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IMMUNOBIOLOGY
Volume 220, Issue 2, Pages 200-209Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2014.09.018
Keywords
V-set and immunoglobulin domain-containing 4 (Vsig4); Complement receptor of the Ig superfamily (CRIg); Kupffer cells; Concanavalin A (ConA); Hepatitis; SPECT/mu CT; Nanobody
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- Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology
- National Fund for Scientific Research Flanders
- Concerted Research Actions of the Regional Government of Flanders
- Interuniversity Attraction Poles
- Top-Notch Student Scholarship Fund of China Scholarship Council
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Kupffer cells (KCs) are liver resident macrophages which are important for tissue homeostasis and have been implicated in immunogenic, tolerogenic and pathogenic immune reactions depending on the insult. These cells and the biomarkers they express thus represent interesting in vivo sensors for monitoring liver inflammation. In the current study, we explored whether KCs can be monitored non-invasively using single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) with Tc-99m labeled nanobodies (Nbs) targeting selected biomarkers. Nbs targeting V-set and immunoglobulin domain-containing 4 (Vsig4) or macrophage mannose receptor (MMR) accumulated in the liver of untreated mice. The liver targeting of anti-Vsig4 Nbs, but not anti-MMR Nbs, was blunted upon depletion of macrophages, highlighting specificity of anti-Vsig4 Nbs for liver macrophage imaging. Ex vivo flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry analysis confirmed that anti-Vsig4 Nbs specifically targeted KCs but no other cell types in the liver. Upon induction of acute hepatitis using concanavalin A (ConA), down-regulation of the in vivo imaging signal obtained using anti-Vsig4 Nbs reflected reduction in KC numbers and transient modulation of Vsig4 expression on KCs. Overall, these results indicate that Nbs targeting Vsig4 as molecular imaging biomarker enable non-invasive monitoring of KCs during hepatic inflammation. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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