Contribution of ED-1- and CD-8-positive cells to the development of crescentic-type anti-GBM nephritis in rats.
The current studies were designed to identify which mononuclear leukocytes have an important role in the development of glomerular injury using rats with original-type (mild injury) and crescentic-type (severe injury) anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) nephritis. 1) Proteinuria was persistent in crescentic-type anti-GBM nephritis compared with original-type anti-GBM nephritis. Macrophages/monocytes (ED-1), cytotoxic/suppressor T cells (CD-8), interleukin-2-receptor (CD-25)-positive cells and Ia-positive cells accumulated remarkably and persisted for longer in crescentic-type nephritic glomeruli. 2) We then performed investigations using immunosuppressants. Cyclosporin A abrogated proteinuria more effectively than azathioprine in crescentic-type nephritis. However, plasma antibody titer and glomerular rat IgG deposition were equally reduced by both azathioprine and cyclosporin A. The increase in the numbers of ED-1-, CD-8- and CD-25-positive cells in nephritic glomeruli was completely inhibited by cyclosporin A, but inhibited only slightly by azathioprine. 3) There was a correlation between the degree of proteinuria and the number of ED-1- and CD-8-positive cells. It is likely that these cells are leukocytes that lead to glomerular injury in nephritis. 4) In additional experiments using monoclonal antibodies against macrophages/monocytes and cytotoxic/suppressor T cells, urinary protein excretion and accumulation of these cells were blunted in nephritic rats treated with these antibodies. These results suggest that ED-1- and CD-8-positive cells are involved in the development of crescentic-type anti-GBM nephritis.
Hattori
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan.
Nagamatsu
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Ito
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Suzuki
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000276:immunology; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents