Bradykinin 1 receptor blockade subdues systemic autoimmunity, renal inflammation, and blood pressure in murine lupus nephritis

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Abstract

Objective

The goal of this study was to explore the role of bradykinins and bradykinin 1 receptor (B1R) in murine lupus nephritis.

Methods

C57BL/6 and MRL/lpr mice were compared for renal expression of B1R and B2R by western blot and immunohistochemistry. MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice were administered the B1R antagonist, SSR240612 for 12 weeks, and monitored for blood pressure, proteinuria, renal function, and serum autoantibodies.

Results

Renal B1R:B2R ratios were significantly upregulated in MRL/lpr mice compared with B6 controls. B1R blockade ameliorated renal pathology lesions, proteinuria, and blood pressure, accompanied by lower serum IgG and anti-dsDNA autoantibody levels, reduced splenic marginal zone B cells and CD4 ⁺ T cells, and renal infiltrating CD4 ⁺ T cells, macrophages, and neutrophils. Both urine and renal CCL2 and CCL5 chemokines were also decreased in the B1R blocked MRL/lpr mice.

Conclusion

Bradykinin receptor B1R blockade ameliorates both systemic immunity and renal inflammation possibly by inhibiting multiple chemokines and renal immune cell infiltration. B1R blockade may be particularly attractive in subjects with concomitant lupus nephritis and hypertension.

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Metabolic Disturbances Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Tianfu Wu, Chun-Guang Xie, Jie Han … (2012)

The metabolic disturbances that underlie systemic lupus erythematosus are currently unknown. A metabolomic study was executed, comparing the sera of 20 SLE patients against that of healthy controls, using LC/MS and GC/MS platforms. Validation of key differences was performed using an independent cohort of 38 SLE patients and orthogonal assays. SLE sera showed evidence of profoundly dampened glycolysis, Krebs cycle, fatty acid β oxidation and amino acid metabolism, alluding to reduced energy biogenesis from all sources. Whereas long-chain fatty acids, including the n3 and n6 essential fatty acids, were significantly reduced, medium chain fatty acids and serum free fatty acids were elevated. The SLE metabolome exhibited profound lipid peroxidation, reflective of oxidative damage. Deficiencies were noted in the cellular anti-oxidant, glutathione, and all methyl group donors, including cysteine, methionine, and choline, as well as phosphocholines. The best discriminators of SLE included elevated lipid peroxidation products, MDA, gamma-glutamyl peptides, GGT, leukotriene B4 and 5-HETE. Importantly, similar elevations were not observed in another chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis. To sum, comprehensive profiling of the SLE metabolome reveals evidence of heightened oxidative stress, inflammation, reduced energy generation, altered lipid profiles and a pro-thrombotic state. Resetting the SLE metabolome, either by targeting selected molecules or by supplementing the diet with essential fatty acids, vitamins and methyl group donors offers novel opportunities for disease modulation in this disabling systemic autoimmune ailment.

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CXCR3 mediates renal Th1 and Th17 immune response in murine lupus nephritis.

Matthias Lindner, Jan-Eric Turner, Hans-Willi Mittrücker … (2009)

Infiltration of T cells into the kidney is a typical feature of human and experimental lupus nephritis that contributes to renal tissue injury. The chemokine receptor CXCR3 is highly expressed on Th1 cells and is supposed to be crucial for their trafficking into inflamed tissues. In this study, we explored the functional role of CXCR3 using the MRL/MpJ-Fas(lpr) (MRL/lpr) mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus that closely resembles the human disease. CXCR3(-/-) mice were generated and backcrossed into the MRL/lpr background. Analysis of 20-wk-old CXCR3(-/-) MRL/lpr mice showed amelioration of nephritis with reduced glomerular tissue damage and decreased albuminuria and T cell recruitment. Most importantly, not only the numbers of renal IFN-gamma-producing Th1 cells, but also of IL-17-producing Th17 cells were significantly reduced. Unlike in inflamed kidneys, there was no reduction in the numbers of IFN-gamma- or IL-17-producing T cells in spleens, lymph nodes, or the small intestine of MRL/lpr CXCR3(-/-) mice. This observation suggests impaired trafficking of effector T cells to injured target organs, rather than the inability of CXCR3(-/-) mice to mount efficient Th1 and Th17 immune responses. These findings show a crucial role for CXCR3 in the development of experimental lupus nephritis by directing pathogenic effector T cells into the kidney. For the first time, we demonstrate a beneficial effect of CXCR3 deficiency through attenuation of both the Th1 and the newly defined Th17 immune response. Our data therefore identify the chemokine receptor CXCR3 as a promising therapeutic target in lupus nephritis.

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Chemokine expression precedes inflammatory cell infiltration and chemokine receptor and cytokine expression during the initiation of murine lupus nephritis.

V Vielhauer, F. Mampaso, Klaus Maier-Hein … (2001)

Lupus nephritis is characterized by immune complex deposition and inflammatory cell infiltration. Therefore, the initiation and progression of lupus nephritis in MRL/MpJ Fas(lpr/lpr) (MRL/lpr) mice were investigated, with a focus on the expression of several chemokines and chemokine receptors. Mice were monitored for proteinuria from 6 to 20 wk of age, and kidneys were examined every 2 wk by light microscopy, electron microscopy, and immunohistologic analyses. Furthermore, the expression of chemokines, chemokine receptors, and proinflammatory cytokines was analyzed in ribonuclease protection assays. MRL/lpr mice demonstrated increased expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, regulated upon activation, normal T cell-expressed and -secreted protein, inducible protein of 10 kD, and macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta at week 8. At that time point, levels of circulating and glomerular immune complexes were increased, and no proteinuria or histopathologic signs of renal damage could be observed. As assessed in immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization analyses, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and regulated upon activation, normal T cell-expressed and -secreted protein expression was preferentially located in the glomeruli and interstitium. Mononuclear cell infiltration of the kidney was observed by weeks 10 to 12. At week 12, the renal expression of chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1), CCR2, and CCR5 was increased, mice became proteinuric, and renal damage was histologically evident. Finally, the expression of proinflammatory cytokines was detected (weeks 12 to 14). In summary, (1) chemokines are upregulated before inflammatory cell infiltration, proteinuria, and kidney damage are observed; (2) chemokine generation is restricted to sites of subsequent inflammatory cell infiltration, i.e., glomeruli and interstitium; (3) chemokine receptor expression parallels mononuclear cell infiltration; and (4) proinflammatory cytokines are upregulated later, in parallel with inflammatory cell infiltration and the onset of proteinuria. These results support the hypothesis that chemokines initiate leukocyte infiltration and precede proteinuria and renal damage in MRL/lpr mice.

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Ling Qin: coffee1170330@hotmail.com

Yong Du: ydu9@central.uh.edu

Huihua Ding: dinghuihua@outlook.com

Anam Haque: anamqh@gmail.com

John Hicks: jicks@bcm.edu

Claudia Pedroza: claudia.pedroza@uth.tmc.edu

Chandra Mohan: 713-743-3709 , cmohan@central.uh.edu

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Arthritis Res Ther

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arthritis Res. Ther

Title: Arthritis Research & Therapy

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Print): 1478-6354

ISSN (Electronic): 1478-6362

Publication date (Electronic): 8 January 2019

Publication date PMC-release: 8 January 2019

Publication date (Print): 2019

Volume: 21

Electronic Location Identifier: 12

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[1 ]ISNI 0000000123704535, GRID grid.24516.34, Department of Nephrology & Rheumatology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, , Tongji University School of Medicine, ; Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

[2 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1569 9707, GRID grid.266436.3, Department of Biomedical Engineering, , University of Houston, ; 3605 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX 77204 USA

[3 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2200 2638, GRID grid.416975.8, Texas Children’s Hospital, ; Houston, TX USA

[4 ]ISNI 0000 0000 9206 2401, GRID grid.267308.8, University of Texas at Houston, ; Houston, TX USA

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Publisher ID: 1774

DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1774-x

PMC ID: 6325757

PubMed ID: 30621761

SO-VID: f53ae5f3-9d1e-4ac5-a41a-2c116dd49f65

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Date received : 26 February 2018

Date accepted : 25 November 2018

Funding

Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012051, Lupus Research Alliance;

Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;

Award ID: N/A

Award Recipient : Chandra Mohan

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Keywords: bradykinins,hypertension,lupus nephritis,kallikrein

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