouse model of IgAN. Mice with IgAN designated “grouped ddY” (gddY) were intraperitoneally administered an anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody (anti-APRIL Ab) or control IgG (Control Ab) twice each week for 2 weeks starting during the early stage of IgAN (6–7 weeks of age). Urinary albumin, serum IgA, and glomerular IgA deposition were evaluated. We further assessed the inflammatory responses during treatment by measuring the levels of the chemokine fractalkine (FKN) and its receptor CX3CR1 as well as the level of peripheral blood monocytosis. Anti-APRIL Ab treatment significantly decreased albuminuria and tissue damage combined with decreases in serum IgA levels and deposition of glomerular IgA. In contrast, the abundance of IgA+/B220+ or CD138+/B220+ B cells in the spleen and bone marrow, respectively, was unchanged. Treating gddY mice with anti-April Ab reduced the overexpression of FKN/CX3CR1 in the kidney and the increase in the population of circulating Gr1−/CD115+ monocytes. The size of the population of Gr1−/CD115+ monocytes correlated with renal FKN and urinary albumin levels. Moreover, mice treated with anti-APRIL Ab exhibited reduced progression of IgAN, serum IgA levels, and glomerular IgA deposition as well as an attenuated inflammatory process mediated by FKN-associated activation of monocytes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to implicate the APRIL signal transduction pathway in the pathogenesis of nephrogenic IgA production. Moreover, our findings identify APRIL as a potential target of therapy.
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- Yang Gyun Kim
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institut Albert Bonniot, INSERMU823 and Grenoble-Alpes University, La Tronche, France
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamaji K, Suzuki Y, Suzuki H, Satake K, Horikoshi S, Novak J, Tomino Y. The kinetics of glomerular deposition of nephritogenic IgA. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113005. [PMID: 25409466 PMCID: PMC4237359 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Whether IgA nephropathy is attributable to mesangial IgA is unclear as there is no correlation between intensity of deposits and extent of glomerular injury and no clear mechanism explaining how these mesangial deposits induce hematuria and subsequent proteinuria. This hinders the development of a specific therapy. Thus, precise events during deposition still remain clinical challenge to clarify. Since no study assessed induction of IgA nephropathy by nephritogenic IgA, we analyzed sequential events involving nephritogenic IgA from IgA nephropathy-prone mice by real-time imaging systems. Immunofluorescence and electron microscopy showed that serum IgA from susceptible mice had strong affinity to mesangial, subepithelial, and subendothelial lesions, with effacement/actin aggregation in podocytes and arcade formation in endothelial cells. The deposits disappeared 24-h after single IgA injection. The data were supported by a fluorescence molecular tomography system and real-time and 3D in vivo imaging. In vivo imaging showed that IgA from the susceptible mice began depositing along the glomerular capillary from 1 min and accumulated until 2-h on the first stick in a focal and segmental manner. The findings indicate that glomerular IgA depositions in IgAN may be expressed under the balance between deposition and clearance. Since nephritogenic IgA showed mesangial as well as focal and segmental deposition along the capillary with acute cellular activation, all glomerular cellular elements are a plausible target for injury such as hematuria.
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- Kenji Yamaji
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail:
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Suzuki Y, Suzuki H, Makita Y, Takahata A, Takahashi K, Muto M, Sasaki Y, Kelimu A, Matsuzaki K, Yanagawa H, Okazaki K, Tomino Y. Diagnosis and activity assessment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy: current perspectives on noninvasive testing with aberrantly glycosylated immunoglobulin A-related biomarkers. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis 2014; 7:409-14. [PMID: 25378944 PMCID: PMC4219541 DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s50513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Immunoglobulin (Ig) A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of glomerular disease worldwide and is associated with a poor prognosis. Thus, development of a curative treatment and strategies for early diagnosis and treatment are urgently needed. Pathological analysis of renal biopsy is the gold standard for the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity; however, immediate and frequent assessment based on biopsy specimens is difficult. Therefore, a simple and safe alternative is desirable. On the other hand, it is now widely accepted that multi-hit steps, including production of aberrantly glycosylated serum IgA1 (first hit), and IgG or IgA autoantibodies that recognize glycan containing epitopes on glycosylated serum IgA1 (second hit) and their subsequent immune complex formation (third hit) and glomerular deposition (fourth hit), are required for continued progression of IgAN. Although the prognostic and predictive values of several markers have been discussed elsewhere, we recently developed a highly sensitive and specific diagnostic method by measuring serum levels of glycosylated serum IgA1 and related IgA immune complex. In addition, we confirmed a significant correlation between serum levels of these essential effector molecules and disease activity after treatment, suggesting that each can be considered as a practical surrogate marker of therapeutic effects in this slowly progressive disease. Such a noninvasive diagnostic and activity assessment method using these disease-oriented specific biomarkers may be useful in the early diagnosis of and intervention in IgAN, with appropriate indication for treatment, and thus aid in the future development and dissemination of specific and curative treatments.
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- Yusuke Suzuki
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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Hou S, Landego I, Jayachandran N, Miller A, Gibson IW, Ambrose C, Marshall AJ. Follicular dendritic cell secreted protein FDC-SP controls IgA production. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:948-57. [PMID: 24399151 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Follicular dendritic cell secreted protein (FDC-SP) is a secreted peptide predominantly expressed in mucosal tissues. We previously reported that FDC-SP transgenic mice have altered B-cell responses to systemic immunization; however, the role of FDC-SP in mucosal immunity is unknown. Here, we report that FDC-SP functions in regulating immunoglobulin A production. FDC-SP transgenic mice show decreased IgA levels in serum, saliva, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Reciprocally, FDC-SP-deficient mice show significantly increased IgA levels in serum and intestinal lavage, associated with accumulation of IgA+ cells in blood, bone marrow, Peyer's patches, and lymph nodes. FDC-SP-deficient mice generated higher titers of antigen-specific IgA but normal IgG1 responses upon immunization. Purified FDC-SP transgenic B cells generated decreased IgA responses to transforming growth factor β (TGFβ)+interleukin 5 (IL5) stimulation. Consistent with a direct effect of FDC-SP on B cells, recombinant FDC-SP suppressed B-cell IgA production in vitro. Six- to 14-month-old FDC-SP-deficient mice show IgA deposition in kidney glomeruli, which was associated with proteinuria and pathology consistent with mild IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Our results demonstrate a novel biological activity of FDC-SP in controlling B-cell IgA production and identify FDC-SP-deficient mice as a novel mouse model of IgAN.
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- S Hou
- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Biogen-Idec, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1] Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [2] Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Aizawa M, Suzuki Y, Suzuki H, Pang H, Kihara M, Nakata J, Yamaji K, Horikoshi S, Tomino Y. Uncoupling of glomerular IgA deposition and disease progression in alymphoplasia mice with IgA nephropathy. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95365. [PMID: 24743510 PMCID: PMC3990643 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous clinical and experimental studies have indicated that cells responsible for IgA nephropathy (IgAN), at least in part, are localized in bone marrow (BM). Indeed, we have demonstrated that murine IgAN can be experimentally reconstituted by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from IgAN prone mice in not only normal mice, but also in alymphoplasia mice (aly/aly) independent of IgA+ cells homing to mucosa or secondary lymphoid tissues. The objective of the present study was to further assess whether secondary lymph nodes (LN) contribute to the progression of this disease. BM cells from the several lines of IgAN prone mice were transplanted into aly/aly and wild-type mice (B6). Although the transplanted aly/aly showed the same degree of mesangial IgA and IgG deposition and the same serum elevation levels of IgA and IgA-IgG immune-complexes (IC) as B6, even in extent, the progression of glomerular injury was observed only in B6. This uncoupling in aly/aly was associated with a lack of CD4+ T cells and macrophage infiltration, although phlogogenic capacity to nephritogenic IC of renal resident cells was identical between both recipients. It is suggested that secondary LN may be required for the full progression of IgAN after nephritogenic IgA and IgA/IgG IC deposition.
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- Masashi Aizawa
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Maiguma M, Suzuki Y, Suzuki H, Okazaki K, Aizawa M, Muto M, Tomino Y. Dietary zinc is a key environmental modifier in the progression of IgA nephropathy. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90558. [PMID: 24587392 PMCID: PMC3938772 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) shows diverse epidemiological characteristics, resulting from both genetic and acquired (e.g., environmental) causes. Environmental factors, such as diet or exposure to exogenous antigens, may prescribe the progression or prognosis of IgAN. It remains unclear as to how diet and infection influence susceptibility to IgAN. A relationship, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs), especially TLR9 and TLR4, was demonstrated between IgAN and pathogen-recognition molecules. Recently, zinc (Zn) was discovered to be involved in various immune-related diseases, affecting B, T, and dendritic cells (DCs). This study investigates the relationship between dietary Zn and IgAN development in IgAN-prone mice. Seven-week-old IgAN-prone mice were divided into low, normal, and high Zn diet groups. To assess exogenous pathogen-mediated immune responses, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was nasally administered. The activity of IgAN was biochemically and pathologically evaluated during the disease course. We also examined in vitro IgA production in spleen cells or in combinations of cocultured B, T, and DCs under various Zn conditions with or without LPS. Dietary conditioning with Zn affected serum immunoglobulins and urinary albumin levels, and mesangial deposition of IgA and IgG. Zn deficiency is associated with IgAN progression through the activation of the TLR4/TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF), but not the TLR9, in DCs. Zn supplementation prevented disease aggravation. Our findings indicate that immune conditioning with dietary Zn alters nephritogenic IgA production after mucosal infection.
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- Masayuki Maiguma
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Changes in nephritogenic serum galactose-deficient IgA1 in IgA nephropathy following tonsillectomy and steroid therapy. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89707. [PMID: 24586974 PMCID: PMC3931817 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Recent studies have shown that galactose-deficient IgA1 (GdIgA1) has an important role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Although emerging data suggest that serum GdIgA1 can be a useful non-invasive IgAN biomarker, the localization of nephritogenic GdIgA1-producing B cells remains unclear. Recent clinical and experimental studies indicate that immune activation tonsillar toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 may be involved in the pathogenesis of IgAN. Here we assessed the possibility of GdIgA1 production in the palatine tonsils in IgAN patients. Methods We assessed changes in serum GdIgA1 levels in IgAN patients with clinical remission of hematuria and proteinuria following combined tonsillectomy and steroid pulse therapy. Further, the association between clinical outcome and tonsillar TLR9 expression was evaluated. Results Patients (n = 37) were divided into two groups according to therapy response. In one group, serum GdIgA1 levels decreased after tonsillectomy (59%) alone, whereas in the other group most levels only decreased after the addition of steroid pulse therapy to tonsillectomy (41%). The former group showed significantly higher tonsillar TLR9 expression and better improvement in hematuria immediately after tonsillectomy than the latter group. Conclusions The present study indicates that the palatine tonsils are probably a major sites of GdIgA1-producing cells. However, in some patients these cells may propagate to other lymphoid organs, which may partially explain the different responses observed to tonsillectomy alone. These findings help to clarify some of the clinical observations in the management of IgAN, and may highlight future directions for research.
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Kihara M, Ito K, Nakata J, Otani M, Tran NL, Morito N, Takahashi S, Wada Y, Izui S. O-linked glycosylation determines the nephritogenic potential of IgA rheumatoid factor. J Am Soc Nephrol 2014; 25:1282-90. [PMID: 24511137 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013070771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Deficient glycosylation of O-linked glycans in the IgA1 hinge region is associated with IgA nephropathy in humans, but the pathogenic contribution of the underlying structural aberrations remains incompletely understood. We previously showed that mice implanted with cells secreting the class-switch variant 6-19 IgA anti-IgG2a rheumatoid factor, but not 46-42 IgA anti-IgG2a rheumatoid factor, develop glomerular lesions resembling IgA nephropathy. Because the levels of O-linked glycosylation in the hinge region and the structures of N-linked glycans in the CH1 domain differ in 6-19 IgA and 46-42 IgA, we determined the respective contributions of O- and N-linked glycans to the nephritogenic potential of the 6-19 IgA rheumatoid factor in mice. Wild-type 6-19 IgA secreted by implanted cells induced significant formation of glomerular lesions, whereas poorly O-glycosylated 6-19 IgA glycovariants or a 6-19 IgA hinge mutant lacking O-linked glycans did not. However, we observed no apparent heterogeneity in the structure of N-linked glycans attached to three different sites of the Fc regions of nephritogenic and non-nephritogenic 6-19 IgAs. Collectively, our data suggest a critical role of O-linked glycans attached to the hinge region in the development of IgA nephropathy-like GN induced by 6-19 IgA rheumatoid factor in mice.
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- Masao Kihara
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Life System Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, and International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland;
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New insights into the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Semin Immunopathol 2014; 36:431-42. [PMID: 24442210 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-013-0411-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common diagnosis amongst primary glomerular diseases in most countries where renal biopsies are regularly performed. Only a fraction of these patients is at high risk of losing glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in particular those with high grade proteinuria, uncontrolled hypertension or already impaired GFR at diagnosis, and those with renal scars in the renal biopsy. Genetic modifiers of IgAN onset and/or course are emerging. Spontaneous animal models of IgAN are problematic given considerable species differences between the rodent and human IgA system. However, new transgenic models help to better understand the pathogenesis. A key pathogenetic role appears to be played by underglycated IgA1 as well as autoantibodies to these IgA glycoforms and IgA receptors such as CD89 and transferrin receptor 1. Once IgA and/or IgA-containing immune complexes are deposited or formed in the mesangium, secondary effector mechanisms become important including complement activation, release of mesangial growth factors (in particular platelet-derived growth factor), and finally non-IgAN-specific events that culminate in glomerular and subsequently renal tubulointerstitial scaring. Here, we review these processes and describe potential novel therapeutic targets in IgAN.
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Suzuki H, Suzuki Y, Novak J, Tomino Y. Development of Animal Models of Human IgA Nephropathy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 11:5-11. [PMID: 25722731 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2014.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis in the world. IgAN is characterized by the mesangial accumulation of immune complexes containing IgA1, usually with co-deposits of complement C3 and variable IgG and/or IgM. Although more than 40 years have passed since IgAN was first described, the mechanisms underlying the disease development are not fully understood. Small-animal experimental models of IgAN can be very helpful in studies of IgAN, but development of these models has been hindered by the fact that only humans and hominoid primates have IgA1 subclass. Thus, multiple models have been developed, that may be helpful in studies of some specific aspects of IgAN. These models include a spontaneous animal model of IgAN, the ddY mouse first reported in 1985. These mice show mild proteinuria without hematuria, and glomerular IgA deposits, with a highly variable incidence and degree of glomerular injury, due to the heterogeneous genetic background. To obtain a murine line consistently developing IgAN, we intercrossed an earlyonset group of ddY mice, in which the development of IgAN includes mesangial IgA deposits and glomerular injury. After selective intercrossing for >20 generations, we established a novel 100% early-onset grouped ddY murine model. All grouped ddY mice develop proteinuria within eight weeks of age. The grouped ddY mouse model can be a useful tool for analysis of multiple aspects of the pathogenesis of IgAN and may aid in assessment of some approaches for the treatment of IgAN.
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- Hitoshi Suzuki
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakata J, Suzuki Y, Suzuki H, Sato D, Kano T, Horikoshi S, Novak J, Tomino Y. Experimental evidence of cell dissemination playing a role in pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy in multiple lymphoid organs. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012; 28:320-6. [PMID: 23136213 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Since the pathogenesis of immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN) remains unclear, the rationale for current IgAN therapies is still obscure. Recent studies have shown that galactose-deficient IgA1 (GdIgA1) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of IgAN and can be a non-invasive IgAN biomarker, although the origin of the pathogenic cells producing GdIgA1 is unknown. We examined the cell types and localization of pathogenic cells in IgAN-prone mice. METHODS We transplanted bone marrow (BM) or spleen cells with or without specific cell types from IgAN-prone mice, which have many features similar to human IgAN, to identify cell types responsible for the IgAN phenotype and to determine their localization. RESULTS BM transplantation and whole spleen cell transfer from IgAN-prone mice reconstituted IgAN in normal and severe combined immunodeficiency mice. Depletion of CD90(+) spleen cells had no affect on reconstitution, whereas CD19(+) B cells from the spleen were sufficient to reconstitute IgAN in both recipients. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that CD19(+) B cells, which can regulate nephritogenic IgA production in a T-cell-independent manner, are responsible for the disease and are disseminated in peripheral lymphoid organs.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Determination of severity of murine IgA nephropathy by glomerular complement activation by aberrantly glycosylated IgA and immune complexes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 181:1338-47. [PMID: 22871574 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The pathogenic roles of glomerular deposition of components of the complement cascade in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) are not completely clarified. To investigate the pathologic role of complement pathways in IgAN, two IgAN-prone mouse models were examined. Grouped ddY (gddY) mice showed significant high proteinuria, severe glomerular lesions, and extracellular matrix expansion compared with high serum IgA (HIGA) mice but with similar intensity of glomerular IgA deposition. Glomerular activation of the classical, lectin, and alternative pathways was demonstrated by significantly stronger staining for complement (C)3, C5b-9, C1q, C4, mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-A/C, MBL-associated serine protease-2, and factor B and properdin in gddY mice than in HIGA mice. Similarly, the serum levels of IgA-IgG2a/IgM and IgA-MBL-A/C immune complexes and polymeric IgA were significantly higher in gddY mice than in HIGA mice. Moreover, the serum levels of aberrantly glycosylated IgA characterized by the binding of Sambucus nigra bark lectin and Ricinus communis agglutinin I were significantly higher in gddY mice than in HIGA mice. This aberrancy in glycosylation was confirmed by monosaccharide compositional analysis of purified IgA using gas-liquid chromatography. This study is the first to demonstrate that aberrantly glycosylated IgA may influence the formation of macromolecular IgA including IgA-IgG immune complexes and subsequent complement activation, leading to full progression of IgAN.
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