scholarly journals Protective Effect of CXCR3+CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Regulatory T Cells in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cao Jun ◽  
Li Qingshu ◽  
Wei Ke ◽  
Li Ping ◽  
Dong Jun ◽  
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress excessive immune responses and are potential therapeutic targets in autoimmune disease and organ transplantation rejection. However, their role in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is unclear. Levels of Tregs and expression of CXCR3 in Tregs were analyzed to investigate their function in the early phase of renal IRI. Mice were randomly divided into Sham, IRI, and anti-CD25 (PC61) + IRI groups. The PC61 + IRI group was established by i.p. injection of PC61 monoclonal antibody (mAb) to deplete Tregs before renal ischemia. CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Tregs and CXCR3 on Tregs were analyzed by flow cytometry. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (Scr) levels, and tubular necrosis scores, all measures of kidney injury, were greater in the IRI group than in the Sham group. Numbers of Tregs were increased at 72 h after reperfusion in kidney. PC61 mAb preconditioning decreased the numbers of Tregs and aggravated kidney injury. There was no expression of CXCR3 on Tregs in normal kidney, while it expanded at 72 h after reperfusion and inversely correlated with BUN, Scr, and kidney histology score. This indicated that recruitment of Tregs into the kidney was related to the recovery of renal function after IRI and CXCR3 might be involved in the migration of Tregs.

2009 ◽  
Vol 297 (2) ◽  
pp. F451-F460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Huber ◽  
Andrea Tagwerker ◽  
Dorothea Heininger ◽  
Gert Mayer ◽  
Alexander R. Rosenkranz ◽  
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Bortezomib is a well-established treatment option for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). It is a selective and reversible inhibitor of the proteasome that is responsible for the degradation of many regulatory proteins that are involved in apoptosis, cell-cycle regulation, or transcription. Because patients with MM are prone to develop acute renal failure, we evaluated the influence of Bortezomib on renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Mice were subjected to renal IRI by having the renal pedicles clamped for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 3, 24, and 48 h. Mice were either pretreated with 0.5 mg/kg body wt Bortezomib or vehicle intravenously 12 h before induction of IRI. Serum creatinine and tubular necrosis were significantly increased in Bortezomib compared with vehicle-treated mice. The inflammatory response was found to be significantly decreased in Bortezomib-treated mice as reflected by a decreased infiltration of CD4+ T cells and a significantly decreased Th1 cytokine expression in the kidneys. In contrast, apoptosis was significantly increased in kidneys of Bortezomib-treated mice compared with vehicle-treated controls. Increased numbers of TUNEL-positive cells/mm2 and increased mRNA expression of proapoptotic factors were detected in kidneys of Bortezomib-treated mice. Of note, p21, a cell senescence marker, was also significantly increased in kidneys of Bortezomib-treated mice. In summary, we provide evidence that Bortezomib worsens the outcome of renal IRI by leading to increased apoptosis of tubular cells despite decreased infiltrating T cells and proinflammatory mediators.


2016 ◽  
Vol 195 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryohei Yamamoto ◽  
Mitsuru Saito ◽  
Hiroshi Tsuruta ◽  
Atsushi Maeno ◽  
Takamitsu Inoue ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (3) ◽  
pp. F741-F747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Hochegger ◽  
Tobias Schätz ◽  
Philipp Eller ◽  
Andrea Tagwerker ◽  
Dorothea Heininger ◽  
...  

T cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). To date existing data about the role of the T cell receptor (Tcr) are contradictory. We hypothesize that the Tcr plays a prominent role in the late phase of renal IRI. Therefore, renal IRI was induced in α/β, γ/δ T cell-deficient and wild-type mice by clamping renal pedicles for 30 min and reperfusing for 24, 48, 72, and 120 h. Serum creatinine increased equally in all three groups 24 h after ischemia but significantly improved in Tcr-deficient animals compared with wild-type controls after 72 h. A significant reduction in renal tubular injury and infiltration of CD4+ T-cells in both Tcr-deficient mice compared with wild-type controls was detected. Infiltration of α/β T cells into the kidney was reduced in γ/δ T cell-deficient mice until 72 h after ischemia. In contrast, γ/δ T cell infiltration was equal in wild-type and α/β T cell-deficient mice, suggesting an interaction between α/β and γ/δ T cells. Data from γ/δ T cell-deficient mice were confirmed by in vivo depletion of γ/δ T cells in C57BL/6 mice. Whereas α/β T cell-deficient mice were still protected after 120 h, γ/δ T cell-deficient mice showed a “delayed wild-type phenotype” with a dramatic increase in kidney-infiltrating α/β, Tcr-expressing CD4+ T-cells. This report provides further evidence that α/β T cells are major effector cells in renal IRI, whereas γ/δ T cells play a role as mediator cells in the first 72 h of renal IRI.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (20) ◽  
pp. 10914
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Mutchler ◽  
Mahpara Hasan ◽  
Donald E. Kohan ◽  
Thomas R. Kleyman ◽  
Roderick J. Tan

Acute kidney injury due to renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) may lead to chronic or end stage kidney disease. A greater understanding of the cellular mechanisms underlying IRI are required to develop therapeutic options aimed at limiting or reversing damage from IRI. Prior work has shown that deletion of the α subunit of the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) in endothelial cells protects from IRI by increasing the availability of nitric oxide. While canonical ENaCs consist of an α, β, and γ subunit, there is evidence of non-canonical ENaC expression in endothelial cells involving the α subunit. We therefore tested whether the deletion of the γ subunit of ENaC also protects mice from IRI to differentiate between these channel configurations. Mice with endothelial-specific deletion of the γ subunit and control littermates were subjected to unilateral renal artery occlusion followed by 48 h of reperfusion. No significant difference was noted in injury between the two groups as assessed by serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen, levels of specific kidney injury markers, and histological examination. While deletion of the γ subunit did not alter infiltration of immune cells or cytokine message, it was associated with an increase in levels of total and phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the injured kidneys. Our studies demonstrate that even though deletion of the γ subunit of ENaC may allow for greater activation of eNOS, this is not sufficient to prevent IRI, suggesting the protective effects of α subunit deletion may be due, in part, to other mechanisms.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Nemours ◽  
Luis Castro ◽  
Didac Ribatallada-Soriano ◽  
Maria Eugenia Semidey ◽  
Miguel Aranda ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTMen are more prone to acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than women. Severity and capacity to regenerate after AKI are important determinants of CKD progression, and of patient morbidity and mortality in the hospital setting. To determine sex differences during injury and recovery we have generated a female and male renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) pig model, which represents a major cause of AKI. Although no differences were found in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr) levels between both sexes, females exhibited higher mononuclear infiltrates at basal and recovery, while males showed more tubular damage at injury. Global transcriptomic analyses of kidney biopsies from our IRI pig model revealed a sexual dimorphism in the temporal regulation of genes and pathways relevant for kidney injury and repair, which was also detected in human samples. Enrichment analysis of gene sets revealed five temporal and four sexual patterns governing renal IRI and recovery. Overall, this study constitutes an extensive characterization of the time and sex differences occurring during renal IRI and recovery at gene expression level and offers a template of translational value for further study of sexual dimorphism in kidney diseases.AUTHOR SUMMARYKidneys’ correct functioning is essential for optimal body homeostasis, being their basic functions blood filtration and excretion of wastes and toxins. Inherited or acquired conditions can cause renal dysfunction requiring renal replacement therapy, which will affect patients’ life quality and survival. A major cause of kidney failure is the renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI), which occurs in many clinical situations like kidney transplantation or aortic aneurysm surgery. Interestingly, men are more susceptible to IRI than women, being women more protected against kidney injury. However, the genetics regulating these sex differences in injury and renal repair remained unknown.Here, we provide a novel porcine model to study renal injury and recovery in both males and females. Using this model, we have identified the gene sets involved in renal injury and recovery processes. Moreover, global genetic analyses allowed us to discover the temporal and sex-dependent patterns that regulate those gene sets and, finally, kidney damage and repair. A relevant finding of our study is that males develop a feminized genetic profile during recovery, which may represent a survival mechanism to diminish the androgenic pro-damage effects on kidney cells. To sum up, our results provide novel sex-dependent targets to prevent renal injury and promote kidney recovery.


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