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BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
卷 199, 期 4, 页码 603-615出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18377
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complement activation; complement factor H; haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha; thrombotic microangiopathy
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81873432, 82070143]
This study found that levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) were significantly higher in patients with transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) compared to controls. Upregulation of HIF-1 alpha led to an increase in membrane-bound complement C3 and dysfunction of endothelial cells. Increasing HIF-1 alpha in mice led to complement activation, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, mimicking the TA-TMA phenotype. The study suggests that HIF-1 alpha may play a role in the development of TA-TMA by inhibiting the transcription of complement factor H (CFH).
Transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is a severe complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Complement activation is involved in the development of TA-TMA. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Therefore, 21 samples of TA-TMA and 1:1 matched controls were measured for hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) and complement protein. The mechanism was investigated both in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we found that levels of HIF-1 alpha were significantly higher in TA-TMA patients than that in non-TA-TMA controls. Upregulation of HIF-1 alpha induced an increase in membrane-bound complement C3 and dysfunction of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in vitro. Increasing HIF-1 alpha in vivo led to C3 and C5b-9 deposition in the glomerular endothelial capillary complex, thrombocytopenia, anaemia, and increased serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in wild-type (WT) but not in C3(-/-) mice subjected to HSCT. High platelet aggregation in peripheral blood and CD41-positive microthrombi in the kidney were also found in dimethyloxallyl glycine (DMOG)-treated mice, recapitulating the TA-TMA phenotype seen in patients. Comprehensive analysis, including DNA array, luciferase reporter assay, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), revealed that HIF-1 alpha interacted with the promoter of complement factor H (CFH) to inhibit its transcription. Decreased CFH led to complement activation in endothelial cells.
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