期刊
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL
卷 94, 期 1, 页码 91-101出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.12.025
关键词
legumain; M2 macrophage; renal interstitial fibrosis; UUO
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81270774]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2013CB967200]
Two distinct macrophage phenotypes contribute to kidney injury and repair during the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis; proinflammatory (M1) and antiinflammatory (M2) macrophages. Legumain, an asparaginyl endopeptidase of the cysteine protease family, is overexpressed in macrophages in some pathological conditions. However, the macrophage subtype and function of macrophagederived legumain remains unclear. To resolve this we tested whether M2 macrophages contribute to the accumulation of legumain in the unilateral ureteral obstruction model. Legumain-null mice exhibited more severe fibrotic lesions after obstruction compared with wild-type control. In vitro, IL4-stimulated M2 polarization led to the overexpression and secretion of legumain. The levels of fibronectin and collagen I/III, major components of the extracellular matrix, were reduced in the conditioned medium of TGF-b1-stimulated tubular epithelial cells or fibroblasts after treatment with legumain or conditioned medium from IL4-stimulated macrophages. Administration of the legumain inhibitor RR-11a exacerbated fibrotic lesions following obstruction. Therapeutically, adoptive transfer of legumain-overexpressing macrophages or IL4stimulated macrophages ameliorated the deposition of collagen and fibronectin induced by ureteral obstruction, either in the wild-type mice or in lgmn-/-mice. Thus, M2 macrophages overexpress and secret legumain and legumain mediates the anti-fibrotic effect of M2 macrophages in obstructive nephropathy.
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