Luyan Bian, Yuchao Niu, Weijie Yuan, Huasheng Du, Yitong Yang
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However, the role of podocytes immune disorder in the pathogenic mechanism of HBV-GN remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Renal function and inflammatory cells infiltration were measured in HBV transgenic (HBV-Tg) mice. <i>In vitro</i>, podocytes/CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells or macrophages co-culture system was established. Then, the expression of HBx, CD4, and CD68 was determined by immunohistochemistry, while the expression of MHC-II, CD40, and CD40L was determined by immunofluorescence. Co-stimulatory molecules expression was examined by flow cytometry. The levels of inflammatory factors were detected by ELISA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong><i>In vivo</i>, renal function was obviously impaired in HBV-Tg mice. HBx was significantly upregulated and immune cells infiltrated in the glomerulus of HBV-Tg mice. Expression of MHC-II and costimulatory molecule CD40 increased in the podocytes of HBV-Tg mice; CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells exhibited increased CD40L expression in glomerulus. <i>In vitro</i>, CD40 expression was markedly elevated in HBx-podocytes. In co-culture systems, HBx-podocytes stimulated CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells activation and caused the imbalance between IFN-γ and IL-4. HBx-podocytes also enhanced the adhesion ability of macrophages and induced the release of proinflammatory mediators.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Taken together, these podocyte-related immune disorder may be involved in the pathogenic mechanism of HBV-GN.</p>","PeriodicalId":20839,"journal":{"name":"Renal Failure","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11229751/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"HBx promotes glomerular podocyte-induced immune cell responses.\",\"authors\":\"Luyan Bian, Yuchao Niu, Weijie Yuan, Huasheng Du, Yitong Yang\",\"doi\":\"10.1080/0886022X.2024.2373276\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Podocytes, as intrinsic renal cells, can also express MHC-II and costimulatory molecules under inflammatory conditions, suggesting that they may act as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to activate immune cell responses and then lead to immune-mediated renal injury. They are already recognized as main targets in the pathogenic mechanism of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN). Previous studies also have indicated that inflammatory cells infiltration and immune-mediated tissue injury are evident in the kidney samples of patients with HBV-GN. However, the role of podocytes immune disorder in the pathogenic mechanism of HBV-GN remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Renal function and inflammatory cells infiltration were measured in HBV transgenic (HBV-Tg) mice. <i>In vitro</i>, podocytes/CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells or macrophages co-culture system was established. Then, the expression of HBx, CD4, and CD68 was determined by immunohistochemistry, while the expression of MHC-II, CD40, and CD40L was determined by immunofluorescence. Co-stimulatory molecules expression was examined by flow cytometry. The levels of inflammatory factors were detected by ELISA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong><i>In vivo</i>, renal function was obviously impaired in HBV-Tg mice. HBx was significantly upregulated and immune cells infiltrated in the glomerulus of HBV-Tg mice. Expression of MHC-II and costimulatory molecule CD40 increased in the podocytes of HBV-Tg mice; CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells exhibited increased CD40L expression in glomerulus. <i>In vitro</i>, CD40 expression was markedly elevated in HBx-podocytes. In co-culture systems, HBx-podocytes stimulated CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells activation and caused the imbalance between IFN-γ and IL-4. 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Background: Podocytes, as intrinsic renal cells, can also express MHC-II and costimulatory molecules under inflammatory conditions, suggesting that they may act as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to activate immune cell responses and then lead to immune-mediated renal injury. They are already recognized as main targets in the pathogenic mechanism of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN). Previous studies also have indicated that inflammatory cells infiltration and immune-mediated tissue injury are evident in the kidney samples of patients with HBV-GN. However, the role of podocytes immune disorder in the pathogenic mechanism of HBV-GN remains unclear.
Methods: Renal function and inflammatory cells infiltration were measured in HBV transgenic (HBV-Tg) mice. In vitro, podocytes/CD4+ T cells or macrophages co-culture system was established. Then, the expression of HBx, CD4, and CD68 was determined by immunohistochemistry, while the expression of MHC-II, CD40, and CD40L was determined by immunofluorescence. Co-stimulatory molecules expression was examined by flow cytometry. The levels of inflammatory factors were detected by ELISA.
Results: In vivo, renal function was obviously impaired in HBV-Tg mice. HBx was significantly upregulated and immune cells infiltrated in the glomerulus of HBV-Tg mice. Expression of MHC-II and costimulatory molecule CD40 increased in the podocytes of HBV-Tg mice; CD4+ T cells exhibited increased CD40L expression in glomerulus. In vitro, CD40 expression was markedly elevated in HBx-podocytes. In co-culture systems, HBx-podocytes stimulated CD4+ T cells activation and caused the imbalance between IFN-γ and IL-4. HBx-podocytes also enhanced the adhesion ability of macrophages and induced the release of proinflammatory mediators.
Conclusion: Taken together, these podocyte-related immune disorder may be involved in the pathogenic mechanism of HBV-GN.
期刊介绍:
Renal Failure primarily concentrates on acute renal injury and its consequence, but also addresses advances in the fields of chronic renal failure, hypertension, and renal transplantation. Bringing together both clinical and experimental aspects of renal failure, this publication presents timely, practical information on pathology and pathophysiology of acute renal failure; nephrotoxicity of drugs and other substances; prevention, treatment, and therapy of renal failure; renal failure in association with transplantation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.